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   IN THIS ISSUE:  
 
  Upcoming adventures:
  - Hike the Chief, April 4
  - Hike, Zip Line, Yoga, Spa
     in Whistler, August 13-16

  NEW: Catherine D'Aoust's
  Body Ball Workout DVD for you

  Gift Certificates
  for your friends and family

 
     
     
 
Gaia Adventures' Mission:
We provide leadership,
direction and support
to help women achieve
optimum living.
 
     
     
     
 

Body Ball Workshops
help build up your core
and more...

 
 
Have a ball, a Gaia's Body Ball Workshop
  
About Catherine D'Aoust:
Peng, BSc, Kinesiology, MBA, BCRPA Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor. A sought-after personal trainer for business executives and corporations, Catherine has more than 20 years experience in fitness training. She consults for ICBC and Health Care Benefit Trust and conducts regular Osteofit classes and Body Ball Workshops in Vancouver and since 2004 across Canada. Catherine knows what works best for different ages and fitness levels and will share her knowledge with you.
Read more
 
     
     
 
  The benefits of working
  out with the Body Ball
  include:
  • Improvement of
    your core stability
    and strength
  • Improvement of
    your range of motion
    and flexibility
  • Improvement of
    your balance and coordination
  • Restoration of
    your posture
  • Development of
    your overall fitness
  • Reduction or
    elimination of body-
    based pain and
    discomfort from
    low back pain or
    other injury
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
     
 


GIFT CERTIFICATES

  
 
Birthday, Mother's Day, Sister
Day, Friendship Day, Holiday,
anyday. Choose from four
certificates to give the gift of
health, fitness or adventure to
a friend or family member:

The gift of Fitness Plus:
A Fitness Assessment plus a workout/program in 1.5 hours
of training with Catherine D'Aoust, an experienced
personal trainer
and Kinesiologist.
  $99 + GST - order online
  Select "GAIA Test Fit"

The gift of Adventure:
A day of snowshoeing, kayaking, hiking with other like-minded women. Rental fees extra.
  $89 + GST -order online
  Select "GAIA Women Adventure"

The gift of Fitness:
A 1-hour workout session
with Catherine D'Aoust,
an experienced trainer and Kinesiologist.
  $69 + GST- order online
  Select "GAIA Quick Start"

The triple gift of Core Strength and Better Health:
A 1-hour body ball workout with
a Kinesiologist, plus Catherine D'Aoust's new body ball workout DVD to take home, plus a body ball. A great package deal!
  $139 + GST - order online
  Select "GAIA Body Ball"

 
   
     
     
 
GAIA Adventures' programs include snowshoeing, hiking, biking, kayaking and backpacking adventures for women.
  
     
  Visit Gaia's website for info on Personal Fitness Training.  
     
 
More adventures for women on Gaia's website: click here
  
     
     

 
Gaia eNewsletter March/April 2009
Gaia Adventures for Women | Personal Training | Body Ball Workshops
NEW: Catherine D'Aoust's Body Ball Workshop DVDs
 

Get on the ball, the Body Ball

It's easier than ever - with Catherine D'Aoust ‘s new DVD

The health benefits of a body ball workout are amazing. Regardless of how fit you are, how old you are or if you suffer from low back pain, "Body Ball training is an absolutely fantastic core strengthening workout," says Catherine D'Aoust, a Vancouver Personal Trainer and Kinesiologist who teaches basic and advanced body ball workshops to massage therapists and other trainers and everybody else who is interested.

"It trains your local (core muscles) along with your global muscle system (everything else) to achieve rapid results of improved stability and joint and back health. It works the body as a connected unit rather than independent parts. It helps you prevent back pain and injury and can help you be active and strong throughout your life," she says.

"Body ball training is fun, easy to do and adaptable to any fitness regime. With the help of my new DVD 'Body Ball Workout' you can workout at home, on your time, with a virtual Personal Trainer at your side," adds D'Aoust.

"By learning how to safely work on the body ball you will create a dynamic and powerful core. This will offer tremendous strength and stability for the low back, hips and lower extremities", says D'Aoust. "And it's really a good time! It's great seeing people bouncing on the ball and enjoying their workout".

