Helios Rehabilitation & Performance
Classes/Training
Injury prevention is a priority at Helios. Therefore, we offer various exercise & injury prevention classes that are focused on learning how to strengthen your muscles and improve your cardio safely.
Workplace Health Seminar
Work injury prevention programs help improve employee health. This can result in decreased work-related employee injuries. The benefits of healthy employees to the employer include increased productivity, increased workplace moral, and decreased time off work if an injury occurs.
The Workplace Health Seminar is instructed with an active and dynamic adult learning approach. It is most effective if the seminar occurs at the workplace. This enables job task simulation to be most effective.
We offer education seminars for any size of business. Seminars are available for independent contractors as well.
At the end of the seminar, employees will:
- Understand the various tissues in the body, how they stay healthy, and how they can become injured.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the injury risk factors of their job & safe ways to avoid injury.
- Understand the worksafe policies of their workplace & their role in maintaining a safe workplace.
- Understand their role & the roles of others in the injury management plan.
Who conducts the seminar?
Our physiotherapist will come to your business & conduct the seminar.
What is the duration?
Employee Seminars are 2.0-2.5 hours in length. Management seminars are 3.0-3.5 hours in length.
How many participants in each seminar?
The seminar is limited to 20 participants. The seminar is more effective if all the participants share similar job tasks.
What is the cost?
- Employee seminar $350
- Management seminar $450
How do I book a Workplace Health Seminar?
Please email or phone the clinic to schedule this seminar.
Pre & Post Natal Core Strengthening
Pregnancy is wonderful & amazing. However, pregnancy significantly affects a woman’s core strength. If not retrained, a weak core can increase the risk of back and neck injuries post-partum.
This exercise class is instructed by our physiotherapist. It focuses on educating women on the changes that happen to their body during and after pregnancy. Specific core strengthening exercises will be taught. Over the 4 classes, these exercises will be progressed. At the end of the class you will:
- Have a good understanding of proper posture & body mechanics. You will be able to apply these principles to lifting & carrying your baby.
- Demonstrate good technique with Level I core strengthening exercises.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to progress to more advanced core strengthening exercises.
The class runs for 4 weeks, 1 class per week.
- Cost: $75
Please email or phone the clinic if you are interested in signing up for this class.
Pre-Season Hard Core Conditioning
Do you want to:
- Ski harder?
- Bike faster?
- Run injury-free?
Hard Core Conditioning is a 1.5 hour circuit-based dynamic conditioning class that targets all aspects of core strengthening while keeping your heart rate up providing a cardio challenge as well. Core strengthening has been proven over & over to improve performance in sport & work.
We offer seasonal classes:
Pre-season Hard Core Ski Conditioning – October 2009
Pre-season Hard Core Bike Conditioning – Mid-April 2010
Sport-Specific Hard Core Conditioning – upon request
We will provide a sport-specific circuit for your team. Please email or phone the clinic if you want to give you or your team that extra advantage.
You will be able to book online for the ski or bike circuit starting a few weeks prior to the start of the class.
Neck Class
- Do you suffer from chronic neck pain or headaches?
- Do you have issues with your TMJ?
- Have you had an injury to your neck?
This class is instructed by our physiotherapist. Neck class combines education about the anatomy of your neck & the causes of neck pain with instruction on postural correction and neck core strength exercises.
To sign up for the class, you will need to be assessed & referred by our physiotherapist. For more information on booking, click here.
The class runs for 6 weeks. 1 class per week.
- Cost: $85
Please email or phone the clinic if you are interested in signing up for this class.
Back Class
- Do you suffer from chronic back pain or sciatica?
- Does your back frequently go out?
- Have you had an injury to your back?
This class is instructed by our physiotherapist. Back class incorporates education about the anatomy of your back & the causes of back pain with instruction on postural correction, lifting mechanics and back core strength exercises.
To sign up for the class, you will need to be assessed & referred by our physiotherapist. For more information on booking, click here.
The class runs for 6 weeks. 1 class per week.
- Cost: $85
Please email or phone the clinic if you are interested in signing up for this class.