Fun & Fearless Fitness
Taking the fear out of fitness...
Joining a fitness class should never be scary.
Fitness should become a part of our daily routine because it’s fun, we love the activity, we are inspired by the instructor, and we enjoy the people we work out with.
We should look forward to the opportunity to work out and de-stress at the end of a long day, not dread it.
At Scary Bunny, our classes are created with all ages and fitness levels in mind.
Whether you are 40 plus and new to fitness, or an active ager, we want you to feel successful, strong and empowered when you leave any one of our workouts. Scary Bunny is a community of fit and happy people that are enjoying life to the fullest because we can!
Indoor fitness classes are currently being delivered online via Zoom. Nordic Walking classes continue outdoors all year round and follow the most current and recommended AHS safety protocols.
Kettlebell classes are outdoors through the spring/summer/fall season. They will be delivered via Zoom in wet weather and through the winter months.
Barre and Cardio Barre Fitness
Hop up to the Barre!
– Returning January 2023 –
Barre fuses the best of Pilates, yoga, aerobics and strengthening exercises to deliver a result driven workout in a fun and dynamic way.
Improve posture, body strength and balance; gain a body awareness that you may have never had before; sculpt your body and get into amazing shape.
Cardio Barre combines strengthening barre exercises with non-stop, fat burning dance moves to create an upbeat, high energy, party at the barre.
No dance experience required, all fitness levels welcome.
Join your friends at the barre and find the strength of the dancer within you, transform your body, and take your fitness to new heights.
Barefoot, yoga socks or workout shoes. Handheld weights and yoga mat.
Pump up the music, pump up the FUN!
This cardio-strength training class is time-efficient and effective, delivering a high energy, musically driven workout designed so that all ages and fitness levels feel welcome.
Pumped Up Strength™ is an innovative approach to weight and resistance training. Utilizing combination movement patterns in a targeted, rhythmic progression, its superpower is the dynamic integration of upper and lower body movements set to fun music.
The result is a fun, sweat-drenched, functionally efficient, cardio-strength workout that will challenge your body in new ways – become stronger, improve lean muscle mass, rev your metabolism, and preserve bone density.
If you struggle to find time to squeeze a workout into your busy schedule, you are going to love this Pumped Up Strength™ class as a 40 minute “Express” format. Meet your friends online or make new ones. Join us for morning, evening, or weekend classes and efficiently get your cardio, strength, and stretch workout done and dusted in under one hour!
Workout shoes, handheld weights, and yoga mat.
Pumped Up Strength™
Monday Express
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $12, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $42
Mondays: 6:00-6:40 pm (MT)
Pumped Up Strength™
Thursday Express
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $12, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $42
Thursdays: 6:00-7:00 pm (MT)
Pumped Up Strength™
Sunday Express
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $12, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $42
Sundays: 9:30-10:10 am (MST)
Kettlebell Fitness Training
Kettlebell classes are held outdoors in the spring, summer, and fall at:
Cambrian Heights School Playground
640 Northmount Drive NW • Calgary AB
And are held online via Zoom during the winter months or when the weather is inclement.
Experience the feeling of empowerment that comes from a strong mind and a strong body with Kettlebell training!
Our bodies were designed to move. From the time we are born, our bodies learn to crawl, walk, run, kick, hop and jump. Our daily lives require us to squat, turn, twist, pull, push, and lift. So often we focus our fitness routine on cardio training alone. We forget that we need to also train our bodies for longevity and injury prevention by working on our strength, coordination, balance, reaction time and flexibility skills.
Swinging a kettlebell (or two!) will not only increase your heart rate without any impact on your joints, but it will also train your body to be stronger and more confident. By incorporating martial arts motion into the workout, we also improve our flexibility, mobility, and reaction time.
Think personal training in a group fitness environment. This workout is all about YOU!
YOUR fitness level today, YOUR individual fitness goals, and YOUR personal physical considerations.
All fitness levels welcome.
