Home workout | Goal: move

Rebelote, gyms and studios are closed again for an indefinite period. But no need to wait for their reopening to activate. Here are six suggestions to get you active and active at home.

Iris Gagnon Paradise
The Press

They by Victoria Kult: The Power of Community

Five thousand. This is the number of women who participate in the “challenge” New Me 2022 from the Elles platform by Victoria Kult. With some twenty training courses, including several focused on women’s health, Victoria Kult began by offering private training eight years ago, before founding her web platform. She believes that it is the community of women she has built that is her strength today. “The community has continued to grow, it really is an inclusive space, without any judgment, where everyone helps each other. I am really present and I take the time to respond to all the comments,” she explains. It’s not too late to join the eight-week challenge (on sale at $64.99), which includes five 45-minute total-body HIIT workouts per week, incorporating strength and cardio workouts, 50 recipes original, healthy and appetizing and access to the private Facebook group with additional live workouts.

Ascend: creating new rituals

With Ascend, Julien Méthot wants to stand out on the market and offer everyone the possibility of transporting the gym within the four walls of their home, by offering treadmills, stationary bikes and, ultimately, rowers and weight training equipment at affordable prices. very competitive. “We manufacture everything ourselves, there are no intermediaries, no retailers, which allows us to obtain affordable prices; for example, our least expensive treadmill is $499. » These are functional equipment without technological gadgets which would increase the price unnecessarily, delivered free of charge, and which do not take up too much space (the mats are foldable and on wheels). The company is just getting started, and its founder, also behind Montreal Weights and Maddle, believes home workouts are here to stay. “To have a taste for training, you have to limit the barriers. Working out at home saves a lot of time, and with teleworking likely to take hold, people need to create new rituals. »

Imperfect movement: weaving your cocoon

In a world where performance and the quest for the perfect body are often valued, Mouvement imperfect distinguishes itself by choosing kindness, gentleness and listening to its body. The “Le Petit Imparfait” winter program gives access to a member’s area where a dozen classes are added each month until the end of March (yoga flow, yin, “yogalates”, meditation, workshops), on various themes, with bonus audio workouts and a 10-week running program by kinesiologist Catherine Ratel ($115). Also on the schedule, the “Sages imperfect(e)s”, a session of 10 yoga classes for seniors, from 1^er February to 1^er April ($80). “These are classes that have been created specifically for seniors or people with reduced physical mobility, by Béatrice Ayotte, who is a yoga teacher but also a kinesiologist”, explains co-founder Françoise The point. For the pleasure of moving, quite simply, but in complete safety.

Jimmy Sévigny: the strength of the mind

Motivation is at the heart of the new book The RESET method – 28 days to change your life! recently published by Trécarré by trainer Jimmy Sévigny, well known for his popular Aktivation web platform. This motivation specialist and former morbidly obese who decided to change his life after suffering a micro-infracture at the age of 19 admits it himself: he is not always motivated. “The pandemic inspired me to write this book, which first addresses the strength of the mind. At the start of the pandemic, I was a bit panicked and crestfallen; I had everything to train at home, it’s my job, and I didn’t do it myself! It is the premise of RESET : a return to basics, a reset. The book offers a motivation diary, a detailed menu plan (by nutritionist Stéphanie Ferland) with grocery lists and a four-week training program. And for those who want more, go to Aktivation and its many programs (aerobics, bodybuilding, steps, bootcamp, HIIT, spinning, yoga, etc.). The annual subscription is offered at $99.99 on promotion, with a 14-day free trial, and the book retails for $34.95.

Act: flexibility and multidisciplinarity

Flexibility and multidisciplinarity are the two cornerstones at Acte, which offers a very well thought-out web platform. She currently offers 375 à la carte classes (with new ones added regularly), ranging from 15-minute express training to 30, 45 or 60-minute classes, in the discipline of her choice: yoga, pilates, barre, training, HIIT, prenatal, cardio boxing… Those who want more supervision can also opt for programs combining two disciplines, such as boxing and pilates. “This year, we have added a lot of introductory classes to yoga or training, to help develop a good foundation and understand the movements,” explains Chanel Riopel, founder. Are you advanced in your practice? You will also find programs to suit you, don’t worry! To celebrate its first anniversary, Acte is offering discounts on monthly ($40) or annual recurring subscriptions ($350) until the end of January.

Symbiosis: new at UltimeFit

UltimeFit, the web platform of Nautilus Plus, continues to be regularly filled with new programs. New for 2022: the Symbiose program, by Karine Larose. The kinesiologist offers 5 training sessions of 20 to 30 minutes, with a 21-day calendar. The program aims at the overall improvement of posture, mobility, flexibility and cardiovascular capacity and the toning of muscles, thanks to classes of “yogalates”, cardio HIIT without jumping, barre and pilates, yoga and training of the AMRAP type (“As Many Rounds As Possible”). “Sincerely, I find that this is the perfect program for the current context, in which we need to take care of ourselves gently,” says Ms.^me The Rose. The program also includes a downloadable wellness journal and a daily challenge. Subscription, free for Nautilus Plus members, is offered at $19 per month or $129 per year, with a seven-day free trial.