Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery Written by Gord Kerr

Boy (3-4) jumping into pile of Styrofoam packing peanuts on living room floor

Urethane Foam Health Effects

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gord Kerr

Urethane foam is everywhere — it’s under your carpet, in your furniture and your bed, in your walls, on the soles of your shoes and in your athletic helmet.

How Many Calories Are Burned on a 20-Minute Bike Ride?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gord Kerr

A 20-minute bike ride to work, as part of your daily exercise routine, gives your body a complete workout. As well as toning muscles in your legs, thighs and calves, you benefit from the cardiovascular activity and effectively burn calories.

The Calories Burned Climbing Nine Floors of Stairs

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gord Kerr

According to California Women, Infants and Children Association, one flight of stairs averages 10 steps with a variable of the number of steps on the landings between floors. The number of calories burned climbing 90 steps plus the landing will depend on your how much you weigh and how fast you climb the stairs.

Gordon Kerr has worked in the health care industry for the past 15 years. He holds a diploma in Food and Nutritional Science from CSNN, Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Vancouver. With his passion for a healthy lifestyle and the desire to help others benefit from proper nutrition and natural remedies, Gordon accepted the international position with CARICOM Regional Food and Nutrition in the Caribbean and moved to Barbados. As well as educating the under-nourished people in the region, Gordon formulated dietary plans to help manage medical conditions including chronic nutrition-related diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension. Now retired, Gord enjoys a quiet life on a small island in the Gulf Islands of B.C.