Now that the fall schedules are in full swing it's time to make sure everyone in your family is active. Being physically active will help boost your family's immune system as we head towards the cold and flu season. It also gets you out doing activities you love to do with friends, family, and neighbours.
Bowen Island Community Recreation has something to keep the whole family moving and having fun.
Get your family doing the Thriller Dance. On three consecutive Fridays Oct. 14, 21, 28 instructors Wendy Cellik and Tina Overbury will teach you the Thriller dance from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at BICS in preparation for the final performance on Oct. 29. It will be a dark, foggy affair on the Turf Field where Bowen Island will become one of thousands of communities to take part in the worldwide Thrill the World event as a contender for the Guiness Book of World Records.
The Thriller dance performance will be followed by a Monster's Ball with light refreshments. This is an all-ages event and all participants are encouraged to dress like zombies and Thrill the World.
An evening fitness class has been added. Lisa Brougham will be teaching a Sport Fit class to teens and adults on Wednesday evenings Oct. 19 to Nov. 30 from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. This is a total body workout in the BICS gym that will focus on all aspects of fitness.
Want to be a shredder? Or find out what a shredder is? Join Dan Cowan, world-renowned mountain biker for a mountain biking class. On Oct. 15, 22 and 29, six to eight-year-olds will gain confidence in their biking skills. Sunday Oct.16, 23 and 30 are for the older crew, age 9 to 12, to try some new skills and rip up a few trails. All classes start out at BICS at 9:45 a.m. Over 12? Ride with the big kids on Wednesdays at 4:15 through October and possibly into November.
And for the women out there, Cowan is running a women's only class on Saturday Oct. 15, 22 and 29 from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m.
All classes are tailored for individuals' experience and skill level.
Pre-registration for all of the above classes is at Bowen Island Community Recreation or call for more information at 604-947-2216.
Keep your family active, fit, and healthy this fall.
SHAUNA JENNINGS
Community Recreation Programmer
