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 The YMCA Fitness Instructor Training (FIT) program offers highly flexible, high-quality, training that includes various specializations.

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Cardio and endurance
Strength-training

Circuit Training

  • West Island YMCA
  • Du Parc YMCA
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce YMCA
  • Saint-Roch YMCA (Québec)
  • Westmount YMCA

Sequence of exercises performed as part of a circuit with or without equipment.…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Cardio and endurance
Cycling

Cycling

  • Du Parc YMCA
  • West Island YMCA
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce YMCA
  • Westmount YMCA
  • Cartierville YMCA

A music-driven class on a stationary bike that simulates climbs, acceleration,…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Aquafitness

Aqua Arthritis

  • Westmount YMCA
  • Cartierville YMCA

A series of low-impact aquafit movements and strength-training exercises with or…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Strength-training

Y Pump

  • Westmount YMCA

A choreographed strength-training class that uses weight bars to work each…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Cardio and endurance
Dance

Cardio-Dance

  • Du Parc YMCA
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce YMCA
  • Cartierville YMCA

A choreographed class that features movements from different dance styles.…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Flexibility, mobility, and posture

Gentle Stretching

  • Cartierville YMCA

Gentle stretching exercises performed with or without equipment to improve your…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025
Cardio and endurance
Strength-training

Metafit

  • Saint-Roch YMCA (Québec)

High-intensity interval training using bodyweight exercises (calisthenics).…

12 years old and over From Sep 8 to Dec 21 2025

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young people supported by programs that foster youth success.

6,100

people received support through programs that prevent exclusion.

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Inspire and engage everyone to grow, thrive and contribute to their community

  • I went to Camp Kanawana in the late 60s […]. My daughter went to Camp Kanawana in the late 90s and I am proud to say that my grandson just spent his first summer […] at Camp Kanawana. I think this has to be one of (if not) the best summer camps in Quebec. The children are so well supervised but also have the chance to spread their wings […]. The stories and memories that they come home with are amazing.

    Dee

  • Before I didn’t talk much to others, but by the end of the year, I was able to develop projects with other young people and maintain a positive attitude. I learned how to plan well and I still use some of the things I learned from C-Vert at university

    Alexandre

    a university student and C-Vert youth worker

  • Isabel was really at the heart of mynrehabilitation. She’s at the heart of my entire support network since I got out of prison.

    Martin

    on his journey and the help he received from his caseworker

  • I got really lucky with Geneviève, because we started off slowly. She told me all I had to do was show up and she would handle the rest.

    Anne-Laurence

    Mother and Member of the Y

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