To get started, please follow our how to sign up for the HSC Fitness Centre guide here.

You may purchase your membership using Payroll Deduction, 28 Day autopay, or through a term: available in 1,3,6,9, and 12 (10% saving) month terms. Once your account has been created and a membership has been purchased, HSC Staff Wellness will activate your access card the next weekday.

If you have questions, please contact Dave [email protected] or Fern [email protected]

Ramp it up cycle

Do you need a break during your workday to get away from the daily grind? Try out our cycle class that will fulfill your daily cardio needs. Expect everything from climbs to intervals to steady state training. This class will leave you sweating, so don’t forget your towel!

Strength Training for Women*

This small group training class is designed to improve muscular strength, endurance and coordination in a gym setting. Each participant will have an opportunity to customize the workout to their own level of fitness, and ability, while continuing to progress and improve safely and effectively.

*Participants must be gym members to enroll in this class.

Total Body TRX and More

This class is similar to the Total Body Circuit with the exception that you can expect to use the TRX as the main exercise modality in the class.

Pause & Revitalize: Lunchtime Restorative Yoga and Mindful Recharge

This 45-minute yoga and mindfulness class isn’t just another task to add to your to-do list. It’s a chance to hit the pause button on your busy schedule and give yourself the care you deserve and need! Think of it as a mini-retreat during your day to take a moment to step back from the hustle and bustle of your work demands.

Explore the realm of gentle functional movements that soothe your body, practice mindful breathing and meditation that centers your mind, and learn relaxation techniques that can ease the weight of your daily responsibilities.

Come as you are. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner – everyone is invited to come together for this inclusive and comforting experience. Props such as bolsters and blocks will be provided. Please bring your yoga mat, wear comfortable, stretchy clothes, and bring a cozy blanket if you like and have it available.

Active Lunch Yoga: Breathe, Stretch, Thrive

Are the demands of your work duties leaving you feeling drained and tense? Join for a 45-minute revitalizing lunchtime yoga session designed specifically for healthcare professionals who spend their days sitting, standing, or walking around. This class is tailored to help you release stress, alleviate discomfort, and boost your physical well-being without depleting your energy:

• Learn how to use your breath to release built-up tension in your body.
• Enhance mental clarity.
• Improve posture.
• Experience a renewed sense of energy as you move through flowing sequences.
• Develop a deep connection to the present moment.
• Calm the nervous system and return to your responsibilities with a calm mind.

The class is open to all fitness and experience levels, but you should be able to get up from hands and knees into standing without help (and vice versa).

What to bring: A yoga mat and comfortable clothing that allows free movement.

20-minute HIIT

It is exactly what it is called. High Intensity Interval Training. This class is designed to get you working out hard for 20 minutes. No light to moderate workout during this time frame. There is an expectation that you have a moderate level of fitness if you decide to take this class.

Barbells with Dave

This class is designed to learn the typical barbell exercises you see in a gym. These include the squat, deadlift, RDL or straight leg deadlift, bent over row, bench press and others. The goal is not to only learn these exercises but to improve and to progress with the weight loads. This class has the expectations that you have worked out in the gym before. Members will be screened to see if they are capable.

Class Prices Winter Session:  January 5 – March 27, 2026

Membership options and pricing:

• Payroll deduction membership: Shared Health and WRHA on site employees can choose to have their fees deducted from their payroll every two weeks. The HSC Fitness Centre requires a written one month notice to cancel this membership.
  • Payroll deduction: $12.96 deducted every two weeks from your payroll

• Member autopay: Onsite members can also choose to pay every four weeks by having the amount deducted from their credit card.
  • Autopay: $25.91 every four weeks

• Term membership: Term membership are available to anyone who works on the HSC campus. They include one, three, six, nine, and twelve-month terms (CancerCare, Canadian Blood Services, University of Manitoba, University Medical Group, WRHA on site, Shared Health, Cadham Labs  and Canad Inns).
  • 1 month: $35.88
  • 3 months: $83.70
  • 6 months: $167.49
  • 9 months: $251.10
  • 12 months: $303.79 (10% discount)

