Community event offered walking tips to help older adults stay active and walk better

On September 26, Walk the BEST You Can, the innovative community event organized by McGill rehabilitation researcher Nancy Mayo, PhD and her collaborators to promote BEST (BEtter, faster, longer, STronger) walking techniques and exercises to older adults and people with mobility challenges, took place in Côte Saint-Luc’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau Park. The new Walk-BEST Exercise Structure designed by McGill University’s School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) rehabilitation science researchers and clinicians was also unveiled.

With over 200 people in attendance, the group was able to share walking expertise and gather feedback on the exercise structure, walking technologies and assessments, and fitness activities from those who dropped by.

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