F5 Fitness
1 Main Street East R0H0H0 Elie, MB, Canada

Just a reminder to our members. Masks are mandatory the entire time you are in the facility, including while you are working out. No mask, no entry. No exceptions.

We are very excited to open to the public tomorrow at 5am! Masks must be worn, the change rooms are ordered to be closed (washroom is still open), and our capacity remains below 25%! You must sign up for your workout slots, and complete the self screening questionnaire prior to entering the facility! Welcome back!!!

Update emails have been sent to all members! If you don't see yours, please check your spam folder and then let us know if you didn't receive one! See you all back at the gym starting Monday!

Here is the sign up link for time slots at the gym! You must sign up for your slot prior to entering the facility. If a slot is full, you must choose another time! We're using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:... 1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/sRquBmp 2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com. Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

F5 Fitness will re-open to the public on Monday, February 15th at 5am. We will be back to our 24/7 service, and just like before the closure, capacity is reduced to 25% and you will need to sign up online for your slots! If you paid for your membership in November, you will not be charged for February. If you did not pay for your membership in November you will be charged for half of your monthly fees for February! Regular monthly fees will resume on March 1st. We will email all of our active members with the rules and the sign up links on the next couple days!

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting word about whether the current public health restrictions will continue past this Friday. We'll be following the updates closely and will let you all know what that means for F5 Fitness. Stay safe!

We just received word that our application for the Manitoba Bridge Grant (Covid-19 relief) has been approved! This will allow us to make our payments while the gym is closed under the current public health orders. We look forward to the day we can reopen. Until then, we are working on some small projects at the gym, and will reopen clean and ready to go when we can!

Hello Everyone! We may be closed, but that doesn't mean our volunteer board has stopped working! We are applying for grants, giving the gym a very deep clean, servicing the equipment, and getting some odd jobs done. The Manitoba Bridge Grant application will open today, so keep your fingers crossed that we are eligible this time around!

They have just announced that the entire province is going to red and that fitness centres and gyms will now have to close as of Thursday. We will lock the doors Wednesday evening at 1159pm. If you have items to retrieve from the gym, please pick them up prior to Wednesday night. Let's hope this shutdown will be short-lived and that we can bring the numbers down. Please let us know if you have any questions.

As per the new Red/Critical Restrictions, as of Monday, our capacity will be reduced to 3 people in a time slot, and masks must be worn while exercising. We are very thankful that we can stay open, and will ensure the facility stays clean and safe for everyone!

First snowfall....brings our first issue with muddy shoes in the gym. Outdoor shoes must be removed at the door, and indoor shoes must be worn into the work out space. Footprints and gravel at some machines and to the bathroom...this can't continue to happen! It's horrible for wear and tear on our machines, and a lot of extra work for our volunteers! We need to all do our part to keep the gym clean and open!

Looking for some motivation this fall? We've had many requests to run another "Biggest Loser" competition, so here we go! 8 weeks, $25 entry fee, weigh ins start this Sunday, Oct 25th from 430-6pm at the Elie Community Club. Can't make it that day? Contact us to set an alternate weigh in time (must be after the 25th).

Starting today, masks become mandatory in all indoor public places. As per Dr. Roussin's quote below, you are not required to wear one during physical activity, but they must be worn when entering the gym, and exiting the workout space. He added masks will be mandatory in gyms, "However, in the Prairie Mountain health order, we did say that during participation in physical activity you could remove that mask, Roussin said.

The RM of Cartier is included in the recent restrictions moving is to level orange. As our slots only allow for four people inside at a time, this won't affect our user limits. However, we are looking onto what the mandatory mask usage will mean, and will update everyone as soon as we get clarification from public health.

Don't forget to use our online link to sign up for your slots at the gym! https://signup.com/go/sRquBmp Signing up with someone? Please make sure you put both names down when you select your slot to assist us should we ever need to trace contacts for Covid-19! You can also put their name in the comments if you are bringing a guest or family member! Thanks to everyone with following our restrictions and helping us keep the gym open and safe!

Heads up to our members: there will be work done on the exterior of the building tomorrow! Won't affect the gym, but just be mindful of ladders and equipment!

Thanks everyone for a successful first month back! Our sign up slots for July will be posted later today! Don't forget to pay your June invoices or any outstanding invoices from before the covid closure!

Thank you to everyone for using our online system and for adhering to our Covid-19 restrictions and precautions! Please remember to clean all equipment before and after you use it, and to put all plates and weights away (and clean them too!). Reminder to cancel any slots you won't be using.....it opens them up for others to use! That is all done thru the link for the signup.com website! We have just over $1000 in outstanding payments. If you are unable to pay your invoices, please just let us know!

A successful first day at F5 Fitness! Don't forget, the link to sign up for workout slots is in your email.

