Neuromuscular - Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab

Dr. Jennifer Jakobi has been named the new NSCERC Chair for BC/Yukon!
Many congratulations to Dr. Jakobi on being named the new NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering Program (CSWE) for BC and Yukon!
Aging in Place Research Cluster Survey
The Aging in Place Research Cluster would like your feedback on establishing UBC Okanagan as an age friendly campus. Take their quick survey here to share your thoughts on this initiative!
Dr. Noelannah Neubauer – Alumni Builder Reward Recipient
Congratulations to HEAL alumnus, Dr. Noelannah Neubauer on receiving a UBC Alumni Builder Award! Noelannah Neubauer is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo and is in her final year of the occupational therapy program at the University of Alberta. She completed her PhD at the University of Alberta […]
Older Adult Aqua Exercise Program
Designed for older adults to build strength while remaining low impact and gentle. Includes a workout, stretches and breathing exercises to keep you active and healthy!
Older Adult Exercise Program
HEAL has designed a strength training exercise program to prevent frailty and keep older adults active during this time of social distancing. We have also compiled a list of helpful resources to promote successful aging and understand the importance of lifelong exercise.
Graduate Student Opportunities
The lab welcomes applications from enthusiastic trainees. Whether you are an undergraduate or a prospective graduate student, we want to hear from you. Carey Simpson is an alumna of HEAL. She currently teaches in the Human Kinetics Department at Capilano University in North Vancouver, British Columbia. While her teaching centres around Nutrition, Motor Development and Physiology, […]
Congratulations to Olga Theou!
We want to congratulate Olga Theou, a HEAL lab alumni, as the Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy Aging at Dalhousie University. The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program supports research and research training excellence in engineering and natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences fields. The goals of Dr. Theou’s CRC […]
STEM Outreach
The Neuromuscular – Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab is committed to active community engagement programs to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) advances for underrepresented persons.

Welcome

Welcome to the Neuromuscular – Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab (HEAL)! We are in ART 122 at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna. Research and community engagement initiatives in the HEAL group are directed by Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences within the Faculty of Health and Social Development. Our work focuses on understanding how the neuromuscular system is altered with age and how changes in this system are (or are not!) sex-related. We apply this knowledge to enhance our understanding and approaches to the betterment of functional movement as we age. We are hoping to certify UBC Okanagan as an age-friendly campus that recognizes the richness aging brings to our community and increases awareness of healthy aging.