--- title: Knowledge Matters by BODiWORKS Institute | the BODiWORKS Institute team description: Integrative health topics --- # Knowledge Matters ## the BODiWORKS Institute team Tags - All tags the BODiWORKS Institute team - All authors - Ana Ferreira BSc. (RKin), Kinesiologist - Arvind Jandu - Cathy O'Leary OT REG (ONT) - Christian Ying Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, BODiWORKS Institute - Corey Evans, Executive Director BODiWORKS Institute - Corey Evans, Executive Director, Founder AGP & AMD - Danny Monck BA(Kin), RKin - Kim Banting, Holistic Nutritional Consultant, BODiWORKS Institute - Krista Znebel, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and the BODiWORKS Team - the BODiWORKS Institute team ** [ ![Inactive? No problem, here is how to get started](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20do%20I%20Start%3F%20card%20with%20a%20urban%20background.jpeg?width=580&name=How%20do%20I%20Start?%20card%20with%20a%20urban%20background.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/inactive-no-problem-here-is-how-to-get-started) **Jul 10, 2026 9:57:36 AM ## [Inactive? No problem, here is how to get started](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/inactive-no-problem-here-is-how-to-get-started) How do we bridge the gap from being inactive to being active? by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![Effective Training to Slow the Aging Process in Men](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bodybuilder%20working%20out%20and%20doing%20push%20upsat%20the%20gym%20while-1.jpeg?width=580&name=bodybuilder%20working%20out%20and%20doing%20push%20upsat%20the%20gym%20while-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/effective-training-to-slow-the-aging-process-in-men) **May 15, 2026 10:15:46 AM ## [Effective Training to Slow the Aging Process in Men](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/effective-training-to-slow-the-aging-process-in-men) We can effectively *challenge* the aging paradigm that ‘everything gets worse as we age’. For men, the feeling that masculinity is connected to various aspects of appearance and function, means it’s important to address through intervention and maintenance. by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![The importance of an Exercise program before Joint replacement surgery](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Happy%20senior%20couple%20looking%20out%20to%20the%20sea%20on%20a%20sunny%20day.jpeg?width=580&name=Happy%20senior%20couple%20looking%20out%20to%20the%20sea%20on%20a%20sunny%20day.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/the-importance-of-an-exercise-program-before-joint-replacement-surgery) **Apr 30, 2026 12:52:15 PM ## [The importance of an Exercise program before Joint replacement surgery](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/the-importance-of-an-exercise-program-before-joint-replacement-surgery) Most people cannot wait to get their knee replacement or hip replacement surgery. by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![5 Essential Benefits for all Special Needs Persons through directed Exercise](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lf%20skills%20sp%20needs%20pic5.jpg?width=580&name=lf%20skills%20sp%20needs%20pic5.jpg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/5-essential-benefits-for-all-special-needs-persons-through-directed-exercise) **Mar 12, 2026 12:25:59 PM ## [5 Essential Benefits for all Special Needs Persons through directed Exercise](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/5-essential-benefits-for-all-special-needs-persons-through-directed-exercise) ***Have you ever wondered how proper exercise will affect your special needs child (or adult)? *** by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![Muscle & Immunity What is the connection?](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Pretty%20young%20woman%20with%20sketched%20strong%20and%20muscled%20arms.jpeg?width=580&name=Pretty%20young%20woman%20with%20sketched%20strong%20and%20muscled%20arms.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/muscle-immunity-what-is-the-connection) **Feb 4, 2026 2:51:51 PM ## [Muscle & Immunity What is the connection?](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/muscle-immunity-what-is-the-connection) As we search for the best combinations of elixirs, potions, drugs, supplements and food to keep us healthy, we may be missing the one of the most powerful of all.Found right in our own bodies! by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![A Great Reason to get Support: Tackling post-illness or post-surgery decline](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Happy%20senior%20couple%20looking%20out%20to%20the%20sea%20on%20a%20sunny%20day.jpeg?width=580&name=Happy%20senior%20couple%20looking%20out%20to%20the%20sea%20on%20a%20sunny%20day.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/a-great-reason-to-get-support-tackling-post-illness-or-post-surgery-decline) **Nov 7, 2025 12:15:26 PM ## [A Great Reason to get Support: Tackling post-illness or post-surgery decline](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/a-great-reason-to-get-support-tackling-post-illness-or-post-surgery-decline) At some point, everyone knows what it feels like to be sick and then feel tired, weak and lethargic. Sometimes illness can last longer than expected, and sometimes it has no real end date. Sometimes after surgery (depending on what it is) we can feel less able, in need of assistance and weaker than... by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![Gut health for persons with Autism; an introduction to Gut Dysbiosis](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cheerful%20kid%20having%20fun%20running%20on%20green%20summer%20meadow.jpeg?width=580&name=Cheerful%20kid%20having%20fun%20running%20on%20green%20summer%20meadow.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/gut-health-for-persons-with-autism) **Jul 30, 2025 5:27:26 PM ## [Gut health for persons with Autism; an introduction to Gut Dysbiosis](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/gut-health-for-persons-with-autism) The past 20years has seen a vast and increasing knowledge base regarding the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) and the place it has within our health. More specifically, research has concluded that moderate to severe imbalances within the MGBA (gut dysbiosis) causes gut gastrointestinal issues and... by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![What drives compliance for neurodivergent children and adults?](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Compliance%20on%20Multicolor%20Puzzle%20on%20White%20Background..jpeg?width=580&name=Compliance%20on%20Multicolor%20Puzzle%20on%20White%20Background..jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/what-drives-compliance-for-neurodivergent-children-and-adults) **May 6, 2025 12:48:22 PM ## [What drives compliance for neurodivergent children and adults?](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/what-drives-compliance-for-neurodivergent-children-and-adults) What drives compliance for a child or adult with neurodivergent special needs? by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![5 Unique Reasons the Treadmill is an amazing tool](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Digital%20composite%20of%20Highlighted%20foot%20of%20woman%20on%20treadmill.jpeg?width=580&name=Digital%20composite%20of%20Highlighted%20foot%20of%20woman%20on%20treadmill.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/5-unique-reasons-for-the-treadmill) **Jan 10, 2025 4:21:05 PM ## [5 Unique Reasons the Treadmill is an amazing tool](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/5-unique-reasons-for-the-treadmill) When we think of the treadmill, what comes to mind first? by the BODiWORKS Institute team [ ![Understanding Scoliosis and Care](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Young%20man%20under%20pressure%20between%20two%20stone%20walls.jpeg?width=580&name=Young%20man%20under%20pressure%20between%20two%20stone%20walls.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/understanding-scoliosis-and-care) **Jan 8, 2025 3:12:55 PM ## [Understanding Scoliosis and Care](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/understanding-scoliosis-and-care) An individual can be assessed and diagnosed with scoliosis at any age. Although the majority of consideration is given to children and youth with spinal curvature or deformities. Scoliosis is definable as a lateral curvature of the spine over 10degrees. It is also a three-dimensional deformity of... by the BODiWORKS Institute team - 1 - [2](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/author/the-bodiworks-institute-team/page/2) - [3](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/author/the-bodiworks-institute-team/page/3) - [4](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/author/the-bodiworks-institute-team/page/4) - [**](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/author/the-bodiworks-institute-team/page/2) ### Subscribe today For weekly special offers and new updates!