Hello members! We just sent out our latest update email. Please check your spam or junk folders if it is not in your inbox. Let us know asap if you did not receive the email as it includes important instructions for accessing the gym once we are open on Monday!

Good Morning! We are finishing up board approval of our draft of our F5 Fitness Re-opening plan so that we will be ready to go for Monday morning! All members will receive an email later today with our plans, and a link to the user sign up form! Invoices for June memberships will send on June 1st, and those with auto withdrawal will have their payments resume on Monday, June 1st! Thanks to everyone for their support during our closure.

The province just announced that Phase Two as it relates to us will start on June 1st. F5 Fitness will reopen on Monday, June 1st at 7am. Our procedures and restrictions for using the gym will be sent out to all members over the next couple days.

We just sent out an update email to our members-check your inboxes (or junk mail if you have a good filter!). If you are a member, and are not receiving our emails, please let us know asap! Here is the update: Hello Everyone! We hope you are all safe and doing well. There are not enough words to express how touched we were by every donation and every letter of support. You are all awesome. It's been a huge help. Grant applications are in....and now we wait.... But we aren't idly waiting. The province announced that gyms will be allowed to open in Phase Two. But what they haven't announced yet is an official date. We've heard from other gyms that they were told May 29th, others have said June 1st. BUT....there is nothing official out there yet. But we will be ready. What will it look like? So far it's looking like you'll have to sign up for a time slot, so we can ensure that we don't exceed our maximum allowance per square meter. And we'll have to keep a cleaning log, to ensure that machines are wiped down after use. And our volunteers will be on site frequently cleaning the washrooms, door handles, etc. We are working on signage, as you will have to maintain 6ft distancing while at the gym. We'll have extra hand sanitizer and equipment spray on site. And we'll have to put away the water cooler for now-it's one of the restrictions. And we'll need you to do your part. Sign the cleaning log so we know the machines have been wiped down. And DON'T come to the gym if you are sick. Let's keep everyone safe. So for now we'll finish up some painting and give the place a thorough cleaning. And we'll be ready.... As soon as we get an official date, we will let you know. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Again, we sincerely thank you all for your support! We'll get through this!

Gyms and Fitness Centres will be allowed to open in Phase 2. We are currently looking at the restrictions and coming up with a plan to ensure we meet them all! We look forward to sharing our plans with you and announcing our official reopen date once the province releases it!

Thank you so much to everyone who has sent in a letter of support to assist us in seeking emergency funds for the gym! We'd love to compile as many as possible. If you have a few minutes please send your thoughts on what the gym means to you to us at [email protected]!

Members: we will be sending you an update via email in the next 24 hours! Keep an eye out for that. Unfortunately, we are not eligible for the GAP funding through the provincial government because we are a non profit co-op. We are working feverishly on other funding resources. And we need your help. We are looking to gather letters of support or testimonials about the gym or what having a gym in town means to you. And we are on a tight deadline.....we need them in the next 48 hours. If you have a couple moments to write a quick letter or statement, please send it to us here on FB or to our email at [email protected]! Help us save the gym during these uncertain times!

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The province just announced a loan program for small businesses that aren't eligible for federal help during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fingers crossed for us! We aren't eligible for any of the federal help, and this would get us through. We are just waiting to find out how we can apply! Just wanted to add a huge thank you to Community Futures for helping us navigate our way through all of this!

Please be advised- the province has declared a state of emergency. Part of that is that all gyms and fitness centres must close. We will lock the doors at 4pm today as per the order. We cannot afford a non compliance fine! We will be discussing this further with Public Health, as our facility is usually only occupied by one to two people, has no staff on the premises, and is locked at all times. An email will go out shortly to all of our members, and we will keep you updated as more information comes in. Thank you in advance for your patience with our volunteer staff at this time. Please give us time to answer questions!

With the recent announcement and precautions being taken in our province due to Covid-19, we remind all of our facility users to wash your hands frequently, while at the gym, and anywhere else! Please remember to wipe down all equipment after use with the provided spray and cloths. And if you are feeling unwell, or exhibiting any symptoms, stay home! Follow practices recommended by Public Health and practice social distancing! For more information visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/coronavirus/

Hello everyone! All March and February drop in invoices have gone out! Please check you inbox! Remember, as a volunteer run non profit, we can't pay our bills until you pay yours!

Have some spare time between 6-8pm tonight? We are looking for help with our clean up night at the gym! Come on down and lend a hand!

Just want to say a big thanks to everyone who has paid their bills so quickly this month. Within hours of sending our reminder emails, we have 10 people send in their payments! That's awesome!

Let's get the gym deep cleaned! Join us on Sunday evening for an hour or so starting at 6pm!

AGM this month! Everyone is welcome to attend. Elections will be held for Board Member positions. Remember, you do need to be a member of our co-op to vote and hold a position on the board! But everyone is welcome to attend and have their voice heard!