Yoga mat and kettlebell (or weight), bare feet or workout shoes. Most students begin their training journey with a 10lb (4kg) kettlebell. They average in price around $2.00+ per lb.
Experience Beginner Level Kettlebell Training this spring!
Varsity Community Hall
4303 Varsity Drive NW
Join us for a free introductory DEMO class!
Saturday March 11, 2023
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Please register here.
Regular spring classes
Saturday April 15, 2023 – Saturday June 24, 2023
11:30 am-12:30 pm
For classes, please register here.
Beginner Basics
New students-Try it for FREE!
(Registration is required)
First Saturday of the month
9:00-9:30 am (MT)
Beginner
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $15, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $55
Returning Summer 2023 (Outdoors)
Level 1
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $15, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $55
Saturdays: 9:30-10:30 am (MT)
Chair One Fitness
Chair Cardio Fitness will have you dancing in your seat!
Chair Fitness is a seated exercise class designed for individuals who have concerns about standing during a fitness class. This includes active older adults, people with balance challenges, injuries, disabilities, pregnant, or suffering from obesity.
This class delivers a fun, interactive and uplifting “dance” experience to music, while providing a total body workout, all from a seated position.
This class enables everyone to stay active mentally and physically, no matter their age and ability.
Come dance with us!
55+ Seated Cardio Dance, Strength, Stretch
This 55+ active adult class will flow from a seated, uplifting cardio “dance” experience, to standing strength, to the mat for core work, and end with a well-deserved final stretch. Music will move us as we build cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength, train our core, and improve our balance, flexibility, and mobility throughout this choreographed class.
We will be incorporating the following into the strength and stretch part of our workout. Please bring:
- Yoga mat (towel)
- 2-Hand-held weights
- Small Pilates or Bender Ball(TM) (rolled up and secured towel or a small throw pillow/bolster)
- 2-gliding discs (2-paper plates)
- fitness bands (yoga strap)
This class is suitable for all fitness levels. Participants need to be able to get down and up off the floor.
55+ Seated Cardio Dance, Strength, Stretch
Varsity Community Hall
4303 Varsity Drive NW
Join us for a free introductory DEMO class!
Friday March 10, 2023
9:00 am-9:30 am
Please register here.
Regular spring classes
Friday April 14, 2023 – Friday June 9, 2023
9:00 am-10:00 am
For classes, please register here.
Let’s FACE it Together™ (LFIT) Facial Exercise
Improve facial expression, confidence, and fight the signs of aging in a natural way!
Most people will spend time and money going to a fitness class to work on strengthening the muscles in their body, but few people spend time strengthening the muscles in their face and neck. Just as the muscles in our arms and legs will strengthen when we embark on a fitness program, the muscles in our face and neck will strengthen and tighten when we exercise them.
Let’s FACE It Together™ program can also be used to rehabilitate and restore muscle function in the face. Research shows that people who have suffered facial muscle trauma have been able to regain facial movements by increasing their facial muscle strength. Those affected by Parkinson’s disease, strokes, and many muscular degenerative diseases can keep their facial muscles functioning to their best ability when adding facial exercises into their daily routines.
You can’t help but laugh as you experience all the funny faces we make during this half hour class. All you need to bring to this class is your sense of humour!
I Am Ageless Now™ Method
What does it mean to be ageless?
Aging isn’t just skin deep. It’s about wellness, movement, attitude, habits, mindset, and nutrition.
I think we can all agree, that whatever our chronological age, we want to enjoy life pain free and with more energy, flexibility, mobility, and strength.
Whether you are in your 40’s, your 80’s, or somewhere in between, daily activities and movements that were once easy and enjoyable may be a tad more challenging or may even be painful.
High impact sports, the wrong diet, high heels, too much time in front of the computer or television…eventually, these things impact our mobility and flexibility.
