To provide law enforcement, fire rescue, military, and public service agencies the most efficient, effective, and functional physical fitness training; to instill a sense of pride in all agency members in maintaining a healthy lifestyle by teaching the importance of fitness as a lifestyle, not a means to an end; to have each and every client be confident they are “Fit For Duty.”
To encourage the civilian general fitness population to train the Code 5 way with honest-to-goodness, old-school training using hard work to see real results through functional fitness.
Vision
To offer realistic fitness programs and testing protocols to law enforcement, public safety and general fitness populations. To be the industry standard in functional fitness training and teaching, and to accomplish this by offering hands-on classes and programs along with resources such as online training, publications, DVDs, workshops, and seminars.
Values
Integrity – Dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choose right over wrong, ethic over convenience, and truth over popularity... there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. Honesty – with yourself, your colleagues, your family, your friends Motivation – to continue, even in the face of adversity… people do not lack strength, they lack will. Drive – to succeed and to be the best of your ability Passion – for your career and life Courage – the quality that guarantees all others
Fall Programs! Police Training Program: New programs starts Sept 13! Firefighter Fitness & Personal Training - back on the sked! Kickstart Kettlebells Workshop: Wednesday September 8, 7-8:30pm Kettlebell Class: New class added Thursday eves, 7-8pm, plus ongoing Saturdays 11:30am - 12:30pm. Call for location!
Code 5 Fitness offers various run clinics and coaching programs for people who are serious about their training. Whether you are an applicant to a law enforcement agency, a kettlebell aficionado or a fitness enthusiast seeking a new challenge, we have a program for you.
Code 5 Fitness offers the following programs for the Spring season:
Kickstart Kettlebells: Intro workshop (90min) required for new beginners to kettlebell training. We cover safety, proper form and breathing, and KB fundamentals.
After this session, participants will be able to
drop-in to the ongoing group KB classes, or if they would like to purchase
their own bell, work confidently on their ownThis
class is worth 1.5 BCRPA Continuing Education Credits (CECs).
Date: Friday August 6, 7-8:30pm; or Saturday May 22, 9:00 – 10:30am Location: TBA (call for details) Cost: $80
Code 5 Kettlebell Class: Multi-level class for those who have taken the Kettlebells 101 Intro Workshop – every week is different, every workout a challenge, and every session is FUN! Come and see what the madness is all about; if it's good enough for Rocky Balboa, it's good enough for you! Now let's start buildin' some hurtin' bombs!!
Dates: Saturdays, 10:00am - 11:00pm ** Location:Pre-registered
participants will get directions the week prior, through a text message or
email that will self-destruct 2 minutes after opening... Cost: $20 Drop-in. Preregistration is MANDATORY.
2) Law Enforcement / Public Safety Training
Police Training Program (7 weeks) (Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced)
This exclusive co-ed training program prepares participants physically for a career in law enforcement. RCMP, municipal police departments, military, corrections, sheriffs, security and other applicants are welcome.
The program is divided into 2 modules – POPAT/PARE, giving participants a chance to familiarize themselves with the obstacle course portion of a fitness test, and a run module, where participants learn proper run technique for general fitness as well as prepare them for a 1.5 mile run standard. Head instructor and former Vancouver Police Officer Tricia Dong addresses biomechanics, posture, form, breathing, and test protocol familiarity, as well as popular police-related topics.
Dates: Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00pm (POPAT/PARE), Studio 2 & Saturdays, 9:30 - 10:30pm (Running Room Denman) Fall Session: September 13 – November 1 (no class October 11) 15 classes per session Cost: $250 (full program) $30.00 (single drop-in Mondays) $20.00 (single drop-in Saturdays)
To register call YWCA member Services at 604-895-5777
This special bootcamp complements POPAT/PARE and 1.5 Mile run training, and focuses on the conditioning aspect (versus equipment familiarization). If you need to improve aspects of the obstacle course, such as the jump or hurdles, or need to work on anaerobic/aerobic training, this program is for you! Cilivians are welcome to join in on the pain, if you dare!