Hello everyone! It's time for us to order more key fobs. But before we do that, if you have a key fob that you are not using or planning on using, we would gladly trade you it for your $10 deposit back! There are almost 200 fobs floating around out there, and we definitely don't have that many active users! Let us know if you have a key fob to turn in!

There will be a story on F5 Fitness in the Cartier Times this month! We are looking for someone who is willing to let us take their picture while they "work out" to go along with the article! Please text Cheryl at 205.891.1393 if you are available tomorrow for about 10 minutes!

Just a reminder that late fees will be applied to all unpaid January invoices after tomorrow! Get your payments in to avoid having extra charges on your next invoice!

Huge thanks to whomever has taken the cloths from the gym home to wash! We truly appreciate it! Saves us some work! If you have a sec we do need them back at the gym as there are none left here!

Good Morning! Just a reminder to get your Invoices paid! We have $826.90 still outstanding from 2019 (that alone would completely pay our Shaw bill and get the internet back on!). And almost $900 outstanding for January! Remember that we are a non profit co-op run by volunteers! And we'd love to get the TV and Internet back up! Want to always remember to pay your bill? Sign up for automated withdrawal from your bank account! It's super easy, and you'll never have to worry about remembering again!

Happy 2020 to everyone! January invoices will be out later tonight. This month's invoices will look the same as last year, but we are changing our invoicing process a bit this year. You will now receive a new invoice each month as opposed to a running invoice for the year. So if you owe more than one month's worth of fees, you will now receive a customer statement showing all outstanding invoices! As we get used to our new way of invoicing, please let us know if you notice any errors on your invoices so we can correct them right away!

Ladies, love hockey and always wanted a chance to play? There's a ladies-only hockey night every Tuesday evening in St.Eustache at 8:45 pm. A very non-intimidat...ing setting to learn to play -- wide range of skating and hockey abilities, non-competitive. Helmets required. If you're interested, request to join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1181934455227950/ We ask that you RSVP to the weekly event pages so that we know how many ladies we have (a minimum number is required to make it a go).

Don't forget to pay your outstanding balances! It's almost our year-end, and we'd love to end the year all balanced up!!

Attention SFX Community Members! Susan Kowerko (mother of Shane Kowerko who is missing and was last seen in the SFX area) was in touch with the community club ...today to see about using club tomorrow as a meeting place for the search party they are organizing. Participating in the search party is open to anyone who is able and willing to help. The details are below. If you can make it Susan has asked for people to be in touch with her via Facebook Messenger or at the FB group Find Shane Kowerko. Please feel free to share this info widely. Ground search on Saturday, December 28 TIME: 9:30 AM MEETING PLACE: St. Francois Xavier Community Club 983 Hwy 26, St. Francois Xavier If anyone has snowmobiles or quads available, it would be greatly appreciated as we will be searching along the Assiniboine River from St. Francois Xavier to Portage la Prairie. **Please note, this is not an SFXCC organized event, please be in touch with Susan Kowerko directly for more details.

Just your friendly reminder to get your gym payments in! We have over $1700 outstanding between November and December! That would take care of our December rent and get the wifi and TV turned back on!

We have almost $800 in outstanding fees for November (and a couple prior to that). Please get your payments in asap. December invoices come out this weekend and we know you'll want to avoid late fees! Let's get that wifi back on.

We have just over $900 in outstanding fees from October/November. Please get your payments in asap so we can get the wifi back on!

Just a reminder to respect the reserved parking spots at the gym! There are signs posted for Tenant's only. There were two vehicles blocking the reserved spot last evening around 7pm. You can park out in front of the post office building or by the Health Centre if our area is full. I know most people do a great job of this, but just a friendly reminder!

November regular invoices have all been sent out! Please remember to pay them asap. Our rent is due on November 10th, and we need to get that wifi back! Drop in invoices will come.out this weekend!

Only a few days left in the month to get your October invoices paid! Get those payments in to avoid late fees!

Reminder to our members...October invoices have gone out. Our rent is due on the 10th, and we can't pay our rent until you pay your outstanding balances! And late fees on our rent make it harder to get the wifi back on. So please, get those payments in! Remember, we are a non profit business run entirely by volunteers!

Friendly reminder that we still have $1228 outstanding as of now! Please get your payments in. We can't pay our bills unless you pay yours! It would be great to get the tv and wifi back on!

Last reminder for August-we still have $1100 in outstanding payments as of today! Get your payments in. We've had lots of notes at the gym in regards to overdue payments. Yes, we do cut off fobs for people who are overdue. But that doesn't change the fact that we are still working on collecting those funds! Let us know if you have any questions!

Regular invoices for July 2019 are now in your inboxes! Drop In invoices will go out later this week as we are having issues with the wifi and cannot access the logs remotely! We are working on this issue and hope to have it up shortly!