And body ball training is so versatile. In addition to working the core with specific trunk stability exercises and core ball exercises, you can also train your back, chest, shoulders and arms. - Read more about the many benefits of body ball training.

Catherine D'Aoust's new Body Ball Workout single DVD [shown here]
features 2 x 20 minutes workouts aimed at Beginner and Intermediate Levels for variety and challenge.
This special DVD is suitable for all levels fitness and provides detailed instructions and examples of proper form and technique by and with Catherine as your virtual trainer.
 Body Ball Workout DVD

While professionals choose the set of 2 DVDs that has been designed with their needs in mind, this single DVD has been compiled to help anyone who wants to workout at their place and pace. You can order the single DVD online today and you're ready to go.

 
Order your copy at the special introductory price of only $29.95
plus taxes and shipping. Get the DVD for yourself or as a gift.
 

Upcoming Outdoor Adventures in B.C.

Hike the Stawamus Chief - April 4 - Challenging

Activity Level:
Date:
Duration:
Intensity:
Cost:
Challenging, Adventure Hiking
Saturday, April 4
8 AM to 3 PM

11 km, 4 hours, 610 m (2,100 ft)

$85 plus GST/person
Price includes: transportation, a trained guide, healthy lunch
Hike the Stawamus Chief with Gaia women
Hike the Stawamus Chief, the great rock mass that towers over Highway 99 just south of Squamish. Known for its superb rock climbing the Chief also offers exciting trails leading up to three different peaks. On the peak facing you is Howe Sound, to the right, Mount Garibaldi and to the left, Tantalus Range, glacier capped mountains. Our experienced guide and naturalist will lead you along this steep but scenic hike. It's "GAIA's stair master". If you love the “Grind” you will love the “Chief”.


Hike, Zip Line, Yoga, Spa - 4 days in August
       The Whistler Experience - A Gaia "Princess Adventure"
Activity Level:
Date:
Duration:
Cost:
 
Catch the spirit. Visit the official website of Whistler.
 
 
Moderate; a Gaia "Princess Adventure"
August 13 - 16
4 Adventure Days
$1,380 plus GST/person - double occupancy; add $300/person for single supplement (your own room)
Price includes: hotel accommodation for 3 nights, yoga and spa treatment, zip line and gondola fees, and meals, all ground transportation and land transfers, rentals and an experienced guide
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:  Sign up by March 31, 2009 and save $100.
A deposit of $300 is required to register for this exciting adventure.
 
Peak experience and spa relaxation   Hiking in Whistler is fun
Get up, hop on the gondola and head for the top of Whistler Mountain and enjoy breathtaking views. Hike in the alpine along the spectacular High Note trail. We travel in pristine alpine meadows filled with wildflowers and look out onto the glacial peaks of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the crystal blue-green waters of Cheakamus Lake below.

Try Ziplining and experience an incredible three hours journey as you ride on a series of suspension bridges, and explore the picturesque forest valley between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.

Relax and unwind at the Solarice Wellness Centre & Spa and experience a 90-minute yoga class along with a 60-minute Spa offering of your choice. Enjoy great food in Whistler Village.

Hike Joffre Lakes, the park with the famous three beautiful lakes trail towards a spectacular glacier. Almost right away you have a spectacular view of the glacier from across the scenic Lower Joffre Lake. The trail then begins to rise and you cross a rockslide towards Middle Joffre Lake (elevation 1,540m).

We continue on towards the jewel of the tree lakes, Upper Joffre Lake (1,590m). In addition to the superb views of the lake and the surrounding glacier-aged terrain, there is a special thrill of crashing ice blocks on a warm afternoon.

Gaia "Princess Adventure" explained

In October 2007, GAIA Adventures launched their new line, PRINCESS ADVENTURES, filling a unique need for life balance among women who work hard and play hard.
This also marks the first time GAIA combined physical activity with "a pampering final" to each day. The Grand Canyon Adventure and the Whistler Experience offer this "Royal Treatment" for you to enjoy.

   
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