Health & Fitness in Saskatoon

ClubMynx Fitness?a women?s workout studio with a penchant for flirty dance routines?jump-starts fitness regimens with fun, empowering group classes, private parties, and outdoor boot camps. During Aerial Hoop classes, instructors guide students suspended from Lyra hoops through a variety of acrobatic skills and sequences, and Barre Fitness classes shape students into stunning silhouette using ballet barres, free weights, and resistance bands and balls. Pole-fitness classes boost upper-body strength, and private parties entertain entire groups with themed pole-dancing festivities such as Old Chicago Burlesque and Hollywood Divas.

Students at Dance Dynamics, a registered member of the Canadian Dance Federation, may recognize the director, Herb Clarke. The veteran dance teacher and Dance Saskatchewan board of directors member has starred in his own teaching series on Shaw Cable and has appeared alongside Juliet Prowse on PBS’s Championship Ballroom Dancing. He harnesses his fleet-footed expertise and choreography experience to lead students of all skill levels through lessons in a variety of dance styles, such as rumba, salsa, swing, and waltz. In doing so, Clarke and his teaching staff help students reap the benefits of dance, such as stress relief, weight loss, and the ability to summon Fred Astaire by whispering his name into a candlelit mirror.

The hangers and shelves at Momentum Clothing and Equipment sport laid-back clothing and accessories bearing more than 70 brand names that range from household favourites such as Volcom and The North Face to boutique treasures. The store's knowledgeable staff members deal in duds seven days a week, turning walks stylish with Nike or Toms shoes or with feet-contenting Volcom or LRG Socks. Jeans and hoodies made by the likes of Obey and 10.Deep are on hand for further torso coverage and look completion. Momentum also hosts a slew of events, creating opportunities for patrons to stylishly mingle with new friends or to have deep conversations with new T-shirts.

Pulsing Latin music blares through the speakers and floods the room with ebullient rhythms that beckon sways from even the most reticent of hips. Enter certified Zumba instructor Danielle Norman, who, upon assuming her place at the front of the class, leads pupils through a high-energy, calorie-burning workout interspersed with her clear prompts and motivational words of encouragement. Along with helming Zumba classes, Danielle as also lends her dance-instructor guidance to private dance parties. During these intimate gatherings, she creates a choreographed number based on a theme of the host’s choice, teaching movement styles ranging from lap dancing to seductive electric sliding.

Not every workout at YWCA Fitness on 25th has to take place on solid ground. That's because classes in the gym's 25-meter pool are a special source of pride for the facility. In Aqua Fitness sessions, students run through a full aerobic workout that's intensified by the water's resistance. Yet that class, just like other offerings like Aqua Yoga or the experience of living inside a tight-lipped whale, don't require any swimming experience. But there are also plenty of chances to perfect strokes during daily lane swims or to get a workout on dry land. The main gym hosts classes like Zumba and yoga and is stocked with strength and cardio equipment.

From within the cultural district of Broadway, students take part in the traditional Egyptian art form known as belly dancing. The steps—encompassing everything from rib-cage shimmies to hips swirling through infinity loops—may build with each beginner-level class, but the choreography remains purposefully open and fun. It's the instructors' hope, in fact, that the music will inspire students of all ages and fitness levels to find their own rhythms and joy of dance. With this attained, students can move onto intermediate- and advanced-level classes, where the focus turns to longer dance segments and honing one's personal style.