Minds in Motion - Exercise Program

Condition Specific Support, Seniors Services, and Social / Recreational

Provided by Alzheimer Society of BC

A fitness and social program for people experiencing early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or another dementia and a friend, family member or care partner.
The program offers both in-person and online fitness and social program for people living with any form of early-stage dementia along with a family member, friend or other care partners.

Available at numerous locations throughout BC. Visit the website for location details or call your area's Alzheimer Society Resource Centre. Registration fees (in-person sessions) include the cost of the person living with dementia and one care partner. Start at any time and pay a pro-rated registration fee.

The online Minds in Motion® consists of a 30-minute fitness video followed by 45 minutes of social activity and is an opportunity to connect with others living with dementia. Care partners must attend.

Groups meet weekly:
  • Tuesdays: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. or 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
  • Wednesdays: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
  • Wednesdays (Cantonese): 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
  • Thursdays: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
  • Fridays: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Sessions are free to attend and hosted online via Microsoft Teams.
Please call First Link Dementia Helpline at 1-800-936-6033 for more information on in-person Minds in Motion programming options in your community.

604-675-5156 (Greater Vancouver- Tri-Cities, Pitt Meadows or Vancouver)

Website: http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/bc/We-can...

604-675-5157 (Greater Vancouver -Richmond, North Vancouver or West Vancouver)

250-382-2052 (Greater Victoria)

250-860-0305 (North & Central Okanagan)

Toll Free: 1-800-634-3399

250-564-7533 (Northern Interior & Skeena)

Toll Free: 1-866-564-7533

604-449-5000 (South & East Fraser)

250-734-4170 (North & Central Vancouver Island)

Toll Free: 1-800-462-2833

250-493-8182 (South Okanagan)

Toll Free: 1-888-318-1122

250-377-8200 (Central Interior)

Toll Free: 1-800-886-6946

250-426-0534 (East Kootenay)

Service is available in English.

Cost: Fees may apply

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Seniors Services
Social / Recreational
Ways to Access
  • Provided at multiple locations
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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