Strength & Balance Level 3
A full-body workout class to help improve balance, strength, and postural alignment for those that are able to stand without holding onto a surface. Participants are encouraged to use a chair or table for balance as we practice dynamic balances. Muscle strengthening will be completed in standing with dumbbells, other hand weights, or/and resistance bands are encouraged by not required.
Level 3
Date: Tuesdays weekly
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Online (a link and instructions will be provided)
Instructor: Gemma Tomasky
Gemma Tomasky has a diverse experience as an exercise instructor from working in both the rehabilitation and research worlds. She graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from the University of British Columbia (UBC). During her education, she was fortunate to learn from Indigenous communities and the disabled community about compassionate and accessible rehabilitation for everyone. Gemma is currently completing a Master in Physical Therapy at UBC
She enjoys listening to podcasts, baking, and taking dance classes. You can often find her hiking, biking, and kayaking around the Lower Mainland.
Gemma is a second-generation settler with Eastern European heritage who grew up on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of Coast Salish peoples, including the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) lands.
