A fun group class designed to build the strength, coordination, and confidence that keep you steady on Mayne Island’s hills and trails – offered outdoors this fall, with an indoor winter session starting soon.
Coming This Fall & Winter: Indoor Strength & Balance
Indoor Strength and Balance is back for the fall and winter seasons! This ever-popular class is led by Tim Begley (B.Kin UBC), an experienced kinesiologist here on Mayne Island, and is sponsored by the Mayne Island Health Centre Association (MIHCA). Come build strength, balance, and confidence while staying active and making social connections in a welcoming environment.
Schedule
Every Tuesday and Saturday, October 20 – November 28
10:00 – 10:45 AM – Chair Class (beginners welcome)
11:00 – 11:45 AM – Standing Class (all levels welcome; more focus on building upper and lower body strength)
Location
Mayne Island Community Centre
Cost & How to Sign Up
- Suggested fee: $120 for 12 classes, or $15 per drop-in (space permitting).
- E-transfer to treasurer@mihcaboard.ca – please specify “Strength & Balance” in the memo.
Space is limited, so sign up early to secure your spot. Email Tim or call 778-706-2691 to reserve your place.
Current Session – Outdoor Strength & Balance
About the Class
Together, we go through a good mobility warm-up, exercises for lower body strength, upper body strength, and balance. We avoid strenuous exercises and focus instead on a good level of challenge and safe exercises that will help you to feel great. This session, we’re putting extra focus on the use of bands for strength training.
Schedule
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 AM – 945 AM
August 25 – October 1, 2026
Location
The Adachi Pavilion at Dinner Bay Park
Cost
- $100 for the series (12 classes), or $10 drop-in. Funding through the Mayne Island Parks and Recreation Commission has ended, but bursaries are available for anyone who finds the cost of the classes to be a challenge.
What to Bring & Weather
Dress for the weather and bring water. If you have your own walking poles, you are encouraged to bring them. If it’s raining, we move under cover into the Adachi Pavilion. Classes are only cancelled for a wind warning.
How To Sign Up
Equipment is limited, so early sign-up helps. Email Tim to reserve a spot or to ask any questions about the class.
What Participants Say
Exercising has never been my favorite, exercising as in classes, but I’ve certainly found Tim’s classes have brought up my level of consciousness. Classes have been great and encouraged more at home stretching etc. I’m certainly looking forward to the next class.
Robyn Yeldon
Already in the class? Visit the Home Practice Videos page to keep training between sessions.
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Tim Begley 