Mobility, Activity, and Exercise in Aging: Powerful Medicine for an Aging Body

The sMAP CREATE program webinar series invites scientists from different disciplines whose commitment and research relate to mobility in aging populations. Join us for the following sMAP CREATE webinar and forward to colleagues who may be interested.

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ABSTRACT:

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In the past century, we have added 30 years to human lifespans. What we have not done is add a similar number of ‘healthy’ years or a period we refer to as healthspan. Healthspan refers to the period of a person’s life during which they are generally in good health. While nobody would expect not to age, the question is how we extend a person’s healthspan. Despite substantial advances in the end-stage treatment of diseases, a fundamental axiom is that personal and community mobility are strongly associated with healthspan, including improved health-related quality of life. In my talk, I will cover some of the evidence that physical activity (and exercise) is ‘medicine’ and that we need to develop strategies that harness innovation to promote physical activity, to enhance mobility in older persons.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

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Stuart Phillips is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is also the Director of the McMaster University Physical Activity Centre of Excellence. Dr. Phillips has authored more than 350 research papers. In 2018-21 he was named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as a being in the top 1% of all cited researchers in nutrition and physiology research. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.