About Niagara Fit
At Niagara Fit we employ our background in kinesiology to apply a science-based approach to exercise rehab.
We work independently to help you in overcoming your injuries and reclaim an active and mobile lifestyle.
The new leadership at Niagara Fit builds on the quality of experience and care clients are familiar with, while bringing new energy to our professional team.
If you’re struggling with overcoming an injury or general lack of fitness, don’t let it prevent you from working out. In most cases, not getting any exercise is the worst thing you can do for your body. Instead, engage a certified Exercise Physiologist with rehabilitation experience to help you successfully conquer your physical challenges.
A modern fitness center conveniently located near Historic Old Town at Niagara-on-the-Lake
Our clients love getting stronger, reducing pain and getting back to the activities they enjoy, and we love helping them get there. Sessions take place at our local location at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Inside you’ll find a unique array of equipment to support every type of training – from weightlifting to endurance, rehabilitation, cardio, strength and even gymnastics – with knowledgeable trainers dedicated to helping you reach your goals.
What You Can Expect At Niagara Fit
- Conduct pre-participation screening, administer various health and fitness assessments, prescribe and supervise exercise programs, and provide counselling and healthy lifestyle education to general populations, high performance athletes, and those with chronic health conditions, functional limitations or disabilities across the lifespan.
- Conduct pre-participation screening using evidence-informed tools that will support recommendations for individual client-tailored physical activity and exercise programs within the CEP individual knowledge competency.
- Accept referrals from license health care professionals who are trained and licensed to diagnose and treat acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Use evidence-informed behaviour change models to facilitate physical activity and exercise participation, and lifestyle modification.
- Interpret the results of comprehensive fitness assessment protocols to determine health, physical function, work and/or sport performance.
- Monitor the influence of commonly used medications on the response to sub-maximal and maximal exercise during assessments and/or training sessions.
- Use the outcomes from objective health and fitness assessments to design and implement safe and effective physical activity and exercise prescriptions for both healthy and unhealthy populations.
- Make general, evidence-informed dietary recommendations if within the CEP individual knowledge competency, recognizing when to refer to a registered dietician for more specialized counselling.
- Measure and monitor heart rate, electric activity of the heart (using ECG) and blood pressure (by auscultation unless hearing impaired) at rest, during exercise and post-exercise.
- These measures can be used to identify, but not diagnose, irregularities during rest, sub-maximal, and maximal exercise.
- Draw finger prick blood (capillary), or venous samples provided they comply with the CSEP policies.
- Conduct group physical activity or exercise with appropriately screened participant. Sessions can include any one or combination of aerobic, resistance, balance or flexibility exercises within the CEP’s individual knowledge competency. Additional training and certification must be sought to ensure that the CEP has expert competence for different exercise modalities where necessary.
