Fitness, Movement & Wellness

British Columbia

The BC Alliance for Healthy Living Society (BCAHL) is a group of organizations that came together with a mission to improve the health of British Columbians through a focus on policy.

Vancouver

One of UBC’s outreach programs with the school of Kinesiology that offers a variety of movement-related activities.

CLBC is a crown corporation that works with individuals, families, service providers, community and government partners to help people have lives filled with possibilities in welcoming communities.

Vancouver

This organization provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to actively participate in gardening.

British Columbia

EveryBodyMoves Hub has resources to make physical activity more inclusive and accessible.

Kimberley

Kimberley’s Athlete Training Centre is a spacious, modern facility designed for both able-bodied and disabled athlete training, as well as hosting a variety of sporting events.

Metro Vancouver

This health organization that is dedicated to use movement to stimulate happiness.

Vancouver

Virtual one on one adaptive fitness coaching for people with all disabilities and abilities. Access to dozens of adaptive home exercises and gym routines.

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The spinal cord injury research centre of the UBC Faculty of Medicine and VCH Research Institute has a Physical Activity Research Centre (PARC) that offers remote personal training.

Delta

This organization provides both therapeutic and parasport horseback riding and horsemanship to riders of all ages and abilities, as well as volunteer and employment opportunities (as available). Pony Pals offers a non-waitlisted program, friendly welcoming atmosphere and has ADA approved mounting ramps as well as a power hoist at our universally accessible facility located in the pristine farmlands of Delta.

Richmond

This organization provides a quality therapeutic riding program to benefit children and youth with disabilities.

Burnaby

SFU’s fitness centre offer many accessible fitness programs as well as pay parking for any who wishes to visit.

Vancouver

STaRS provides therapeutic riding including remedial/educational riding, and sport riding.

SCI BC helps people in British Columbia who have spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities. The organization provides peer support, rehab counseling, job help, education about sexual health and healthy relationships, a directory of recreational events, and information about accessible travel.

Online

Trinity Yoga offers 15-hour Accessible/Adaptive Yoga Training empower individuals to find their own ways to heal, using the body as a resource.

Langley

Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association is a non-profit charitable organization that has provided therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with all forms of disabilities since 1983.

Victoria

This organization provides a therapeutic riding experience to children and adults with diverse abilities throughout the Greater Victoria area. Today, VTRA is a non-profit charitable organization that uses horseback riding as a recognized therapeutic aid and offers a variety of equine-assisted activities to more than 200 children and adults throughout the region.