Teen Girls on Weights - Trico Centre for Family Wellness

The Trico Centre for Family Wellness in Calgary used their InMotion Network support for their pilot program called Teen Girls on Weights in the fall of 2025. This program supported teen girls to have a safe comfortable environment as they begin to use a fitness facility. In addition to teaching the participants correct form and technique, instructors also educated the girls about various weightlifting myths and fallacies, specifically about girls and women. In order to better support the participants, all instructors were women. They not only wanted to teach proper weight training habits, but to serve as role models as well.

The feedback from this program was positive from the participants as well as the instructors. The program did fill a need for girls to feel comfortable in the fitness facility and Trico will be continuing to offer this program into 2026.