Registered Group Fitness Programs at Trico Centre

Better Boomers: Move through life with spontaneity and confidence! Focused on maintaining functional independence, creating strength and power, minimizing your risk of falling. This class includes ground-to-stand training and makes our seniors strong!

Exercise is a key factor to managing Diabetes (Type I, Type II, or pre-diabetes) and regulating your blood sugars. Based on the most up-to-date research from C-Change, Diabetes Canada and the NIDDK, cardio and weight training is combined in this class to facilitate 100 minutes of moderate activity a week, led by our professional trainers.

Based off the AHS Move & Mingle, this program is designed to help you prevent falls, improve balance, stay strong and maintain independence. The exercises focus on core stability, balance and gait, muscle strengthening, and joint range of motion. This program is for adults 65 years of age and over. A pre-assessment is required, please call 403-225-5561 to book and register.

Focused on maintaining bone health, creating strength and power, and minimizing your risk of falling. This weight-room based class makes our seniors strong! Not to be confused with building boners.

Too much slouching over a desk? Stiff and sore from daily activities or lack there of? This solution can be a LIGHT rehabilitative class or a preventative measure. Better Backs can help strengthen back muscles and alleviate low back pain. In this 8-week series we look to release muscular tension and decompress the spine, while building functional strength through extension and rotation. For those working “stiffs” that needs to relax a little.

Have you hesitated to try yoga because it’s challenging to get down on the floor? Now a chair becomes your mat. Just about any pose that can be done standing, sitting or lying on a mat can be adapted to a chair. Class includes breathing, meditation, stretching, strengthening and lots of fun!

This is an effective and enjoyable way to improve flexibility, balance, coordination and relaxation. Qi Gong means “Energy work”. The Dharma Qi Gong forms help muscles and tendons become stronger, more relaxed and more flexible. Qi Gong and Tai Chi are gentle ancient Chinese exercises for modern people, and can be practiced by people of all ages.

A lack of pelvic floor awareness results in weakness that impacts musculoskeletal, urinary, reproductive and digestive health. It can contribute to back pain and sacroiliac/ hip instability and can affect anybody from the young and active to the older adult. In this class you’ll gain awareness and re-learn how to properly utilize this oft-neglected musculature. All genders welcome!

This class is designed for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The program focuses on specific, research-based exercises to help improve mobility, flexibility, balance, gait, cognitive functioning, overall strength and coordination, and mitigate symptoms. The classes include bodyweight exercises, functional circuits, stretching, and non-contact boxing drills.

This innovative deep water and transitional class uses the water and warm temperatures make for the perfect environment to help anyone with joint afflictions: Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, late-stage hip/knee replacement recovery, etc. This is a gentle water work out designed with movements recommended by the arthritis foundation aquatic program. 45 minutes of deep-water exercises are much the same as a regular class performed more slowly and with a focus on joint health and range of motion and flexibility. Then 15 minutes for the final stretch and fine motor patterns in the hot tub makes for the perfect finish!

Ease back into fitness and introduce your baby to water! This program is designed for caregivers and babies from 6 months to 2 years. Seated in a Dolphin Floater, an approved floatation device, your little one will be safely tethered to your side while you jog, strengthen and stretch in the water. Swim diapers with a plastic pant over top are required.

This class focuses on posture, core strength and flexibility, and is inspired by a blend of dance, strength training and yoga. This class uses the barre, along with resistance bands, light weights and bender balls. The results? A long, lean, strong body. Pre-mobile babies recommended. Please bring blankets and carriers.

Get stronger together! A fun and functional workout designed for postpartum moms with babies. This class focuses on rebuilding core strength, improving posture, and increasing overall fitness through low-impact strength training and gentle cardio – all while bonding with your baby. Movements are tailored to suit postnatal recovery, with options for every fitness level. Pre-mobile babies recommended.

Targeted, gentle poses designed for the changing needs of your body and mind. This supportive class helps rebuild core strength, improve posture, increase energy levels and reduce symptoms of postpartum depression. Help your body heal! Pre-mobile babies recommended.

Targeted, gentle poses designed for the changing needs of your body and mind. This supportive class helps rebuild core strength, improve posture, increase energy levels and reduce symptoms of postpartum depression. Help your body heal! Pre-mobile babies recommended. Please bring your own yoga mat and a blanket for baby.

Hypopressives is a specialized program of abdominal, core and pelvic floor conditioning/reconditioning. Great for all ages, Hypopressives features:

Belly Dance blends cardio, rhythm, and sculpting moves for a workout that feels like a dance party. Traditional Middle Eastern dance moves together with the music. This class focuses on core strength, hip mobility, posture, and full-body toning. No dance experience needed—just a willingness to move, groove, and have a great time! Perfect for all fitness levels, anyone looking for a low-impact but dynamic workout.