For Dr. Greg Wells, health, wellbeing, and peak performance are personal and professional obsessions. 

Dr. Wells has a Ph.D. in Physiology and has served as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children and as a professor of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto. He served as the Director of Sport Science for The Canadian Sport Institute Ontario. In that capacity he served as a physiologist for over 200 national team athletes across many sports. His mission is to make the science of human health and wellbeing understandable and actionable. To that end he has authored five best-selling books – Superbodies, The Ripple Effect, The Focus Effect, Rest, Refocus, Recharge and Powerhouse.

He is the CEO and founder of Wells Performance, a consulting firm committed to achieving the moonshot of helping teams, schools and businesses become places where people get healthy, perform optimally and reach their potential. He has worked with some of the highest-performing individuals on the planet, including Olympic and World champions, and with organizations ranging from General Electric to Deloitte, KPMG, BMW, Audi, and the Royal Bank.

Martin Gibala PhD:

Dr. Martin Gibala is a professor and the Faculty of Science Research Chair in Integrative Exercise Physiology at McMaster University. His research examines the mechanistic basis of exercise responses and the impacts on health and performance. Dr. Gibala’s science communication efforts include a bestselling book on the topic of time-efficient exercise, The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That’s Smarter, Faster, Shorter. He also co-teaches a massive open online course, Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness. Developed with McMaster colleagues, the course content can be accessed for free through the Coursera learning platform

Scott and Jaime Livingston: Scott and Jaime Livingston - CAT(C), CSCS

With over 60+ years of combined experience, Jaime and Scotty know, and have proven, the power that comes from integrating the strengths of therapy and training. They have successfully coached and rehabilitated world-class Olympic Medalists, professional and collegiate athletes, amateur sport enthusiasts as well as everyday folk to reach their physical potential through their system called Neuro Reconditioning. Neuro Reconditioning integrates the strengths of therapy training and applied neurology to enhance a performance professional’s expertise in applying purposeful and effective interventions, getting results faster, with better client buy-in.  Neuro Reconditioning helps you skillfully navigate issues and establish professional value as a leader in human performance. Find more about Neuro Reconditioning at www.ReconditioningHQ.com 

Dr. Paul Angaran is a cardiac electrophysiologist at St. Michaels hospital sports cardiology clinic. This is a new clinic that focuses on the identification and prevention of cardiovascular pathology in sporting individuals from professionals to masters athletes. This clinic is the first of its kind in the Toronto area. In addition to clinical work and research at this multidisciplinary clinic, Dr. Angaran has practical and research interests in atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias and catheter ablation techniques.  Dr. Angaran and his team are proponents for the “exercise is medicine” movement and will contribute his perspective from working as a physician in a hospital setting in how we can better identify and manage cardiovascular disease with the goal of optimizing sports performance or healthspan as our patients age.

 
Dr. Bradley Young PhD:

Bradley W. Young is full professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. As a scholar in sport psychology and coaching science, Dr. Young has a long-standing and internationally recognized research program dedicated to sport and aging, focusing on the psychology of middle-aged and older Masters Athletes. He has published extensively on topics related to optimal performance and longevity, the psychology of lifelong sport involvement, and the psychological motivators and barriers to Masters Sport participation. His work provides insight into the how theory and practice intersect to create the optimal conditions for adult learning in sport, and how sport can be organized, promoted, and programmed to enhance Quality Masters Sport Experiences. He has served as an advisor to the Coaching Association of Canada for curriculum development on Masters Athletes and adult physical literacy, as a board member of Active Aging Canada, and as a representative to ParticipACTION Canada’s Advisory Network.

Varsha Kumar

Dr. Varsha Kumar completed her chiropractic degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) and began practicing in various multidisciplinary clinics in Toronto. She further pursued her radiology residency at the Southern California University of Health Sciences where she underwent a placement at the Los Angeles County Hospital. She acquired her diplomat status from the American Chiropractic Board of Radiologists and shortly after became a Fellow of the Chiropractic College of Radiologists of Canada. She is the Chair of Diagnostic Imaging in the Undergraduate Studies Division and Program Coordinator of Diagnostic Imaging in Graduate Studies at CMCC and currently instructs and mentors both the undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Kumar, in her role as a resource clinical radiologist, also enjoys interacting and discussing cases with interns and clinicians when reviewing their patient’s diagnostic images. Dr. Kumar is a strong advocate for evidence-based medicine and best practices.

 Nicole Springle:

Nicole Springle is a Registered Dietitian who holds both a Bachelor of Honours Degree and a Masters in Applied Nutrition from the University of Guelph. As a High Performance Certified practitioner, Nicole has over 10 years of experience providing nutrition support for development and nationally carded Olympic and Paralympic athletes through the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, working across a variety of different sports. She is currently the lead sport nutritionist for Cycling Canada, managing nutrition support across all cycling disciplines, and providing direct nutrition support for the national track cycling program. Nicole is also the lead sport nutritionist for Volleyball Canada’s National Beach program.

A recognized leader in high performance sport, Nicole was recently selected to Own the Podium’s (OTP) High Performance Advisory Council as national lead of Sport Nutrition, representing dietitians across the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network and National Sport Organizations. Prior to this Nicole chaired OTP’s committee responsible for developing the Women in Sport Science Mentorship program, a national initiative to enhance opportunities for leadership and career development for women in sport science. Previously, Nicole has held the position of nutrition lead for OTP’s National Sport Science and Medicine Advisory Committee and has also acted as co-chair for the Dietitians of Canada Sport Nutrition Network, representing over 300 dietitians across Canada. In her free time Nicole stays active running, cycling, and participating in basically any activity that can be done at the beach! She is an avid cook and loves nothing more than an amazing meal, paired with great wine, shared amongst friends.

Jacklynn Boyle:

My name is Jacklynn Boyle (miss/she/her) and I am currently a member of the National Track Cycling Sprint Team. I am currently training full-time in hopes to represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympics. I played competitive hockey growing up and varsity volleyball at Queens University, where I completed a Life Sciences degree.

I competed at RBC Training Ground in 2019 and was selected based on my power and strength to transfer to Track Cycling and morph my physique to be one of the best in the world and compete internationally as sprint cyclist. So here I am three years later, riding in Velodromes all across the world on two wheels, no breaks, and one gear. Despite the lows of injury and illness over my journey, I am very grateful to wear the maple leaf on my back daily.

Dr. Scott Howitt

Dr. Howitt holds an Honors Baccalaureate degree in Physical Education from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters degree in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences from the University of Guelph. He graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, where he also completed a two-year post-graduate residency in Sports Sciences, and a three-year post-graduate program in Rehabilitative Sciences. Dr. Howitt works with various amateur and professional sports including the Men’s National Soccer team.  Dr. Howitt has a special interest in endurance athlete performance and co-ordinates the medical coverage for the Toronto Triathlon Festival.  He has created content for sports medicine courseware, has published numerous research papers, and is a lecturer for undergraduate and post-graduate sports medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, and fitness. Dr. Howitt is the Past-President of the RCCSS(C), and the Co-Chair for the National Advisory Council of EIMC.