Walking towards Wellness

Nancy Mayo has a strong preoccupation with improving people’s capacity to move, particularly to walk BEtter, faster, longer, STronger – Walk-BEST.  To this end she has developed technology and a program focusing on walking as therapy and has co-founded PhysioBiometrics Inc. dedicated to the development of accessible technologies for people with movement vulnerabilities. For anyone with the capacity to walk, walking is a human right and people need to be offered opportunities to walk BEST and safely and that includes people living with cognitive concerns.

 

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Nancy Mayo is a Distinguished James McGill Professor, Department of Medicine (Divisions of Geriatrics, Experimental Medicine, and Clinical Epidemiology), and the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT), McGill University. Trained originally as a Physical Therapist, Dr. Mayo holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She leads a research program on Function, Disability and Quality of Life in Canada’s Vulnerable Populations producing more than 350 scholarly works.