by Julie Dufresne | Nov 5, 2024 | Results, Students
Congratulations to our colleague from the IMPACTS Laboratory, Laurence Tanguay, who has successfully completed the master’s research programme in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke’s Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. Laurence, who is also a registered dietitian and nutritionist, was awarded the prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research Graduate Scholarship for her project entitled ‘Modélisation de l’impact de changements d’habitudes de vie sur la mortalité par cancers et par maladies cardiovasculaires au Canada ’. The project, under the direction of Professors Mathieu Bélanger and Said Mekari, estimated that by changing some very simple lifestyle habits, it would be realistic to reduce the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer in Canada by 5,000 per year. While you wait for the article to be published, you can consult her dissertation on Savoir UdeS: https://savoirs.usherbrooke.ca/handle/11143/21968
Photo: Professor Nathalie Rivard, Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, and Laurence Tanguay
by Julie Dufresne | Oct 31, 2024 | Conference, Results
Shirko Ahmadi PhD is a research professional whit IMPACTS Lab. He presented the results of a community-based exercise programme that examined the question ‘Is the Reduction of Frailty Associated with a Community-Based Exercise Programme Maintained Over Time?
Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe is a doctoral student in health sciences research program with the Université de Sherbrooke at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. His presentation, ‘Influence of Adolescent Physical Activity on Health Outcomes during Early Adulthood: A Systematic Review’, generated a great deal of interaction with the audience, leading to some rewarding discussions. Wilson will be working with data from the renowned MATCH longitudinal study.
by Julie Dufresne | Aug 28, 2024 | MATCH, Results
In this publication, Mathieu Belanger and the MATCH team reveal four distinct profiles of physical activity experience during adolescence: Independents (those who progressively seek activities that cater to their pursuit of autonomy); Multitaskers (those who participate in many different sports as an integral part of their lifestyle); Specialists (those who are dedicated to becoming the best they can be at one sport); Undecided (those who take part in physical activity to occupy time). Each of these profiles requires interventions tailored to their characteristics in order to promote a long-term active lifestyle.
To find out more, read the article published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
