--- title: Knowledge Matters by BODiWORKS Institute description: Integrative health topics --- # Knowledge Matters Tags - All tags Authors - 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 [ ![The Ultimate Guide to School Success: OT Strategies for Reluctance, Recess and Writing](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PS%20blog%20pic1.jpg?width=580&name=PS%20blog%20pic1.jpg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-school-success-ot-strategies-for-reluctance-recess-and-writing) **Mar 11, 2026 12:35:16 PM ## [The Ultimate Guide to School Success: OT Strategies for Reluctance, Recess and Writing](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-school-success-ot-strategies-for-reluctance-recess-and-writing) Parents and caregivers... have you ever had a morning that felt more like a professional wrestling match rather than a "get ready for school" routine, *or*  have you ever picked up a child who is completely "done" the second they hit the car seat?  Then this post is for you! by Cathy O'Leary OT REG (ONT) [ ![Factors and Signs of a struggling Immune System](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/immune%20vegs%20juice.jpg?width=580&name=immune%20vegs%20juice.jpg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/factors-and-signs-of-a-struggling-immune-system) **Feb 13, 2026 4:27:08 PM ## [Factors and Signs of a struggling Immune System](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/factors-and-signs-of-a-struggling-immune-system) As we approach the middle of winter with less access to fresh food, low light and shorter days, and bitterly cold days that keep us stuck inside with little physical activity, I’m sure you or someone you know has battled a period of sickness. Just like other symptoms such as digestive issues, brain... by Krista Znebel, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and the BODiWORKS 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 [ ![Using what you eat to Build Better Immunity](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Closeup%20portrait%20miserable%2c%20sick%20teen%20woman%20with%20allergy%2c%20cold%2c%20blowing%20her%20nose%20with%20paper%20tissue%2c%20isolated%20white%20background.%20Human%20face%20expressions%2c%20reaction.%20Flu%20season%2c%20vaccination%2c%20prevention..jpeg?width=580&name=Closeup%20portrait%20miserable,%20sick%20teen%20woman%20with%20allergy,%20cold,%20blowing%20her%20nose%20with%20paper%20tissue,%20isolated%20white%20background.%20Human%20face%20expressions,%20reaction.%20Flu%20season,%20vaccination,%20prevention..jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/using-what-you-eat-to-build-better-immunity) **Dec 15, 2025 12:59:14 PM ## [Using what you eat to Build Better Immunity](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/using-what-you-eat-to-build-better-immunity) We all know this time of year with shorter, colder and darker days cold and flu season has officially started. Naturally you may turn to supplements to ensure you’re getting that higher dose of Vitamin D or boost your immune system with supportive herbs like Elderberry. However, understanding the... by Krista Znebel, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and the BODiWORKS Team [ ![Five ways Bowen Therapy helps](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/young%20woman%20jogging%20in%20city%20park%20at%20early%20morning.jpeg?width=580&name=young%20woman%20jogging%20in%20city%20park%20at%20early%20morning.jpeg) ](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/five-ways-bowen-therapy-helps) **Dec 15, 2025 11:58:13 AM ## [Five ways Bowen Therapy helps](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/five-ways-bowen-therapy-helps) Bowen Therapy originating from Australia and the founder Mr. Thomas Ambrose Bowen is a holistic and dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue therapy. It utilises small inputs to the body via gentle touch from the practitioner.  Gentle and progressive. by Arvind Jandu [ ![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 - 1 - [2](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/2) - [3](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/3) - [4](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/4) - [5](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/5) - [...](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/6) - [7](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/7) - [**](https://blog.bodiworksinstitute.com/blog/page/2) ### Subscribe today For weekly special offers and new updates!