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At Longevity Nexum in Barrie, we have Kinesiologists working with a variety of people. From office workers with low back pain, to middle aged women looking to lose weight, to teachers with shoulder pain to veterans recovering from active duty. We are even happy to help anyone looking for a private exercise space to have a personal trainer guide them how to improve strength, fitness and long term health outcomes.…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, one of the most important things for us is to help people maintain their long term health. With diabetes, this puts long term health at risk and can lead to problems with vision, nerves in the feet and hands, ulcers and amputation.  In short, exercise allows people living with Type 2 diabetes to better control their blood glucose level. This happens by utilizing glucose on…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, Ontario we see a wide variety of conditions and unique circumstances, including cancer, particularly hormone related cancers like breast cancer. Exercise has been proven to improve quality of life of those undergoing breast cancer treatment as well as breast cancer survivors. Exercise is an effective way to manage the side effects of treatment, as it is with many other cancers. Breast cancer patients can suffer…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, our mission is to extend the health span of Canadians to create meaningful lives for people in their 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. This starts much earlier than you think, with active children having more productive and fulfilling lives well into their older years. This means that the best time to start is yesterday, and the best time to start is today. Thankfully, many…

Back pain is the most common condition that we see at Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie. During pregnancy, we are particularly susceptible to back pain and it can be experienced during any trimester. Longevity Nexum discuss the common reasons as to why back pain occurs during pregnancy and how exercise can be used to help manage this pain. Some likely causes of back pain during pregnancy: Increase in weight growing a baby.…

At Longevity Nexum Barrie, Ontario we treat a large variety of clients in various professions such as trade workers, office employees, emergency medical service workers to fellow allied health care professionals, athletes and younger individuals.  The life of an Emergency Worker Within the last two and half years, more than ever, our emergency service workers have been overly exhausted and putting in timeless hours providing the highest level or care…

Registered Kinesiologist Melanie Williams slumped at our front desk Today at Longevity Nexum Barrie we discusses the importance of posture in today’s culture. Thanks to the many technological advancements over the past few decades, food has become more convenient to retrieve, we have phones to stay in touch with friends and family, and many people are able to work from the comfort of their own home. Unfortunately, this means that society…

In today’s blog, Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barriediscuss what the research says about exercise and low back pain! Impact of back pain Back pain can be attributed to a complication with our bones, joints, connective tissue, muscle, and nerves of the back. This pain can often also persist after any of these tissues have fully healed. Back pain is one of the the leading causes of disability and lost productivity globally…

Today Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie look at the possible reasons why your knees might be giving you trouble! Without having a proper diagnosis of a knee injury, it can be difficult for some to pinpoint the exact reason why you are in pain, but as experienced kinesiologists we are able to screen your movement and story about the injury to identify the way in which we can get you back…

Meet the Director of Longevity Nexum Kinesiology, Mitchell! At 4 years old, Mitchell began his athletic career by lacing up the skates and stepping onto the rink with the Christian Pond Hockey League. In an amongst his 10 year journey in hockey, he found himself getting involved in every sport imaginable - basketball, baseball, swimming, soccer, football and golf, to name a few. Through high school Mitchell focused on golf,…