The “I Am Ageless Now™ Method” promotes a more vital, active, and pain-free lifestyle, whatever your age or stage of life. Using a foam roller and/or tennis ball, we will massage to keep our fascia flexible, use gentle movement to lubricate our joints and promote better mobility and flexibility, and use our body weight to train for our active and functional life.
Come experience this rejuvenating body, mind, and spirit session for yourself, and enjoy life pain free with more energy, flexibility, mobility, and strength.
Yoga mat, bare feet, and a tennis ball or small massage ball. Optional – foam roller, Pilate’s ball, or small throw cushion. A chair can be at hand should you require it for balance during the standing portion of the class.
“Relax, Restore, and Rejuvenate”
Come experience this rejuvenating body, mind, and spirit session for yourself, and enjoy life pain free with more energy, flexibility, mobility, and strength.
The strengthening, stretching, and self massage that we will experience in this class are key to enjoying a more active life with less pain and more vitality. Live the life that you want to with more energy, functionality, flexibility, mobility, and strength.
Yoga mat, bare feet, and a tennis ball or small massage ball.
Optional: foam roller, Pilate’s ball, Glider disks.
(See FAQs section for alternative equipment options.)
Relax…you deserve this!
Enjoy 1 Drop-in class for $15, or purchase a 4-pack of passes for $55
Relax, Restore, and Rejuvenate this spring!
Varsity Community Hall
4303 Varsity Drive NW
Join us for a free introductory DEMO class!
Tuesday March 7, 2023
10:30 am-11:00 am
Please register here.
Regular spring classes
Tuesday April 11, 2023 – Tuesday June 6, 2023
10:30 am-11:30 am
For classes, please register here.
Nordic Walking
Move your body, boost your mood, and enjoy the beauty of nature that surrounds us, all year round!
New Mom’s, Active Ager’s, and Everyone In-Between!
Did you know that Nordic Walking Fitness:
- Is NOT specifically a Senior or Older Adult activity? It’s for everyone.
- Burns up to 46% more calories than standard walking, activates the core and sculpts arms and shoulders.
- Uses 90 percent of your muscles—especially those underused upper body muscles, contributing to great posture and improved balance at any age.
Whatever your age, Nordic Walking is a terrific way to be both social and active with friends and family. It’s also a great way for new Moms to get back into fitness – strap on your child carrier and get outside for some fresh air and a change of scenery. Nordic Walking is an all-in-one energizing, mood boosting, cardio and muscle building fitness activity for all ages and abilities.
Learn the benefits of walking with Nordic Walking fitness poles, the differences between fitness poles and hiking poles, and how to set their height to obtain optimal results when walking with them. We will then take them to the street and learn the “plant, push, and propel” technique that makes this activity such a great full body, cardio, core, and strength workout.
“Private, semi-private and group lessons available.”
All fitness levels welcome! Nordic walking poles are provided for use in class and are sanitized prior to use.
Contact me for more information on our upcoming classes or to arrange a private, semi-private lesson. Private and semi-private classes (60 minutes) are ideal for people who prefer to learn at their own pace and at a time and location that’s most convenient for them.
Private Lesson
For 1-2 peopleSemi-Private Lesson
For 3 - 4 peopleGroup Lesson
For groups of 5 - 9 peopleInterested in joining a Nordic Walking class?
Complete the form below and let us know what kind of Nordic Walking experience you would like to enjoy! We will let you know when the next class is scheduled.
Nordic Walking and Strength Fusion
Sometimes, we bunnies like to get outside and get back to our roots!
City or urban pathway, Nordic walking is a great, all season way to do that, but imagine the benefits of your outdoor adventure if you added some upper and lower body strength and core conditioning exercises also!
Move your fitness class outdoors and work out in Mother Nature’s playground!
Everything is right there for your use and enjoyment. We incorporate trees, park benches, playground equipment, hills, and steps with our own body weight to increase the benefits of Nordic walking even further.
Calgary has such an amazing pathway system! Explore the beauty and health benefits that they provide with our 4-week course.
