North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission

Get moving to manage your health

NVRC can help get you back in motion - whether you're dealing with a chronic condition or recovering from an injury or surgery. We're here to help enhance your strength, stamina, circulation, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness.

View our services below:

Book-a-visit classes

Dryland Classes
Joint Rehabilitation	This class is designed for participants who are pre- or post- knee, hip, or shoulder joint replacement. Our fitness professionals will help guide you through a generalized rehab program and provide ongoing support and supervision during class time. For more information, please call 604-983-6406.	Book Online
Movement and Mobility 1, 2 & 3	Featuring chair based exercises that focuses on improving joint and movement patterns that help regain strength, improve mobility to prevent injuries.	Book Online
Supervised Cardiac Health Time	Supervised Cardiac Health Time is for individuals who have had cardiac events or surgery and have been cleared to exercise on their own or with minimal supervision. Our fitness professionals will guide you through your personal exercise program in our fitness centre with other participants. An assessment and consultation is necessary prior to participating. New participants, please call 604-983-6475.	Book Online

Aquatic Classes
Aquafit Adapted $2	This lower-ratio water based class for people with mental and physical disabilities. Includes a total body workout with little impact and joint stress.	Book Online
Exercise for Range of Motion Level 1 & 2	This water-based class focuses on developing muscle strength, increasing range of motion, reaction time and reducing risk of falls.	Book Online

Registered Programs

Feldenkrais: Awareness Through Movement	In a safe and comfortable environment, discover how to improve your posture and balance; increase flexibility, coordination and vitality; prevent or rehabilitate injury; and reduce chronic pain and stress. Through gentle yet precisely structured movement-sequences and focused attention, you’ll enhance your brain’s ability to create new, more efficient neuromuscular patterns and increase your range of motion. You will leave these classes with a felt sense of lightness and freedom in your movement, and, best of all, you will learn and develop the ability to create this for yourself. Taught by certified Feldenkrais practitioner Jessica Zay.
SIRvivor	SIRvivor BC is a specialized exercise program for men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, in any stage of treatment or recovery and at any fitness level, ability and background. The program focuses largely on strength development and helps to improve muscle endurance, flexibility and dynamic balance. The program helps you meet your exercises recommendations, learn safe and effective exercises, and provides an opportunity to interact with men who share similar experiences to you. Run by certified fitness trainers who have specific knowledge on working with men who have had a prostate cancer diagnosis, the program consists of 2 one-hour sessions each week, and runs 6 to 8 weeks in length.	Book Online

Specialty Aquatic Rehabilitation

This class is designed for anyone recovering from a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), frequent TIA`s or head injury affecting mobility. Exercises focus on balance, strength, gross and fine motor skills. If participants are new to the program you must bring a care giver for support for extra assistance in the pool until the instructors have authorized the extra support is no longer needed. Caregivers must stay within arms distance to the participant at all times.

Listen to our Specialty Aquatic Rehabilitation instructor Judy talk about how the classes change lives:

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