Georgian College Health & Fitness

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ORIENTATION

This week, the Fitness & Health Promotion program welcomed our incoming students for the Fall 2023 semester!

During orientation, we provided students with more information about the program & the college, as well as information and insight on how to succeed during their academic journey!

Looking forward to kicking off the semester next week and seeing all our students back on campus!!

FACULTY SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

Over the course of the Summer, some of our Fitness & Health Faculty participated in various athletic events!

Congrats to Tamara for her 5k race, as well as Sydney and Greg for completing their first Triathlons!

Stay Active, Stay Healthy, Stay Happy!!

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📢Calling all students! Are you looking for a part-time job this coming fall semester?

Georgian Athletics & Fitness Centre is hiring the following positions:

✅*Customer Service Representatives
✅Facility Support Assistants
✅Varsity Game Day Staff

*Resumes will be accepted for the Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound Fitness Centres.

Interested applicants can email their resume and specify the position and campus of interest to [email protected].

Applicants must be a student in the fall semester to apply.

Application deadline is July 7, 2023 by 5pm.

ONE WEEK AWAY!

The 1st Annual Fitness & Health Promotion Olympics competition is one week away!

Students from the FHPR program will compete on Wednesday March 22nd to see who is the most fit male and female student!

The events will cover all aspects of fitness, including:
▪️Strength
▪️Speed
▪️Power
▪️Agility
▪️Endurance

If you are an FHPR student and would like to sign up for the event, send us a DM for more details. If you don’t want to compete, you can still come out to the Gymnasium (Barrie Campus) on Wednesday from 3-5pm to cheer on the competitors!

2023 FHPR FITNESS OLYMPICS!

Do you think you got what it takes to be named the Fittest FHPR student? Then sign up for the 1st Annual Fitness & Health Promotion Fitness Olympics!!

DETAILS:
• WHEN: Wednesday March 22nd, 3-5pm
• WHO: Current FHPR students (any semester)
• WHAT: Students will participate in a series of fitness tasks to see who is the most fit male & female student in the program!
• Prizes will be awarded to the winners!!!

If you want to sign up and compete, send us a DM! Spectators welcome, so come to the Georgian Gym on March 22nd to cheer on your classmates!!

Stay tuned for more details about the competition and the events involved!!

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Before this, I was a mortgage agent.
Now I’m using jiu-jitsu to propel me in a new direction for my career as an athletic coach.
I was even once named Entrepreneur of the Year through the Barrie Chamber of Commerce for my video marketing company, so this is a huge change of career.
As a mom to four kids, too, I hope to inspire them to follow their dreams and passions because anybody can do anything that they want in life.
I started jiu-jitsu four years ago and my kids were all doing it, too.
I love it because it’s a full body and mind workout, so it's like chess but with your body, and it’s great cardio.
There's a big release that happens, too, sort of like a runner's high. You get a rush of endorphins and your adrenaline is pumping, and you feel strong and powerful.
When I started, I also had some anxiety issues, and jiu-jitsu has really helped me break through that and follow my dreams and goals. It was one of the main reasons I went back to school as well.
When I was still a mortgage agent, I went on a trip to San Diego to train in jiu-jitsu. While there, I joked to myself, “Man, I wish I could do jiu-jitsu for a living.”
Then I realized I need to become an athletics performance coach. I can literally be around the people I love being around and do the sport that I love and also train.
I came back from San Diego and signed up for Georgian.
I also took a neurolinguistic programming course, so when I work with athletes I can do strength training and conditioning and also mindset coaching.
I’m still competing in jiu-jitsu, with some tournaments coming up, including one this month in Paris, France, then another in Florida in March, and then the World’s are at the end of May in California.
It’s also really exciting because I just got my purple belt recently, so these would be my first purple-belt competitions.
It’s been an amazing journey so far, and I hope I can show others you don’t have to be stuck doing something you don’t love.
I want people to know they can do whatever they want, as long as they’re passionate about it. It can happen for them.

Amy Ford: FHPR student