Synapse Health and Fitness

Expérience fantastique: After sustaining a spinal compression fracture I was in regular discomfort and reduced mobility. Rachelle and Synapse has significantly improved my life, helping me improve my strength and mobility so I can take on life again!

Expérience fantastique: I take Zumba with Diana at Synapse. The gym facility is great with nice access to change rooms, water, etc. There is lots of room to move anround and class sizes are small. The class is high energy and so much fun!

Expérience fantastique: Zumba with Diana is the absolute best! It is so much fun while being a super hard workout! Diana herself is super encouraging! Synapse is a beautiful space that is warm and welcoming

Expérience fantastique: This is hands down the BEST fitness place EVER. Highly knowledgeable and professional staff, who provide individual attention and make sure you do the exercises correctly, so you don't get hurt. A variety of classes. And everyone is so friendly and supportive, making you feel welcome. I love going to my workouts!

Expérience fantastique: Chad was amazing. Found the problem and had great suggestions to fix. These guys and gals are great. You should go see them

Expérience fantastique: Tania is the best thing to happen to me. I workout with my daughter and she makes sure I do similar exercises keeping me safe from injury. It's really encouraging to see older people working and trying to make their life better with what they have. All ages, all shapes and sizes. The facility is so clean and everyone is very nice. I highly recommend Tania and Synapse.

Expérience fantastique: Synapse is a unique gym experience. It’s like a family and everyone has your best interests at heart. Sam is my trainer and friend and she has been taking such good care of me for years! Come and check it out, it’s totally worth your time!!

Expérience fantastique: Awesome facility. Sue & Chad know their stuff & create custom programs that really help folk like me regain fitness & form post-injury. Go here!

Expérience fantastique: An especially good session today with Sam! Hips and shoulders. We needed this.

Expérience fantastique: If you are serious about your fitness and well being Chad will help you. You'll receive genuine interest and support for your goals.Samantha March aka Sam is extremely knowledgeable, like Chad, about current trends in fitness, the human body and tailoring a program to fit and suit your specific needs.

Expérience fantastique: Aaron does a great job with assessing your strengths and weaknesses then works with the client to achieve agreed upon goals and helps with sport specific requirements. Extremely good at helping client with recovery from any injuries or problems with alignment, stability or flexibility! Really nice guy and cares about your progress.

Expérience fantastique: Rachelle is amazing! She guides me, encourages me, and adjusts the exercises if I have issues completing them. After 8 weeks, I can see the results!!

Expérience fantastique: I love this class! Chad is amazing and you are guaranteed to get a good work out!

Expérience fantastique: Sam is a great instructor. She knows her stuff. I enjoy her sense of humour.

Expérience fantastique: Had a great assessment with Chad. Super smart and has a real desire to help clients get well. Definitely recommend Synapse to everyone from all fitness levels

Expérience fantastique: Tania always provides an amazing work out with hands on correction to make sure exercises are done properly and safely. First class facility.

Expérience fantastique: Chad and the team at Synapse are true movement experts! I’ve been able to overcome a number of injuries and get some great workouts too.

Expérience fantastique: Trainer makes herself very aware of patient’s physical limitations and ensures that exercises are proportional to those limitations. Very thorough in explaining goal of exercise and ensures that patient is executing the exercise within expectation.

Expérience fantastique: Attending after a serious but non-surgical lower back injury, referred to try as they offer a movement assessment. Individualized plans, attention to detail, flexible scheduling. Non-judgemental staff meet you where you’re at functionally and are collaborative in making/meeting goals. Longest relationship I’ve had with physical/exercise trainers. Knowledgeable and kind.

Expérience fantastique: Great workout of shoulders, arms elbows and hands today. I always leave classes feeling better than when I went in. Sam is great!

Expérience fantastique: Danny is very knowledgeable and takes the time to listen to you. I would recommend him to anyone!

Expérience fantastique: Excellent experience. The opportunity to work with someone to over come challenges is useful.

Expérience fantastique: I have been working with Chad and his team for about six months and they have greatly improved the mobility of my left shoulder that I had dislocated twenty years ago as well I am learning how to walk properly on two knees that were replaced nine years ago. I never understood how much I was compensating for these injuries. It has been amazing.

Expérience fantastique: My experience was excellent. Chad was thorough and professional. I'll be going back.

