Online Classes & Programs

• Dates: January 19 - March 30, 2021 | 10 Classes
  *Note: there will be no class on February 16, 2021
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Leigh Roberts

Class Description

Yin Yoga works deeply into your body with passive, longer-held poses. This practice targets the deepest tissues - ligaments, joints, bones, and the deep fascia networks of the body - rather than the muscle. Yin Yoga improves the energy flow, enhancing the flow of chi in the organs. To be healthy, we need healthy organs as well as healthy muscles. Yin yoga also offers wonderful emotional and mental health benefits.

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 20 - March 31, 2021 | 10 Classes
  *Note: there will be no class on February 17, 2021
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Josie Backe

Class Description

Barre fitness is a hybrid workout class - combining ballet-inspired moves (don't worry about coordination we're not dancing), with different elements of ballet, Pilates, yoga and strength training. Barre uses classic moves such as plies, alongside static stretches with a focus on high reps of small range movements. Barre delivers a full body workout, and is great for strengthening your core and toning your glutes and legs. This low impact class will challenge you and leave you feeling great!!

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 21 - April 1, 2021 | 10 Classes
  *Note: there will be no class on February 18, 2021
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Stacey Petrie

Class Description

Functional fitness will be full of mobility, activation techniques, strength training, and conditioning. The class will place a heavy focus on core and glute strength as they are often under active muscles, and essential for many human movements. The goal is to give you the tools you need to workout on your own either at home or at the gym, and hopefully for you to gain some knowledge on how to move your body efficiently.

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 18 - March 29, 2021 | 10 Classes
  *Note: there will be no class on February 15, 2021
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Coryn Briggs

Class Description

This yoga series will address how to recognize emotional, mental and physical symptoms in the body. Coryn will guide and facilitate a safe and gentle environment of introduction to yoga and how it can be helpful to manage day-to-day stressors, and to move through the impacts that Covid has had in our lives.

Now more than ever we need systems, tools and structures in place to attend to our mental health. Our mental health is a gateway to our physical and emotional health. All areas of our lives are connected. Coryn will teach you powerful ways to ground your body, to recognize emotional triggers and give you tangible exercises and tools to work through the challenges you experience.

Mindfulness and meditation will also encompass a part of this series, as it's so important to create a healthy space to slow down and reflect on life. A journal, a mat and a water bottle are all you'll need for this class.

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 22 - April 2, 2021 | 10 Classes
  *Note: there will be no class on February 19, 2021
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Lauren Hale-Miller

Class Description

Join us for 45-minutes of AWESOME! This class is designed to get you moving! It will include hills, sprints and different combos to keep your heartrate up and keep those calories burning. Enjoy fun and energetic music while moving those legs! You'll not only win for your health, there's a great prize up for grabs too!
Class is appropriate for all fitness levels. Must have your own spin bike.

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Location: Online
• Instructor: Danni Reid

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 19 - March 18, 2021 | 4 Sessions
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Matthew Bain

1. What will I do differently/better in the second semester?
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Reflection is a key skill at all levels of life. Knowing how to accurately reflect as opposed to just "feeding the critical mind" is important. Looking at factors related to your learning, changing expectations and how to adapt, as well as how to creatively create a more personal relationship with your learning are all important facets to second semester performance, and hopefully beyond!!

2. Handling the Uncontrollables:
Identify, Illuminate, and Eliminate Distractions
Monday, February 1, 2021 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
How many times have you sat down to study, and realized just how important it is to reorganize your apps or create file folders for every single paper you have ever written, or feel the need to conquer the next level of Call of Duty? These are not distractions since they are already in your normal repertoire. However, WHEN you need to be doing them is a different matter. Find some creative solutions to managing distractions by learning about focus, prioritizing your goals, and then strategizing how to meet the goals effectively.

3. Gravitating Toward my Excellence:
Wellness does not just mean Absence of Illness
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Operating at a subpar level seems almost expected these days. Or any days. However, since it has been a long time since we did not operate at a subpar level, we may not even know we are! Discovering how you are managing your wellness, establishing a stronger understanding for specific areas to improve, and then putting plans into action can lead to lower levels of stress, clearer thinking, better concentration, and even more quality rest.

4. Gearing up for the Final Grind:
Study and Exam-taking Strategies
Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
This is a real thing! Ok, at least the anxiety is the real thing. The exam, well, I guess that is also. How did they became a pairing, a duo, a coupling? We made them this way. An exam is NOT an anxious thing - it is a piece (or multiple pieces) of paper. Or, in this case, multiple PDF pages to scroll past, or questions to scan on a screen. Regardless, let's work together to get to know this anxiety-friend, note strategies to thrive in preparing for a different exam experience, and get to know this process a little better. Who knows, maybe exams will just become that... an exam. Let's focus on one thing at a time, shall we? Together?

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Dates: January 26 & March 16, 2021 | 2 Sessions
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Letisha Hodges

1. Inflammation and Your Gut
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
We will explore the connection between internal inflammation and gut health. We will go into depth about the causes that damage our gut and how that leads to inflammation and eventually symptoms and chronic illnesses. We will also discuss and give practical solutions for healing the gut and reversing inflammation.

2. Plant Centric Nutrition
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Are you interested in incorporating more plant-based meals into your diet but you don't want to be vegan? We will discuss the facts & fiction of plant-based diets as well as HOW to avoid nutrient deficiencies and become more plant-based.

*Note: 5% GST will be charged on top of these fees

• Date: Monday, February 1, 2021 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
• Location: Online
• Instructor: Royal Bank of Canada

Deciding how to invest your hard earned money can be a daunting task. People don't make a career out of it for no reason. So why not come learn from those professional and start making your money work for you!

• Date: Sunday, February 14, 2021 | All day
• Location: Your choice - this is a virtual group activity.

February is healthy heart month. On February 14 find a beautiful trail and enjoy a snowshoe. Post some pictures of your wonderful day on our Sport, Fitness & Wellness Facebook page and be entered to win a new yoga mat.

• Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | All day
• Location: Your choice - this is a virtual group activity.

The world certainly looks different now, but at least one thing remains the same - getting out and staying active is just as important as ever before. Particularly through the cold, dark winter months maintaining a steady level of activity can help improve both mental and physical health.