The Grey Nuns Rehabilitation Outreach Services offer several programs and services for people who have recently completed rehabilitation after an injury or illness, or for those who wish to become active after being sedentary. Many of the participants in the programs have not been involved in physical activity since their youth, and are motivated to become more active because of health concerns.
Staff at the Rehabilitation Outreach Services are highly qualified fitness and massage professionals. The Service works in collaboration with community partners: Millwoods Recreation Centre; the Arthritis Society; Capital Health Community Rehabilitation Program; seniorsˇ¦ residences; and church groups.
Staff at the Grey Nuns Rehabilitation Outreach Services are qualified fitness and massage professionals. Classes offered include:
Water Wellness — Exercise classes in the warm therapeutic pool.
Yoga — To reduce stress, increase flexibility and strengthen muscles.
Yoga for Osteoporosis — Yoga classes that are bone and spine safe.
Fitness Improvement Training — An introductory exercise class for adults with a variety of health concerns.
Tai Chi Chih — Gentle moves that help strengthen muscles and improve balance.
Gentle Dance Moves — Indulges ones love of dance and movement while improving their health! No partners necessary.
Get Up and Go — An exercise class geared towards seniors who are medically stable, at low risk of falling but would like to improve their mobility. People who routinely use a walker or cane to walk are welcome to attend.
Walking to Wellness — For the mobile senior looking for a general exercise class, these classes incorporate a variety of exercises to improve and maintain strength and mobility. Participants must be medically stable and not at risk of falling.
To register for one of the many classes, participants must complete a registration form and Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire.
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