Expérience fantastique: My last training session with Sue Williams at Synapse was pretty amazing. I have been training with Sue since Synapse opened and many years prior at another gym. At 70, I feel in better physical condition than when I was younger thanks to Sue’s expertise as a trainer, rehab specialist and athletic therapist. After most sessions I ponder what just happened in the last hour. At the beginning of each session, Sue does an informal assessment of my mobility and occasional SI joint issues from a motorcycle accident 17 years ago. Then she modifies whatever exercises she had planned to address and correct those issues to achieve results. Sometimes she’ll say: “Stop. Now let think about this. This is how I want you to do this exercise”. Honestly, many times this is over my head but I ask many questions and learn a lot about how my shoulders, hips and back work together. Because of her laser focus, my form often gets corrected several times in a set of 10 reps (a good thing), which is a testament to how much she cares and the value she brings to her clients. And on top of all that, training with Sue is a lot of fun. I also participate in several group classes a week, like TRX and the Athlete Camp led by Chad. These classes are small and also emphasize the correct form for the exercises. I always look forward to the healthy social element and a more intense fitness experience.

Expérience fantastique: I have dealt with recurrent shoulder and other ligament/joint injuries for my entire adult life. I have been to multiple different physiotherapists and have never found any lasting success or relief from injury. I have now been going to Chad at Synapse for the past year and it has truly been life changing. I have never felt better! It has been incredible to not be regularly dealing with injuries that have prevented me in the past from skiing, biking, golf, and other activities. I had become accustomed to shoulder pain and reduced range of motion with regular day to day activities. I'm now pain free and feel better than I have in over 20 years. I've been so impressed with Chad's extensive knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. I'm a doctor and I feel like I should be referring every one of my patients to Synapse. I can't recommend it highly enough!

Expérience fantastique: Synapse is my happy place. I came to this gym in Dec. 2021 because of a herniated disk in my neck. I was potentially going to require surgery and I was in a lot of pain on a daily basis. My condition also made it very difficult to do my job. Chad helped me work through everything with specialized exercises and gradually, the pain disappeared. In April 2022, my doctors told me I would not require surgery. I am truly grateful for the improvement in my quality of life and I have no intentions of going backwards.

Expérience fantastique: You can muscle through an exercise and never improve your stability that you need for mobility. Everyone should invest in a private training session to learn about body mechanics. There are not enough superlatives for my experience at Synapse.

Expérience fantastique: I signed up to gain strength and help with pain from plantar fasciitis…6 weeks in and am realizing they provide so much more at Synapse. I’m learning how to walk properly (!), correct poor posture habits, and be more mindful of how I engage in any physical activity (core). Staff are professional, knowledgeable, patient, and have a total health approach to training. They also make it fun and challenging and so I look forward to every session.

Expérience fantastique: I am still working on my recovery after shoulder surgery, but I have been working with Benji for a while now and I am noticing a huge difference in my posture and my extended range of movement in both my shoulders. I / we still have a ways to go but so far so good!

Expérience fantastique: I get a great workout at Synapse. The small sizes allow for instructors to give me feedback on form and this prevents me getting injured or hurt during my workouts. There are a variety of things to choose from, the environment is friendly and welcoming, and there is a range of activities. I’m never bored. I always sweat and work hard. Everyone is so kind and every instructor is knowledgeable and professional.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome place, amazing people! Thanks Benji and Erin!

Expérience fantastique: Three years ago, I began personal training two days a week with Sue and Tanja shortly after Synapse opened. Membership in a club was never a problem for me but attendance was an issue. I was never motivated to work out by myself. My trainers have helped me build core strength and manage arthritis in my left knee and hip by keeping me active. My posture from years of working at a desk also needed improvement. Building incremental muscle mass has also helped me lose and manage my weight. The atmosphere is very comfortable at Synapse and working out is fun. My training sessions are adjusted to address any new body challenges. I recently have added a couple of weekly group session TRX with Chad and Kin Stretch with Sam. I am amazed how much my health has improved working with this very knowledgeable and professional team.

Expérience fantastique: Aaron has made a huge impact with my knees and my ability to be more active. I am very grateful.

