https://traumainformedfitness.ca

17210 106A Avenue, Edmonton, AB

traumainformedfitness@gmail.com

Moving Through Healing.

THE CENTRE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED FITNESS

About Us

Bodies Beyond Barriers

Here at the CTIF, we're helping people find joy and empowerment in movement through cultivating radical self-acceptance and reconceptualizing the how we engage with the concepts of health and wellness. As we move

We're showing people that pain isn't actually required for "gains", that missing a Monday doesn't make you a failure, that focusing on self-acceptance is more sustainable than chasing down unrealistic beauty ideals, and that all bodies deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

Most importantly, we are teaching people that the mind and body are inseparable, and that fitness must serve the needs of both.

Our ultimate goal is to create a world where everyone has access to quality fitness programs that are affordable, accessible, and tailored to their unique needs.

**We envision a future where fitness is no longer a privilege, but a right for all.**

What is a Whole Person Approach To Fitness?

A whole personal approach is a perspective on health that recognizes the complex interactions of an individual's mind, body, and environment.

Our biological, psychological and social wellness is formed within the context of our sociocultural environment.

BIOLOGICAL

The physical and genetic aspects of a person that affect their health and well-being, such as their anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, and pathology. Biological needs also include physical and mental abilities and predispositions, and biodiversity.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

AND SOCIAL

The mental, emotional, and interpersonal aspects of a person that affect their health and well-being including self-image, motivation, their relationships and their social support systems.

SOCIOCULTURAL/

ENVIRONMENTAL

The various external factors that influence a person’s health and well-being, such as social norms and political climate, power dynamics, social inequity, and environmental factors, including but not limited to a global pandemic and climate change.

People who engage in body surveillance, the

tendency to constantly monitor and evaluate one’s own appearance, often based on unrealistic or idealized standards of beauty, may feel more dissatisfied with their bodies, more anxious about their appearance, and more self-conscious during exercise, which can impair their performance and adherence to physical activity programs.

THE MORE WE KNOW, THE MORE WE GROW

Our Guiding Principles

We admit it: We don't know everything there is to know about Trauma, Fitness, or how these two interact with each other.

Even as we craft our programs and toolkits, we are constantly learning, adapting, and adjusting to the evolving language, concepts, and evidence.

But what we do know is this:

All human beings have the inherent right to be treated with dignity.

Every human being thrives when they feel like they belong.

Justice and equity are the paths to a better future for everyone.

If we act with integrity, continuously seeking ways to balance out what we know (science) with what we need (compassion, understanding, and respect), we will learn from our mistakes and become better for having made them.

A NOTE FROM OUR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Zita Dube-Lockhart, CSEP CPT/NASM CES

MACP (IP), BA, D.HS (PFT)

Zita is the principle investigator and author of the 6A Trauma Informed Fitness Framework.

“For decades, the fitness industry has hinged on the belief that it can inspire positive change in people through guilt and stigma carefully marketed as "motivation". The evidence is clear:

You can't self loathe yourself into self love.

Shame-based approaches are ineffective motivators, and even have the opposite effect in most people, causing them to avoid exercise entirely. If we want to get people moving, we need a radical shift, not only in our messaging but in our mindset and our worldview as an industry.”

CONTACTS

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The Centre for Trauma Informed Fitness currently operates out of Action Potential Fitness, located in West Edmonton. We appreciate your patience as we continue to update our contact information.