Tag: fitness
Fitness Essentials: Liability Waivers and Contracts to Help Protect Fitness Leaders...
As a Fitness Leader or participant, you have likely come across a liability waiver and/or a training contract at some point in your fitness...
Exercise and Air Quality: Staying Active During BC’s Wildfire Season
The World Health Organization (WHO) reminds us that physical activity has significant health benefits, improves overall well-being, and contributes to preventing and managing non-communicable...
Fitness Essentials: Exercise Screening Tools
Whether you are a fitness leader or a fitness participant, chances are you’ve come across a medical screening form to be completed before registering...
A Legacy of Changing Lives through Fitness and Healthy Living
There are moments in time that can completely change the course of our life. This was the case with BCRPA’s 2022 Fitness Professional of...
Ensuring Recreation Includes Everyone – Resources to improve Diversity, Equity, and...
Ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in physical activity and sport is an active process that municipal recreation and parks professionals are discussing, acting upon,...
‘It’s been a ball’: Reflections from a Retiring Fitness Leader at...
With more than 40 years of leading fitness and twice that in life experience, Kathy Feay is ready to retire and hand off her...
Aqua Shoes: What Are They and Where Can I Find Them?
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Aquafit, or water aerobics, has had a strong following in BC for decades now. With significantly less impact due to water...
Charting a New Course: How a Personal Trainer Helped Me Find...
As a once upon a time competitive sailor, I recently decided to get back into the sport. What led me to this decision is...
How becoming a Fitness Leader changed my life
Picture it. It’s January 2007. The holidays have just ended, and like everyone else, I’ve made some New Year’s resolutions that I am keen...
Community can be key to physical activity in a post-COVID world
As the threat of COVID-19 begins to diminish, we are all getting excited to resume our previous activities and get on with our new...
Fitness Essentials: Music must-haves for Canadian fitness classes
The right song can make or break a workout.
Researchers have found that music can help to inspire and motivate fitness class participants, as well...