Expérience fantastique: As an active older man I needed to add flexibility to my workout. Chad suggested I try Kinstretch with Sam. It has been amazing! I’ve been going to Sam’s classes on Tuesday mornings for a month now and I find it’s opened my joints and muscles and made me feel looser and so much better. I’m hoping I can find the time in the near future to start her Thursday classes also. Sam has been great and accommodating to her students and able to modify the exercises as needed for individuals with physical problems. Synapse has a calm and pleasant atmosphere. I have to give a five star rating

Expérience fantastique: Synapse is an exceptional fitness facility with highly skilled Trainers that are committed to helping their clients achieve their personal fitness goals !!

Expérience fantastique: I have been at Synapse since it opened. The trainers, massage therapist, athletic therapists are all first rate. They recently started doing group classes and I throughly enjoy them. I have worked with Chad, the owner, for many years. He has helped me improve my strength and balance. His knowledge as well as the other trainers is beyond most gyms. If you need to rehab from surgery or an injury they will help. My husband started here when he retired from his job downtown. He has had major issues with his hips and knees. What he can do now from where he started is night and day! This is thanks to Sue and Tania. He has just started taking Kin stretch classes with Sam who has also helped him. I can’t say enough about Synapse and the staff.

Expérience fantastique: Synapse is fabulous! The facility is super cool, well laid out, and has great equipment for rehab, personal and group training. The new acupuncture, massage and athletic therapy practitioners are an added bonus! I’ve been seeing Chad for 2 1/2 years, have learned a ton, am in less pain and stronger. Highly recommend!

Expérience fantastique: Great facility to get personal training service, rehabilitation, a great atmosphere with very knowledgeable trainers.

Expérience fantastique: Michele is wonderful - very knowledgeable and she is an expert in her understanding of functional training and how it supports activity and injury prevention across all ages. Highly recommend.

Expérience fantastique: My daughter starting working with Michelle during the lockdown and continues to work with her 1:1 twice a week. She is very knowledgeable and pointed out some concerns with specific areas, and has been focussing on these areas with her. The improvement is very noticeable and her strength has increased immensely! She has been to other training sessions and we would not trust her working with any other trainer again. She sets goals after each visit and sends her home with activities to work on at home. Michelle definitely goes above and beyond sharing videos of her success with us as well. My daughter loves going and appreciates her feedback and tasks to complete at home. She is very effective and is passionate about her job. We look forward to ongoing training!

Expérience fantastique: We came to Chad with many years of overuse injuries and general aches and pains. Very quickly I was able to build the required strength to overcome those injuries making running, biking and LIFE that much more enjoyable. The workouts have made me stronger and fitter and they are also a whole lot of fun! Highly recommend!!

Expérience fantastique: Great place to have training sessions

Expérience fantastique: The personal trainers here are fantastic. I've been seeing Aaron for almost ten years and enjoy his enthusiasm for healthy living. I recommend you give them a try. Would recommend that you call and make an appointment.

Expérience fantastique: I have been training with Chad at Synapse for just over a month and have been very impressed with the expertise & knowledge that he has shared. The experience at Synapse feels so much different than at a fitness club or gym. If feel that I get more specialized & individualized exercise instruction with Chad's undivided attention in more of an exercise studio atmosphere. The sessions are 1 hr. long & once he is cetain I can execute the exercises correctly, he prints out my exercise workout for me to follow at home. I love the flexibility to book sessions as I like & pay as I go - no 'contracts'. Thankyou Chad for my better posture and my renewed commitment to my health & fitness!!

Expérience fantastique: TOP NOTCH been working with Chad he is the BEST

Expérience fantastique: I've been training with Chad for five years and I highly recommend getting in shape the right way; with a trainer who understands your current fitness level and works safely with you to achieve your goals. You should seriously consider whether going straight from inactivity or irregular exercise to tossing tractor tires around is a wise choice. Trainers at Synapse will help you achieve your fitness goals and make sure you don't injure yourself along the way.

Expérience fantastique: I have been going to Synapse since October 2018 and love the small class sizes. The personal training is outstanding. They pay attention to your needs and areas that need focus and develop great fundamentals.

Expérience fantastique: Absolutely love this place!!! I have been personal training with Chad for many years and he’s totally changed the the way I workout, focusing on correct posture and movement when doing an exercise. They now offer many different group training classes, which have all been excellent as well. The atmosphere is fun and the place is spotless.