Hospital to Community: How Siel Bleu Bridges the Gap
Written by Shane Lee Siel Bleu’s community based exercise classes can play a major role in bridging the gap from clinical rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Specific exercise classes for patient …
Brain Power: The Benefits of Exercise
The brain, also known as our coordinating centre of sensation, intellectual, and nervous activity, is what maintains our thinking, memory, and functioning capabilities. When we are younger, we have all …
Benefits of Group Exercise for Seniors
When we start working out we all have the best intentions. We start out excited and, motivated to reach our goals. The first couple of weeks we are crossing off …
The Importance of Aerobic Training for Senior Fitness
We talk a lot about strength training exercises, and the advantages it presents for older adults. Yet, what about aerobic training? Aerobic exercise, also known as cardiovascular exercise (cardio), is …
Maintaining Independence Through Exercise
When we are younger, we are dependent on our family, teachers, and peers. During that period, we dream of the days of becoming independent, and being able to be on …
Exercise myths about older adults
Welcome to Siel Bleu’s myth buster addition! Many people have fears, and speculations when it comes to working out, especially into an older age. In this blog, we are going …
I Can Witness Improvements! – Marymount Care Centre
I Can Witness Improvements In Our Residents Written by Erin Mrozek Today in our I Can champion series, we would like to introduce Marymount Care Centre, a family run nursing …
Why We All Need to Improve Our Posture
Back pain? It’s probably from your posture! Good posture is something we were always told to have as children and for good reason. Good posture keeps your body functioning in …
There Are Other Ways to Exercise Than Going to a Gym
It’s OK to Not Want to Go A Traditional Gym When people say “just go to a gym and start exercising” that is much easier said than done. Traditional gyms …
Feeling Part of the Community Again
Join A Local Community! After retirement, sometimes it can be hard to know what to do with all the free time. You can go from having social interaction with the …