Vicki Waters Jazzercise

12/02/2024

12/01/2024

$2340.00 raised online so far!
As we wrap up our fundraiser in support of the Island Prostate Centre consider:
1.) Hitting up our donation jar - it will be on our table (all donations welcome!)...🙌🏼
2.) Donating online
Blake & Dylan are shaving off those moustaches OFF today!!!🎉

11/25/2024

Here's our Jazzercise offerings for the week of Nov 25th-Dec 1st:💛
•Monday
9:45am Lindsey at CPC
6:15pm Blake at Marigold
•Tuesday
9:45am Vicki at CPC
6:15pm Christina at Marigold
•Wednesday
6:15pm Blake at Marigold
•Thursday
6:15pm Vicki at Marigold
•Friday
9:45am Lindsey at CPC
**no Saturday am this week😐
•Sunday
9:30am Christina at WSPR
btw... it is one our greatest pleasures to dance with you.

11/25/2024

1 year ago today...and we're still having as much fun now as we were back then!


😂♥️

11/23/2024

Fitness is important at every stage of our lives!
They aren’t just our bodies—they are our homes.
With us through every season, every new habit, every city, fad, job, relationship, and journey.
Giving our bodies the routines and resources to age with empowerment is one of the best ways to ensure a healthy, happy life.
And the best news is that it is never too late to start training your body for the future.
Each stage of life comes with different priorities, strengths, and challenges.
Embracing the factors for each life stage helps create different fitness plans that yield the greatest results both physically and mentally.

FITNESS FOR YOUNG ADULTS.... building strong foundations:
Fitness during our early years is all about building healthy habits.
This period lays down the foundation for a lifetime of choices, so starting early will set you up for success.
During this stage, our bodies are primed to respond to strength and higher-intensity training. That means it’s prime time to explore different formats, workouts, and hobbies.
Recovery times are shorter when we’re younger, so embrace the freedom to try heavier weightlifting, cardio HIIT classes, or even sign up for a marathon or fitness challenge.
Note: Discover what exercises bring you the most joy because you're more likely to stick with those over the years.
Build your muscle foundation.
Your perimenopausal and menopausal body will thank you later for the strength and protection a great muscular foundation can offer.

FITNESS IN MIDLIFE...balancing strength and flexibility:
As we enter middle age, our priorities shift, just like our bodies do.
In this stage, an emphasis on flexibility and strength sets your body up to remain injury-free when you need it most—between kids, families, work, and hectic schedules.
Our body’s muscle mass declines naturally (beginning in our 20s!) so continuing with resistance training is vital.
In these middle years, it's important to tune in to how an exercise, a lift, or a movement feels.
The key is to stay as active as possible without injury and to be prepared to adjust when and where necessary.
It’s also possible that during these years, our bodies start to face larger battles like chronic or acute diseases.
Flexibility is a huge part of injury prevention as well as muscle and joint health, so incorporating flexibility work into our weekly routine is critical.
For strength and for functional fitness keep both keep both strength training and bodyweight-driven exercises in the rotation.
Continue cardiovascular training with moderation in mind.
Note: Listen to your body when it comes to high-intensity fitness and give your body ample time to rest and recover.

SENIOR FITNESS...staying active in your Golden Years:
(...is this me?!)😳
One of the most effective ways to help our bodies stay golden during the golden years is to keep exercise a main priority in our lives—with some adjustments.
During this season, the focus should be on mobility, lower-impact strength, and flexibility.
When you continue to choose daily movement, you help ensure your independence, comfort, mental clarity, and overall health.
Aside from keeping you strong physically, fitness helps relieve stress and improves brain cognition, memory, and focus.
Simple core exercises (we do lots at Jazzercise), yoga, and even walking help support a strong core, contributing to stability and balance, and balance is all about injury prevention.
Weighted resistance exercises help maintain or even improve bone density.
As recovery time is generally longer, it makes sense to take a more moderate approach.
The benefits of walking daily are almost endless. Improved blood sugar stability, mental and emotional regulation, cardiovascular health, and more.
Note: no matter what, keep dancing.

The goal is to stay active, and that means being realistic (I'm working on it!) about what workouts are wise for your season.
The key is to listen to your body’s cues and respond accordingly. Your workouts should be challenging, but in a rewarding way.

11/20/2024

You've helped Blake & Dylan raise $2290 so far in support of the Island Prostate Centre so far!

11/18/2024

Here's your week of for November 18th to 24th:
•Monday
no am class
6:15pm with Blake @ Marigold
•Tuesday
9:45am with Vicki @ CPC
6:15pm with Lindsey @ Marigold
•Wednesday
6:15pm with Cat & Vicki @ Marigold
•Thursday
6:15pm with Christina @ Marigold
•Friday
9:45am Lindsey & Christina @ CPC
•Saturday
9:15am with Blake & Vicki @ CPC
•Sunday
9:30am with Christina & Lindsey @ WSPR
Jazzercise: what we all need right now.

