#91: Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose on The Cognitive Health Benefits of High Intensity Training

Oct 27, 2017

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Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose is an award-winning, widely-published researcher and professor in the University of British Columbia's Department of Physical Therapy. She is a Tier-II Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility, and Cognitive Health; the Research Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Falls Prevention Clinic; the Director of the Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; and an associate member of the UBC Brain Research Centre and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility.

She is a recipient of the Royal Society of Canada’s Alice Wilson Award (2006), the CIHR Institute of Aging Recognition Prize in Research in Aging (2005 & 2011), the MSFHR Career Investigator Award (2006), and the CIHR New Investigator Award (2011).

Dr. Teresa Ambrose is well-regarded internationally for her research focusing on the role of exercise in promoting healthy aging and demonstrating the cognitive benefits of resistance training in older adults. Her work has been featured in mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, and the Wall Street journal.

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In this episode, we cover:

How exercise affects and improves overall brain health
The benefits of walking, movement, and mobility-related activities in addition to HIT
How to get people more engaged in exercise, particularly the older population
The benefits of resistance training for older adults
… and much more!

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