Entries by Mat Boulé

Mind… full?

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Mindfulness is trendy… there is no doubt about that; but is it worth your time? To “let go” and to “feel your breath”… sounds like a great idea, right?

Balance for Basketball?

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What makes a good basketball player? Is it how much they bench press, overhead press? Is it how high they jump? Maybe it’s the numbers they put up on the hang clean?

Pot, performance and coordination

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Justin Trudeau might not be crazy about the sound of it but recent research indicates that high-potency cannabis may not be the best thing for your coordination.

Pot, Performance and Coordination

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Justin Trudeau might not be crazy about the sound of it but recent research indicates that high-potency cannabis may not be the best thing for your coordination.

Brain development – Harvard Style

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Recently, the Center on the Developing Child of Harvard University published a summary of the take home points from presentations at the National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy.

The infamous fascia

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the word “fascia” has been on a lot of people’s lips for too long, I believe ! What is it really about this fabric and what about it?

Of Stress and Muscles

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Is it because we are stressed that our muscles stiffen up or is it that our muscles stiffen up, for whatever reason, and then, we feel stress?

Starting school at age 7?

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We may not think about it too much because here in Quebec, school starts at age 5. It’s like this … it’s like that. Only, is it logical? Is it optimal?

The value of play

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It took the toy company Lego to look into the relative value of play in overall children’s development. Hanne Rasmussen, head of the Lego Foundation, states that pushing children towards numbers and language earlier and earlier means that they miss out on the early play-based learning that helps develop creativity, problem-solving and empathy. The Lego […]