Campus Well-Being May Programs
This May the Campus Well-Being team is please to continue many popular programs, while introducing some new ways to nurture your mental, physical and social health. All staff and students are encouraged to experience the benefits that come with making self-care and community connection a priority.
SPORT & FITNESS
Fitness Classes
We have some talented instructors and a great variety of programs to help get you moving toward your fitness goals or take your routine to the next level. Our coaches will provide exercise progressions & modifications to accommodate all fitness levels.
All classes are at the Notre Dame Campus unless otherwise noted. Some fitness & yoga classes are offered virtually and at the Exchange District Campus.
Class Schedule (April 24, 2023 – June 15 , 2023)
Mondays
- Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am
Tuesdays
- Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm
Wednesdays
- Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am
- Virtual Yoga (30min), 12:15pm
Thursdays
- Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm
- Yoga at EDC (45min), 4:15pm
Fridays
- Virtual Yoga (30min), 12:15pm
Please register at the links above. All classes are open to students and staff who have valid facility memberships. More information about memberships can be found here. Most students and staff automatically have a membership. Contact recreation with any questions
Drop-In Sport
Our North Gym is open for drop-in sport! Choose from a variety of sport equipment and play between 6:30am and 5:00pm from Monday to Friday. Whether you want to shoot some hoops, kick a soccer ball, or play some badminton, we have everything you need to play.
We have equipment available to play the following sports:
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Pickleball
- Football
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Spikeball
- Volleyball
- Badminton
- Futsal (Indoor soccer)
Use your RRC ID card to sign out equipment with our gym staff. We’ll provide the equipment, and you’re responsible for setup and takedown of the activity. Ask our gym staff for help if you’re not sure how to set something up.
All students and staff are welcome to join. Our open gym time is a great opportunity to get active and make some new friends at the same time.
Please contact Davis if you have any questions about drop-in sport.
MOVEMENT
Weekly Walks (EDC and NDC)
Join Kristi for a 30 minute noon hour walk around the grounds at Notre Dame Campus or around the downtown area at the Exchange District Campus. Take this opportunity to enjoy some fresh air, change your scenery and move your body while connecting with other people.
For more information and to join one of the groups, contact Kristi.
Bike Share Program (NDC)
Campus Well-Being welcomes four new bikes to our Bike Share program – Moose and Bear (large), Eagle (medium) and Goose (small). Come to the NDC North Gym customer service desk during regular gym hours, fill out a waiver and pick your bike – daytime borrowing only by students and staff.
Learn more about the Bike Share program here.
T’ai Chi (NDC)
T’ai Chi involves the use of daily gentle exercise to improve health with a focus on breathwork. This longevity practice is easy to access and yet profound enough for a lifelong engagement. The universal martial arts movements serve as a focus for the development of mind, body, and spirit (Chi).
REGISTER: Mondays, 12:10pm to 12:55pm, in the South Gym, NDC. All experience levels welcome.
Join Sifu Josh Schafer who has been training in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) for over three decades. His expertise includes Taiji (Yang Lineage), Tiger Claw Gong Fu (Fu Jiow Pai), and Praying Mantis Fist (Tang Lang Ch’uan).
Yoga (EDC)
Join Chaley Martens after school or work for a 45-minute yoga class to unwind from your day. Suitable for all levels and mats are provided.
REGISTER – Exchange District Campus, Thursdays, 4:15pm to 5:00pm in P107 of The Roblin Centre.
Yoga (Virtual)
From the comfort of your home or office, Holly leads a 30-minute yoga class allowing participants to stretch, breathe and feel good. Suitable for all levels.
REGISTER: Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:15 to 12:45pm
Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.
WELLNESS
Community Garden (NDC)
Students and staff are invited to plant and tend to a community garden plot, located behind the Notre Dame Campus.
Connect with the earth as you dig in the soil, watch nature grow after planting vegetables and flowers, nurture your spirit while pulling weeds over the summer. Then discover the exhilaration of harvesting and preparing food you helped grow.
For more information and availability:
- If you are a student, please contact Chloe with the Students’ Association.
- If you are a staff member, contact Kristi, Recreation and Wellness Coordinator.
NOTE: Kick off starts the week of May 23, 2023, after the May long weekend. Plots available: Full plots 9’x18′ or half size. The Grounds crew will regularly water the garden boxes over the summer, students and staff are responsible for the ongoing upkeep of their garden plot.
RECREATION
Pop-Up Game Room (EDC and NDC)
Campus Well-Being and the Students’ Association welcome you to a new term! Play some giant games like Jenga, Chess, Checkers or Connect 4, shoot some mini hoops or try table tennis*, join some peers in a friendly card game or do some colouring.
DROP-IN – Exchange District Campus: Thursday May 4, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Dining Hall near Tim Hortons in The Roblin Centre.
DROP-IN – Notre Dame Campus: Thursday, May 11, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Library Hallway.
*Note: Table tennis and mini hoops only available at NDC.
Paint Night (Virtual)
Art is a powerful form of medicine – with the power to heal, to find insight, stillness and growth, to de-stress and feel in balance. Making art is a safe space to be wild and free.” Kisa MacIssac
REGISTER – Virtual – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join Campus Well-Being, the Students’ Association and instructor Kisa MacIsaac, for an evening of painting and creative discovery. Participants follow a step-by-step process to create a unique painted canvas. There is no cost for this event. All students and staff are welcome to register.
Paint Night Kits (limited number, students only): If you are a RRC Polytech student at NDC or EDC, only twenty (20) student paint night kits are available.
Email Kristi for more information.
Board Game Night (EDC and NDC)
Bring your friends and family for an “all welcome” board game night.
DROP-IN – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Tuesday, May 16, 4pm to 7pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons.
DROP-IN – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS: Thursday, May 18, 4pm to 7pm, in The Cave.
Some of the games include: Catan Family Edition, Cranium, Taboo, Cribbage and Crib Wars, Forbidden Island, Monopoly (board game) and Monoply Deal (cards), Uno, Scrabble, Boggle, Yahtzee, Telestrations, Chess and Checkers, Sequence, Hedbanz, Battleship, Jenga, Dominoes and Pictionary.
Contact Kristi if you’d like to reserve a specific game for your group of friends, classmates or staff team.