Summer is one of the best times to work out - with warm weather comes lots of fun outdoor activities to try, these activities like gardening, hiking, and even long beach walks are easier and more enjoyable when you're feeling fit.
Summer is a season to feel your best and enjoy life to the fullest.
Here are our ten reasons to workout with us and keep Glowing all summer long.

Glow is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
​Summer is short. ​Fit your workout schedule around your summer schedule, not vice versa.

Looking to escape the summer heat? Come to our clean, cool and refreshing space to work out in the most pleasant of climate-controlled environments.

Loaded with goodies to reflect the special summer season. Signature colourful Chakras classes, Happy Hour Yoga, and Yoga for Back, Neck and Shoulders (hello yardwork relief!) are just a few classes to try this summer.

You haven't discovered one of the very best ways to kick off a beautiful summer day in Selkirk until you have joined us in Queen's Park for our Outdoor Yoga class!

Work hard, see great results. Coaching is included with every membership at Glow, come see us at the desk and we will help you track your goals, your weight, and your measurements so you keep track of your success with your summer goals.

The Gym at Glow tones and tightens your full body. Legs. Arms. Thighs. Glutes. Stomach. Back.  While you strengthen these areas with resistance training on our 30 minute circuit, you keep a target heart rate and get a cardio workout at the same time. 

Play Yoga Bingo for Prizes, and participate in our Summer 27 Workouts Challenge for even more prizes!  Free to play. Happening all summer at Glow.

Now is the best time to discover Glow and to share Glow with your friends and family - we are offering a free 2 week trial at Glow all summer long.
Refer a friend this summer for a chance to win EVEN MORE prizes!

What a first year it has been!
We are so grateful for the community we are a part of, our amazing members, and neighbours,  fellow Selkirk business owners, and of course our inspiring coworkers!  
In just one year, hundreds of women in Selkirk have become stronger. We love helping women to find a workout that you love, and a yoga program that helps you feel your best. 
​Cheering you on as you reach your goals has been so rewarding, and seeing your smiling faces is the best part. Thank you for your support!

Stop by with a friend to have some cake and enter to win some great wellness prizes. We can't wait to celebrate our first year with you!

It's 2019, and a fresh new year is ahead. If you are researching your options for a new workout to try in Selkirk, you have come to the right place. Silver sneakers are a great fit at Glow.
​Check out our top five reasons why you might want to consider Glow for your fitness plans. No time for lists? You will love how efficient the Glow workout is - call us at 204.420.2480 or drop by for a tour to see for yourself!

​Why not drop by - we are located in downtown Selkirk at 217 Clandeboye Avenue - and let us give you a free, no-pressure tour. We would love to meet you!

Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen helps to feed those in need right here in Selkirk. 
Our Daily Bread provides food for the hungry five days a week, serving coffee in the morning and lunches during the week. 
They also provide a warm space for a rest, fellowship, and comfort to those who need it most.
Special Meals are served for Thanksgiving and for Christmas.
This local charity has been helping the community for over 20 years and is run by volunteers and supported by local churches, businesses, and the community.
They gratefully accept donations of all kinds including food from the pantry, food from the garden, and new volunteers.
For more information about Our Daily Bread and to find out more ways to help, visit their website here.

​Why heated floors in the yoga studio?
The first thing you may notice when you enter the Glow studio is warmth under your feet.  We put a lot of thought into the studio flooring, so that you can enjoy the best wellness experience possible - when lying in resting poses on the ground, a cold floor would not be very comfortable, but our cushioned and heated floors provide more than just comfort. 
 
Have you ever touched a surface warmed by the sun on an early spring day and felt a pleasant warmth? The sun is the main source of healing radiant energy that we experience daily.
 
 This natural warming effect is replicated in our studio floors - Direct, radiant heat can reach further into the muscles delivering a therapeutic experience with many health benefits.
 
