Zumba

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 pm –  located off-site at RC Legion
Leader: Tricia Cammaart

Zumba is a fitness program that uses music with dance moves. Zumba routines incorporate interval training — alternating fast and slow rhythms — to help improve cardiovascular fitness.

Chair Yoga

Thursdays at 12:00 pm
Leader: Wendy Lavigueur

Chair yoga is a great way for older adults to get the wonderful health benefits of yoga. It also makes yoga accessible to more people. The benefits of chair yoga for older adults include loosening and stretching painful muscles, reducing chronic pain, decreasing stress, and improving circulation. It also reduces anxiety, helps lower blood pressure, protects joints, and builds strength and balance.

Strength & Core

8:45 – 9:45 am
Monday and Wednesdays Gym
Friday – outside, weather allowing. Please bring own mat. No weights will be used.
Leader: Kimberley Sledz

A dynamic full body strength training class with a focus on strengthening the core. Strength training involves the performance of exercises designed to improve strength and endurance; often associated with lifting weights which helps build muscle mass and strength.

The core is a group of muscles that stabilize and control the pelvis and spine. A strong core can improve posture, balance, coordination, and stability.

Muscle loss, a consequence of aging, has negative consequence on bone health. Strength training tones and tightens our bodies by building lean muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism works.

Health Benefits of Strength Training;

Improve muscle strength and tone which helps protect your joints from injury.
Maintain flexibility and balance which can help you remain independent as you age.
Weight management – as you gain muscle, your body burns more calories at rest.
Exercise boosts mood through endorphin release.

Aerobics, Steps and So Much More

Mondays at 10:00 am
Leader: Wanda Amey

In this class, we will start with a gentle warm up, and movements to improve balance.  Next we perform exercises designed to improve our cardio-vascular system, and coordination, all done using fun, motivating music.   We move through a combination of simple, non-impact aerobic floor routines, then top it off with routines performed on cardio step benches. The exercise variety, motivating music and interesting step combos almost make you forget you are in an exercise class!   After the cardio segment, we perform standing exercises to improve strength and function, using our own bodies and hand held weights for resistance.  This class concludes with a gentle stretch, and a big smile by all!

Cardio Fun

Wednesdays at 10:00 am
Leader: Wanda Amey

This motivating class is geared to all abilities and fitness levels and is aimed at increasing your overall functional mobility and endurance. The class starts with a gentle warm-up, followed by a fun, low impact aerobics segment geared to maintain a strong cardio-vascular system, and improve balance and coordination.  Energizing music keeps the class fun and keeps you working within your fitness level. Although the class is geared to level 1 fitness participants, more challenging modifications are offered if you want to work a little harder.   Hand weights are used to strengthen muscles and joints.  Balance training is a part of every class.  Exercise mats are not used in this class. The class concludes with a gentle stretch to improve joint mobility and will leave you refreshed and invigorated!

Cardio Kick-Punch

Tuesdays at 9:00 am
Leader: Richard , De France

Combining striking, kicking and  defensive techniques, to provide a fun and rewarding full body low impact cardio workout. No matter your current skill level, the program allows you to improve balance, coordination and flexibility. Enjoy the benefits of promoting positive mental and physical health.

Essentrics ABC: Aging Backwards

Mondays at 11:00 am
Wednesdays at 11:00 am
Leader: Christine Peets

This is a dynamic, flowing, stretching, and strengthening program that draws on Tai Chi, ballet, and physiotherapy, geared to anyone who needs a gentler approach to exercise, including seniors. Participants will loosen tight muscles and stiff joints; increase flexibility, mobility, and strength; relieve pain; improve posture and balance; and have more energy. The class is done in bare or socked feet, standing on yoga mats for stability, and using chairs, resistance bands, and yoga props for support.   

Fitness For Men

Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:00 am
Located at Diamond Fitness & Mixed Martial Arts
Leader: Meighen Hodgen 

Join this group, especially for the gents. The Men’s Fitness group meets at Diamond Fitness twice weekly to run through a circuit training designed to be adaptive to your potential. Multiple stations are provided to ensure that all areas of the body are targeted for strength and balance. 

Yoga

Mondays 1:00 pm
Leader: Wendy Lavigueur 

Yoga will enhance circulation, improve flexibility, and calm your nervous system through exercise and efficient breathing techniques. Classes can accommodate all levels of student experience & understanding. Please bring your own mat. Whether you are young or old, overweight or fit, yoga has the power to calm the mind and strengthen the body.  

Nordic Pole Walking

Mondays at 9:00 am
Outdoors Weather Permitting
Leader: Lillie Normile

This is an outdoor activity that continues year-round, weather permitting.  Nordic Pole Walking is a low-impact exercise that provides the highest benefits for health, wellness, and fitness for people of all ages and fitness levels. Anyone who suffers from diabetes, who is overweight or has high blood pressure and has been encouraged by their physician to exercise, this is the activity for you.  The basis is simple. Normal walking utilizes muscles in the lower half of the body while pole walking adds the use of your upper body muscles, your arms, back, shoulders, and neck. Pole Walking turns your walk into a whole-body activity. Numerous clinical studies show the vast benefits of pole walking, especially among seniors. Poling contributes to faster weight loss, better cardiovascular health, and better posture.  Poling even helps people recovering from knee or hip surgery to get moving again through support from the poles.  

Beginner Weightlifting

Thursdays at 8:30 am and Fridays at 9 am
Leader: Margo De France

Beginners Weight Training.  A strength class that works the upper and lower body using free weights together with mat work.  There is also a sitting option.  The moves are slow and controlled.  You will participate in strength-building exercises that will increase muscular endurance and assist in increasing muscle mass that we lose as we grow older. 

Fusion Fitness

Wednesdays at 12:00 pm
Located Off-Site at RC Legion
Leader: Tricia Cammaart

Looking for an exciting way to blend strength, flexibility, and overall health?  If you said yes, then this is for you! Fusion is a fun, effective and safe class blending Yoga/Fitness, Pilates, Barre, and Tai Chi!  It is a fun and creative functional training program for the mind and body.  This class will be 45 minutes long and will feature a Tai Chi and Yoga Fit style warm-up, then move into standing Barre and Pilates work, we will then make our way down to the mat for more Pilates with a core focus and finish off with a Yoga Fit and Pilates cool down

Pickle Ball Instruction

Pickle Ball Instruction courses are available, refer to our schedules for dates and times.

Pickle Ball Court Rentals

Courts can be rented by the hour. Contact the office to book a court time.