• Associate membership: All members are allowed to sponsor one off site person to workout with them here at the gym. This may be a friend, partner or workout buddy (must be over the age of 18). Associate members are the responsibility of the employee that signs them up. If the employee quits their membership the associate member will lose their membership as well (no refunds will be provided).
  • 3 months: $94.33
  • 6 months: $188.64
  • 9 months: $282.96
  • 12 months: $345.47 (10% discount)

*All prices are subject to change.

**Term membership will only be put on hold if the member provides a doctor note excusing them from exercise.

David Unger is the Fitness Programming Supervisor and has been working in Fitness Centre for the past 11 years. He is a Certified Personal Trainer (Canadian Society for Exercise Professionals) and has a BA with a Kinesiology major from the University of Winnipeg.

As a child David was actively involved in any sport that could be played in the small community of Crystal City, MB. This passion for sports has never left Dave as he now enjoys running, mountain biking and adventure racing. As a runner David has completed many half marathons, full marathons and trail races. In the last number of years he has participated in longer 50km races and one 12 hour race. He has also competed in a number of eight to ten hour adventure races and four 30 hour adventure races.

As an older adult David has come to the realization that to participate in the sports that he once took for granted he needs to complement his outdoor training with an exercise routine in the gym to keep up his strength and to help prevent injury. He also believes that exercise is crucial for his both his mental and physical health. This is the same message he works to instill in all the members and personal training clients he meets with in the gym.

You can reach Dave at [email protected]

Fern McIver is the Fitness Coordinator at the HSC staff Fitness Centre. She received a degree in Kinesiology at the University of Winnipeg, and is a CSEP-Certified Personal Trainer. Fern is a qualified fitness instructor, who teaches group resistance training, indoor cycling, HIIT, as well as sport specific conditioning for performance. Fern brings many years of education and experience to her classes, but it is her enthusiasm and humor that people seem to enjoy the most.

 In addition to her professional experience, Fern has an extensive history of competing in long distance and ultra-distance racing in both running and triathlon. Fern’s favorite races include the Dublin Marathon, Boston Marathon, and Ironman Canada. Recreationally, she enjoys cross country skiing, ice skating, hiking, and kayaking.

Fern admits that the best part about her roles as competitor and personal trainer in Winnipeg’s “endurance racing” community has been spending time with amazingly supportive people in our region’s greatest outdoor spaces.

When it comes to an individual’s pursuit of health, fitness and performance goals, Fern believes the self-improvement journey leads to endless possibilities.

You can reach Fern at [email protected]

Personal Training is a service to help tailor your health, fitness, and performance goals. You could benefit from working with a Personal Trainer if you:

• Have difficulty staying motivated
• Strive to meet sport-specific goals
• Desire to address specific health issues, such as body composition, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol levels, or hypertension
• Want to exercise safely and effectively

Who is on the HSC Personal Training team?

Personal Trainers and Exercise Physiologists at the HSC Fitness Centre are qualified professionals who have a university degree in Exercise Science or Kinesiology and are certified through the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.

How much does Personal Training cost?

1. Session Number Packages* (training session + customized program, 8-12 week progression)
   • Single session: $200.00
   • Four sessions: $240.00
   • Additional single session: $65.00
     
2. Twelve Week Personal Training Packages**
   • One session per week x 12 weeks: $100.00 bi-weekly
   • Two sessions per week x 12 weeks: $192.00 bi-weekly
   • Three sessions per week x 12 weeks: $270.00 bi-weekly
   • Additional single session: $65.00

*Expires one year from initial session.

**Canceled sessions require a minimum of 24-hour notice and must be rescheduled within 30 days, but must not exceed the 12 week term otherwise the session is forfeited. Termination of a package prior to the end of the full term is subject to an early termination fee of $75/month remaining in the package.