Our bodies radiate infrared energy out through the skin.
The energy output from our floors is tuned to correspond very closely to the body’s own radiant energy.  Our bodies absorb as much as 93% of the
infrared waves that reach our skin, which warms you to a greater depth and more efficiently than other types of heat, which only heats the skin superficially.
This crucial difference explains many of the healing benefits achieved by lying on the floors in the Glow studio.
 
Medical practitioners make use of Infrared Radiant Heat to treat sprains, strains,
bursitis, peripheral vascular diseases, arthritis, and muscle pain.
 
Studies have shown wellness benefits achieved through deep-reaching direct heat can help to treat many conditions including:
• TMJ Arthritis + Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Muscle Spasms – reduced or eliminated
• Traumatic Arthritis
• Lower Back Pain
• Disc-protrusion Related Neuralgia
• Brain Contusion – accelerated healing
• Tight shoulders – relaxed
• Compression Fracture
• Spinal Cord Shock – post traumatic shock reversed
• Muscle Tension – relaxed
• Post-exercise Muscle Pain
 • Menopause
• Insomnia
 
Direct heat produces therapeutic effects because:
1. It increases the extensibility of collagen tissues. 2. It decreases joint stiffness directly. 3. It is relieves muscle spasms 4. It produces pain relief. 5. It increases blood flow. 6. It assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrates, edema and exudates. 7. More recently, it has been used in cancer therapy.
 
The healing benefits of direct radiant heat are too numerous to list, so we’ll finish off with one more reason to love your heated floors at Glow – they are comfortable and relaxing!
 
Step into one of our yoga classes and experience the full benefits of our Signature and Seasonal classes this fall.

By Kenzie Bilyk:
​When Jill Dowson heard about Glow Fitness for Women opening in Selkirk through word of mouth, she was one of the first to sign up.  
Dowson used to run a club from a franchise called Curves, and when she saw the women’s-only circuit at Glow, she was excited for a chance to return to a workout that she missed since her club closed.
“It feels like I’m coming home. It’s a grown-up girlfriends club! And so glad to see smiling faces when I open the door!” says Dowson about her experience since joining.
The Glow circuit, just like the one at Dowson’s former club, uses a force called hydraulic resistance to create a full body strength workout, like lifting weights but more comparable to swimming, because the resistance of the machines will increase depending on how fast you push or pull, and you raise your heart rate for the additional benefit of a cardio workout.
“Easy weight loss and muscle toning. It’s an hour and a half workout in a half hour!” Says Dowson on the benefits she remembers from when she owned her club.
“It’s for every woman too, the machines will adjust for everyone and will continue to challenge you even after you have gotten stronger. And it’s nice to see the yoga added to complement the circuit.”
Since Glow Fitness for Women opened a few weeks ago, Dowson now works out at Glow a few times a week with her friend Ruth Weins.
Weins also used to work out at a circuit style gym in the past and has been enjoying her workouts so far.
“I like it because it’s stress-free! I have so much more energy now!” says Weins.
Feedback from members working out in the morning show similar enthusiasm for the new gym.
 “I find it empowering, the staff is so motivational and welcoming. The space is beautiful” Glow member Dianna Mae Hocaluk comments cheerfully before her regular early morning yoga.
“No one judges, you don’t need headphones either!” Christie Pellaers, another member, added enthusiastically from the circuit.
“Oh yes! That’s so important, and the schedule for the yoga is so thoughtful for a working professional woman” Hocaluk continued.
“It’s just such a positive environment!” Pellaers finished off.
Some other general comments heard dancing around the space between the recovery boards and the yoga studio show similar sentiments:
“I’m happy that it’s back, it’s so nice to get back into it!” said one member in between squats.
“The circuit and the yoga are both so easy to get into, doesn’t matter your current shape or activity level!” Added another from the stretch area.
Glow Fitness for Women opened March 12 in downtown Selkirk at 217 Clandeboye avenue, close to the waterfront.  The women’s-only gym has memberships with and without contracts, and is open 24/7, with coaches on-site six days a week. 
New members are welcome to drop by during staffed hours, visit online (glowfitnessforwomen.ca) or call to sign up – 204.420.4280.