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Heiltsuk Fitness Center

Hikanakvla Fitness (To rise higher)

The vision for the Fitness Center is to provide community members of all activity levels a place to feel safe and confident enough to participate in activities that improve mobility, flexibility, strength, and wellness, Hikanakvla Fitness promotes a new physical activity wellness curriculum in which participants are encouraged to participate in individual and group programs that are designed to improve their overall wellbeing as defined by them. Individual (personal) training sessions are available to community members ranging in age from 14 to 60+ years. Fitness routines are customized and based on the individual’s abilities and desired outcomes. They are as varied as the ages of the participants. This customized approach encourages the clients to choose activities that they enjoy and gives them personalized options on the design of their routine. They may enjoy working in the weight room with a more traditional program or a functional fitness program in which they focus on activities they would do on a more daily basis. Program participants include those who have chronic health challenges such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, obesity, and joint replacement rehabilitation. The goal for the program is to have the participants realize that the program promotes overall holistic life changes, not just the physical changes they may experience.