Dates/
Times:Wednesdays or Thursdays, 7pm (TBC)
Cost: $40 drop-in
Skid Row Walking Tour
A client favourite, what used to be the final bootcamp class has become an essential and invaluable life and career lesson for police hopefuls, and even civilians. Shocking, saddening, yet profoundly eye-opening and inspiring, we take a 2-hour stroll through the most notorious neighbourhood in North America for a first-hand glimpse of what life is like in the Skids – from a local perspective. What you see in sanitized media stories is often quite different than the stark reality of everyday life in Canada’s poorest postal code. Each tour yields different experiences, from honest talks with addicts, long-time residents, outreach workers, to tours of S.R.O.s, emergency shelters, detox, community resources, and more.
Date/ Time: September 2010; TBC
Location: Meet at Starbucks, TinselTown (Abbott/Keefer) Cost: $40. Registration mandatory at police@code5fitness.com
Firefighter Fitness Training
This training program is designed for firefighter pre-recruits needing training for Fit-Tech, CPAT, Combat Challenge, and other municipal fire agency fitness tests as required for job duty. Sessions consist of equipment familiarization/simulation and practice stations, with hands-on training for drill and exercise technique. We cover standards of protocol for various departments and/or testing agencies, as well as strength, speed, and cardio conditioning for 1.5 mile run requirements.
Personal and Group Training by appointment only! E-mail fire@code5fitness.com for more details! SYSTEMA - An ancient Russian Martial Art comes to Vancouver!
No Rules. No Belts. No nonsense. Instructor Serguei Botchev returns to imbibe participants with practical knowledge, confidence, and skills to hold their own in the event of a potentially violent confrontation, whilst increasing flexibility and fluidity. Systema is an effective workout regime and a powerful way of defending oneself in virtually any situation, quickly and easily. Every posture has both a strengthening and stretching aspect to it – tone, firm, and reshape your body while improving flexibility, balance, posture and coordination with an emphasis on core conditioning.
About the instructor: A 28-year veteran of Russian security and self-defence, Serguei‘s credentials speak for themselves –
• Former Lieutenant Colonel and Commander-In-Chief of Russia’s Police Force • Russian Freestyle Fighting Instructor • Former Russian National Wrestling Team Coach • Wrestling & Hand-to-Hand Combat Coach for many elite bodyguards in Russia • Owner of EuroGuard Service (security company) • Developer of the UroFit fitness and self defence system
Code 5 Systema Benefits:
Easy to learn – direct and powerful, yet simple and
straightforward
Teaches students to become quick and decisive
Effective techniques regardless of the body type of
attacker
Learned ability to defeat a much larger or stronger
attacker
Fast learning curve – days or weeks instead of years
Imitates real street situations instead of a studio
environment
Addresses the inevitable “adrenaline dump“, the natural
effect of fear-induced aggression
Contains a minimum number of techniques, making them
easier to recall when fully “adrenalized“
Systema Basics
The Systema workout is best
when the participant is relaxed and aware, so the general focus of each class
is to first erase unnecessary tension in the mind and body. The following are cornerstones in our
training methodology:
Posture
Proper
Breathing
Relaxation
Constant
Motion
In a violent or stressful situation, the individual will
“lose” one or more of these principles, resulting in a greater chance for a bad
outcome. Therefore, all training
exercises and movements incorporate these concepts.
Technique vs. Movement
An important aspect of this type of training is
techniques are not learned by rote memorization, but through an in-depth study
of an individual’s natural body movements and reactions.The key is to understand one’s core
reactions and the body’s abilities and build a framework to achieve “freedom of
movement”.Systema shows
techniques become a side effect of proper movement.Since the real world presents an infinite number of
different threat situations, the ultimate goal is to be flexible, aware, and
relaxed enough to work properly within any given context.
Dates: TBA Time: 7:30pm - 9pm Location: Contenders Training Studio, Bentall 4, Lower Plaza, Vancouver Cost: $250 (6 weeks)
