Exercise Therapy for Mental Health Recovery

Provided by Fraser Health

Provides an exercise program catered to the needs of individuals in an effort to reduce psychological stress and onset of mental illnesses.
Fraser Health offers this program to help individuals maintain mental and physical well-being. Exercise programs are centred around each individual and their fitness level. The program offers a standard three-month introductory program that includes:
  • Cardiovascular training
  • Resistance training (machine weights)
  • Core strengthening
  • Stretching
  • Weekly education sessions
  • Intake assessment
  • Program completion assessment
  • Tools needed to manage one's own physical and mental health
  • Classes two times per week


Patients must be attached to a Mental Health and Substance Centre to be referred to this program.

Location finder: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service...

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Health professional referral
  • Self-referral
  • Clients of a community MHSU Centre can get referrals from their Case Manager and Therapist.
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Availability

Service area: Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, Surrey + show cities

Service area cities: Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, and Surrey

Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at multiple locations
  • Provided in a group in-person

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

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For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

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  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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