11/15/2024

In support of the Island Prostate Centre, and of the men in our lives, please donate (& share this link too!)🙏🏻
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Every November, Blake and Dylan have been committed to raising money in the efforts to help end Prostate Cancer. All money raised will stay on Vancouver Island and help support Island Prostate Centre. Growing a moustache leads to a conversation that ca...

11/13/2024

Genuine kindness creates profoundly positive feelings - warmth, connection, support, affection - and brings out the very best in us all. Studies prove that performing and receiving acts of kindness can evoke powerful mental and physical well-being perks, and a little goes a long, long way.

Kindness...
Helps improve mood
Increases self-esteem
Improves social connection and reduces the sense of isolation
Helps increase empathy and compassion
Decreases blood pressure and cortisol levels
Releases endorphins

Sharing and showing kindness creates a win-win situation.
Both the giver and the receiver come away feeling so much better.
There's real power there, the kind of power that is positively contagious.
Fact is, kindness MOVES.

Here's to you - Happy World Kindness Day!
(...pass it on!)
Jazzercise

11/11/2024

Armistice Day has been observed every year since 1919 with a two-minute silence each year at 11am on 11 November.
The silence coincides with the time in 1918 at which the First World War came to an end.
On this important day, we'd be happy if you could join us for a dance at CPC at 9:45am.

11/11/2024

Your Jazzercise week of November 11th-17th:
•Monday
9:45am with your team @ CPC🙌🏼
•Tuesday
9:45am Lindsey @ CPC
6:15pm Christina @ Marigold
•Wednesday
6:15pm Cat @ Marigold
•Thursday
6:15pm Blake @ Marigold
•Friday
9:45am Christina, Lindsey, Vicki @ CPC🎉
•Saturday
9:15am Lindsey @ CPC
•Sunday
9:30am Vicki @ WSPR

11/07/2024

Hey friends!
I love our community and the contacts that I have made through it.💚💜
If you are looking for help with your landscaping, I highly recommend Down To Earth Gardens & Nursery.
It isn't an easy task to create what is essentially someone else's vision, but that's exactly what Down To Earth did for us.
Our large backyard needed a complete facelift as it was all straight, severe lines, no flow, poor soil, and unruly weeds everywhere.
The DtE team scratched everything back to a clean slate adding healthy, composted soil, sculpted beds, rocks, and borders.
The customer service was second to none with friendly, considerate staff answering every question or concern promptly.
We came across many an unforeseen complication, and the team collaborated with us every step of the way and found solutions to it all.
And all of this through what ended up being such a rainy time with very few days of sun sprinkled in.
It was a labour of love for me, something I've wanted for a very long time but just couldn't do myself.
I felt completely supported through the process and I am so grateful to DtE!
Now I get to do the part I love... choosing what to plant in the spring!💚💜
Thank you, Down to Earth Gardens and Nursery!

11/06/2024

Ever feel just a little less energetic or a little bit off? While imbalances occur naturally, environmental factors and stress can impact pretty much everything, including hormones, with symptoms like skin changes, mood shifts, weight gain, low energy, poor sleep, and more.
So we continue to look for those foods that make us feel stronger, and those that just don't - it's real detective work, friends!
But by paying attention, we really can sort through what supports our own unique system, no matter our age.

If you haven't already jumped on the overnight oats bandwagon, it's a great way to start the day. Put it together before bed and we get a big "no fuss" bonus during our busy mornings.

Unlike refined carbs, oats are a rich source of fibre - and that fibre creates a gradual rise in blood sugars creating long lasting energy and promoting stable glycemic control.
Add in ingredients like chia and h**p seeds that provide essential fatty acids, delicious cinnamon which can improve insulin sensitivity, and blueberries that are so full of antioxidants.

Who could ask for more in a grab-and-go breakfast?
Try it:
1 c organic oats
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 c Greek yogurt (or dairy-free with probiotics)
2 T chia seeds & 2 T h**p seeds
1 blueberries
1&1/4 c milk of choice
1 tsp cinnamon
Combine oats with seeds, cinnamon, and blueberries.
Add the yogurt, vanilla extract, and dairy-free milk.
Stir in protein powder if you need an extra hit. Mix all the ingredients & seal in 2 containers - a glass jar works well. Refrigerate overnight or for several hours, and in the morning enjoy your oats as is or add a little more liquid & top with blueberries or nut butter. Note: continue to experiment with quantity & ingredients until it's exactly right for you.

Or if you prefer yours hot (like I do) and you have a little more time:
Soak your oats in water for 20 minutes, then add more water (& raisins, apples, prunes etc) cook as long as you've got adding more water if necessary. I add oat milk, nut butter, seeds and/or berries and YUM.

And to improve general health and keep hormones in check (you all know the answer to this one!)
It's EXERCISE!💦
Breaking a sweat is like a release valve for stress and the numero uno endorphin-boosting process out there.
Who doesn't need that, especially today?!
(Soaking oats = creamier & easier to digest.)

11/04/2024

11/03/2024

Happy Sunday! ⏰

Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend!