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Martin Gibala is a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and currently serves as chair of the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Gibala is an integrative physiologist who studies the mechanistic basis of exercise responses in humans, and associated health impacts. His pioneering research on the topic of interval training has helped to establish the efficacy of brief, intense exercise to enhance physical fitness in both healthy individuals and people with chronic diseases. A 2017 profile in The New York Times concluded, “Martin Gibala is the scientist we most have to thank for the popularity of very brief, very hard exercise.” Dr. Gibala has authored more than 125 publications in scientific journals, several of which rank in the top 1% of their academic field based on total citations. He has also coauthored a bestselling book on the science of time-efficient exercise, The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That’s Smarter, Faster, Shorter (Penguin Random House, 2017).




The Let's Move Canada Podcast is dedicated to sharing the incredible stories of Canadian athletes and health and wellness advocates!

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The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute inspires active citizenship to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual health of all Canadians to help make Canada the fittest nation on Earth by December 31, 2030.

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With a 20-year career in chronic disease and exercise, Sara is a leader in the movement of clinically-based medical fitness programs and the founder of LIVE WELL. With a professional background in cardiac rehab programming and diabetes, Sara launched LIVE WELL in 2011 with a deep passion and recognition of a gap in our healthcare system for medical fitness programs which allow people to be highly successful in a safe, supportive, supervised exercise environment.




The Let's Move Canada Podcast is dedicated to sharing the incredible stories of Canadian athletes and health and wellness advocates!

This podcast is brought to you by The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute.

The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute inspires active citizenship to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual health of all Canadians to help make Canada the fittest nation on Earth by December 31, 2030.

Go to chfi.fit or letsmovecanada for more information.

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Brent Bishop is a national on-air fitness expert, celebrity trainer and published author. He is also the founder of Think Fitness Studios, performance-inspired conditioning centers in Toronto. He is currently fitness expert on CityTV’s daytime show, Cityline and has made several media appearances on North American networks including KTLA, WFLA Daytime, The Marilyn Denis Show, Global TV, Etalk, ET Canada, Breakfast Television, CityTV to name a few. Additionally, he is a regular contributor to numerous print media such as Best Health Magazine, Canadian Health and Lifestyle, Fitness Business Canada, Inside Fitness Magazine, Canadian Living and Sweat Equity Magazine. With over 25 years in the fitness industry, Bishop dedicates himself to inspiring the active lifestyle through fitness, adventure and media.The Let's Move Canada Podcast is dedicated to sharing the incredible stories of Canadian athletes and health and wellness advocates!

This podcast is brought to you by The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute.

The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute inspires active citizenship to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual health of all Canadians to help make Canada the fittest nation on Earth by December 31, 2030.

Go to chfi.fit or letsmovecanada for more information.

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Ted is the President and Founder of LifeIsAthletic, an advocate and thought leader for meaningful Health and Physical Education as a gateway to proactive medicine. He is a former Ontario Board representative for Physical and Health Education (PHE) Canada advocating and promoting the importance of quality daily health and physical education programs in schools across Canada. He is a certified personal trainer with The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiologist (CSEP). Ted was the recipient of the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2008. He completed his MA in Physical and Health Education with a research focus in student success and teacher-student rapport. Mr Temertzoglou is a former Ontario Board representative for Physical and Health Education (PHE) Canada advocating and promoting the importance of quality daily health and physical education programs in schools across Canada. He is a certified personal trainer with The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiologist (CSEP). Mr Temertzoglou was the recipient of the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2008. He completed his MA in Physical and Health Education with a research focus in student success and teacher-student rapport.

The Let's Move Canada Podcast is dedicated to sharing the incredible stories of Canadian athletes and health and wellness advocates!

This podcast is brought to you by The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute.

The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute inspires active citizenship to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual health of all Canadians to help make Canada the fittest nation on Earth by December 31, 2030.

Go to chfi.fit or letsmovecanada for more information.

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James Joyce is currently a Harvard University student. Listen to his interview with CHFI advisor, Meimei Weston, as he speaks about balancing physical a healthy lifestyle with college life.