This module is for registered participants only. If you have successfully registered for Session 1, your spot is secured for the rest of the module. 

This is the first session of the 4-week Getting Active 101 module. Registering for Session 1 will secure you a spot for the rest of the module. 

This course is designed to provide patients with the knowledge and resources they need to help increase their physical activity. Participants will review and discuss common barriers to physical activity, set weekly goals around movement, and learn more about the health benefits and guidelines for specific types of exercise. Community resources (I.e. parks, trails, activity classes, community centers) will be discussed, as well as self-management programs for conditions that impede mobility.

People often oversimplify appetite, leading to unhelpful, naïve statements like telling others to “Just Eat Less”. In this interactive talk, we will gain an understanding of the complexity of what makes us eat the way we do. We will learn to differentiate between mental hunger and body hunger and identify which appetite-promoting factors we can manage. Once we understand both the internal and external factors that influence our current eating behaviours, we will build an understanding of our own appetite map and discuss actionable ways to improve our relationship with food, our appetite, and ourselves.
 

About the speaker:

Diana Bedoya is obsessed with appetite. She struggled most of her life to understand why, unlike others, she had such a difficult time managing her food intake. A lightbulb went off while teaching appetite regulation to her senior obesity and weight management course at Simon Fraser University. It finally made sense: from the genetic level to the environmental one, there are multiple influences on appetite that can vary greatly between people – and building a better relationship with food requires both an individualized approach and a lot of self-compassion. She has taken this paradigm beyond her classes and to her YouTube channel where she uses science-based, heart-centered approaches to help people build a better relationship with food and their bodies - so they can enjoy their loves more!

This module is for registered participants only. If you have successfully registered for Session 1, your spot is secured for the rest of the module.