Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong association between higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and a reduced risk of mortality from all causes, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions. Moreover, cardiorespiratory fitness has been shown to be comparable or outperform traditional risk factors in terms of health outcomes. The studies are so convincing that in 2016, the American Heart Association advocated the need to recognize cardiorespiratory fitness as a clinical vital sign and the importance to assess cardiorespiratory fitness routinely.

Join this presentation with Dr. Pierre Boulay as he will help you get a better understanding of why VO2max (aerobic capacity) is a clinical vital sign and considered the greatest predictor of lifespan. You don’t have to be an athlete and just a small gain in your cardiorespiratory fitness will improve your chances of walking away from the most common chronic diseases.

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Meet our presenter: 

Pierre Boulay has been a professor at the Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke since 2013. He has over 30 years’ experience in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, as a kinesiologist and manager. He also has expertise in the evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness, with nearly 25,000 maximal exercise tests (VO2max) to his credit since the start of his career. This experience in cardiorespiratory fitness assessment is mainly focused on a population at risk of or suffering from cardiovascular disease, and athletes of all ages wishing to improve their performance or maintain good cardiorespiratory health. His clinical interest focuses on the impact of different training modalities on improving the components of cardiorespiratory fitness in master athletes or healthy adults, with the aim of maximizing exercise intervention for kinesiologist.

The content will be presented in English, however bilingual participation is encouraged. La présentation se fera en anglais, mais la participation dans les deux langues officielles est encouragée.

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