Holistic Fitness for all land & Water 

          
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Aquatic Fitness Classes
for swimmers - non swimmers

Safe low to no impact workout designed to increase cardiovascular, muscular endurance and strength completly balanced, great for those unable to exercise on land, injuries or to maximize your training.

Aquatic Programs

Lakehead University Pool - Sir Winston Churchill Pool - Volunteer Pool

Lakehead University CJ Saunders Fieldhouse  

955 Oliver Road across from the Regional Hospital


POOL - AQUA Fit 


DAY(s): Monday Wednesday Friday

TIME: 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Price: $50.00 for DROP IN PASS 10 Classes


  • Class lass continues all year long only taking holidays off.  
  • Join class any time do 1 to 3 times per week.  

Register at front desk payment  options 

  • each time  or buy 10 PASSES or more passes 1 -3 x week. Open to General Public & Students


NOTE: 

Parking is extra pay each time at handy out side  machine or buy per monthly  to full year.

Watch for new fall program and New Membership options TBA Soon

Description: 3 days a week  Mon/Wed/Friday

  • Aqua Jogging Mon/Wed -choose deep or shallow water. - option of being tethered or moving with water belts - shallow water has options of deeper water not touching or touching bottom.  - Interval training - Tabata, HITT  + - proven effective researched based.  
  • Friday all in shallow water - Aquatic cardio - latin moves like Aqua Zumba - party cardio combos moves with strength resistance training. All major muscle groups incorporated - balanced workout  - keeping you moving. FUN

Water exercise Benefits:


  • modality 
  • safe non impact little - no gravity based controlled
  • effective improves daily functions. 
  • increases faster recovery from running or over use from training 
  • no sweat workout
  • buoyant-resistive environment
  • range of motion enhanced 
  • falling is minimized.  
  • Circulation enhanced 

Why Water & What to Expect


Complete workout all components -warm-up cardio - metabolic -strength / resistance training, cool down with dynamic stretching 

  • opening up joints, releasing tension in muscles ,breath work and more.  
  • Work at your own pace and intensity options for all in every class.  
  • Experience a workout better than using weight training, high cardiovascular - low impact.  Increase cardiovascular abilities, muscular endurance and strength, flexibility and much much more.  
  • Work this into your schedule for the best workout you can experience.  
  • Safe for those with arthritis, recovering from injuries, cancer, heart,  joint 


 Sir Winston Churchill POOL 

30 Churchill Drive West


Summer: Aqua BOOT CAMP

DAY: Tuesday Thursday TIME: 8:00 am - 8:45 am


Class Description:  Beginner to advanced level:  Move safely through the water, with lots of options to meet your personal needs.  Balanced muscle, increase strength with this total body workout.  Shallow and deep water. Note: offers all the modifications you need to work at your best abilities to Improve functional abilities.


Telephone: (807) 577-2538


FALL PROGRAM: Aquatics Mon / Wed /Fr - 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Sept - June

Volunteer Pool      

Location: Martha St.  Telephone: (807) 345-5143


Aqua Extravaganza                          

September to June  

DAY(s) &  DATES: Monday 

TIME: 1:15 - 2:00 pm

Description: Fast moving class lots of aqua dance - combo moves with many options.  Aqua Latin similar to Zumba - BOOT Camp - Tabata intervals.  Suspension, turbulence helps train heart rate - muscle strength -power - endurance - balance - circulation - flexibility increased.  A FUN pool party           

Aqua Designs 

       Why Aquatics is important?

  • Heals the Body Mind and Spirit
  • Impact is less on injured knees, back, arthritis and much more.
  • Balanced workout all muscles are work together providing a complete workout cardiovascular, muscular endurance and strength.
  • Flexibility of all joints
  • Like Yoga messages all organs for better healing and conditioning.

        What's New in Aquatic Research?

Information from Aquatic Fitness & Therapy

  • Water buoyancy helps to protect recuperating knees, ankles and hips.
  • Great for overweight individuals looking for exercise, but unable to walk far enough out of the water to effectively burn calories.
  • Aquatic exercise reduces pain and increases flexibility.
  • Water supports and massages the body as you exercise.
  • All of the benefits of land exercise-without the sweat.
  • Reduced blood pressure, stress and risk of injury.
  • Often recommended following surgery to minimize postoperative swelling
  • Burn more calories during and after exercise.
  • More Fun!!

Who Benefits? Everyone Who Tries It! 

What Are The Benefits Of Exercising In Water?