Last day to pay your outstanding June invoice without a late penalty! Get your payment in today! Don't forget, we accept email money transfers!

Payment Reminders! We are 2/3rds through the month. Don't forget to get your payments in. You don't want those late fees!

Hello Everyone! June invoices are out. Please remember to pay your invoices on time. We have $744.15 outstanding from May....let's clear those up this month. Expect a call to make payment arrangements if you are 60 days overdue! Remember, we can't pay our bills until you pay yours! Switch to auto withdrawal today and never have to worry about paying on time!

Hello everyone! May invoices are out! We can't pay our bills until you pay yours. If you are behind, expect a phone call to make payment arrangements!

Hi everyone! Looking for a bit of help keeping the gym tidy over the next week. I'm down and out after surgery and not able to lift (or vacuum) for the next week or so. If anyone is able to lend a hand for a couple minutes while they are at the gym this week it would be greatly appreciated. Quick dusting of the treadmills, quick vacuum if you have a moment! Also, invoices are delayed and will be out in the next day or two. Thanks for understanding! Cheryl

Quick reminder to those with outstanding balances-10 days until you are hit with late fees for not paying your April Bill! Get those payments in! We can't pay our bills unless you pay yours! Still $900 owing from March and April!

Quick reminder to get your payments in! We have just over $1300 outstanding from last month and this month!

Quick reminder.....as a member of F5 Fitness, you sign a form stating you are responsible for your key fob and that sharing can result in termination of your membership. Especially if who you're sharing it with leaves a giant mess each time they visit the gym. Luckily it was a very short window of time last night when the mess was made. So that makes this easy. Huge thanks to our member who cleaned up while there this am. We'll be in to give the place a wash again today, and hopefully this is the end of this round of troubles.

Hi Everyone, just a reminder to get your April payments in! Rent is due in a couple of days and we currently have $1,507.83 outstanding. The good news on that? Most of that is from March & April, so our delinquent accounts are almost caught up!

Indoor shoes.....it's not the hardest of concepts. So it's beyond us why there are still trails of muddy footprints inside the workout area and a pile of dust at the end of the treadmill where you would have run with your dirty shoes. The gym was just cleaned on Friday. And now one of our volunteers needs to head back there today and wash the floor again. This is unacceptable. This also increases our maintenance costs, as the treadmill will now need to be blown out and checked for damage.

April 2019 Invoices went out today, as well as Drop In Invoices from March 2019! Remember, we can't pay our bills unless you pay yours!

Almost the end of the month! Reminder to everyone to pay your outstanding balances to avoid new or further late fees! Remember.....we can't pay our bills until you pay yours! If your account is more than 30 days overdue, expect a call this week to make payment arrangements!

Hi everyone....reminder....don't forget to pay your March Bills. Late fees will apply to each overdue month!

F5 Fitness AGM tonight at 730pm at the Elie Community Club. Everyone is welcome. Don't forget to pay your February invoices. Don't forget, if your invoice is still outstanding after 30 days, you will be charged a late fee of $5.

Hello Everyone! Reminder-our AGM is next Tuesday, February 26th at 730pm at the Elie Community Club. Come on down, hear how the 2018 year went, and find out what's coming up in 2019. Interested in joining our co-op board? We'd love to have you! Message us for more info! You do not have to be a co-op member to attend the meeting, everyone is welcome. But remember, only our co-op members can vote!

February Invoice Reminders will go out today and tomorrow! Thanks to everyone for their prompt payments! There is currently $362.05 in unpaid invoices for 2018, and only $156.65 for 2019! That number has come way down! Reminder, as of Jan 1, 2019, once your invoice goes over 30 days unpaid, we add a $5 late fee. So make sure you get your payments in on time! January drop-in invoices will also go out mid week!

Looking for some motivation with your 2019 goals? Didn't have time last Sunday to make it down to join our challenge? It's not too late to get started. Come on down to the Elie Community Club anytime between 12-4pm to get started. Just look for Cheryl! Can't make it today, but still want to join? Message us!

Are you one of the members that still owes us money from 2018? We still have $872.95 in outstanding payments from last year. You need to contact us asap to make payment arrangements (even if it's just a small amount each month). Otherwise we will be forced to take further collection actions!

Please note: Please be advised that as of January 1st, 2019, payments that are 30 days overdue are subject to a late fee charge of $5. If your account is 60 days overdue, you will receive another late fee charge of $5. If your account is over 60 days overdue your account will be suspended and you will not have access to the gym until your account is brought up to date. We are hoping this will help with our issues with late payments. Remember, when you don't pay your bills, w...e can't pay ours. As a non profit organization, we rely on your monthly fees to keep the doors open. Want to switch to withdrawal so you never forget to pay again? It's super easy! All we need is a void cheque or your bank account #, transit, and branch #. Auto payments come out of your account on the 1st of each month!