Fillactive

Élodie Rousseau and Rosalie Gagnon, Fillactive

Fillactive, a foundation for teenage girls, which aims to discover the benefits of training, is currently recruiting. The girls discover new routines and exercices while having fun with new friends.

Girls between 12 and 17 years old can practice different physical activities. Participants live a rewarding experience in a great atmosphere. The program, based on their reality and their taste, considers their motivation, and the fact that they love spending time together. This approach based on experimentation, fun, and friendship is the secret for the success of this fondation.

The first session started on mars 10th, 2016, in our school. Over one hundred girls were present to this first meeting. Girls are motivated by Jean Brouillet and by many teachers, who are training with them.

Since its creation in 2007, Fillactive, with the program FitClub, was introduced in a hundred high schools and joined more than 100 000 participants for the 2015 edition in Quebec and Ontario. The FitClub trains each year thousands of teenage girls to adopt healthy lifestyles.

The four values of Fillactive are self-esteem, mutual assistance, having fun, and surpassing oneself.

Fillactive is divided in three steps. The first one: motivation consists in the visit of an athlete or a speaker. The second one: the training lasts for 8 to 10 weeks. During this period, Fillactive’s ambassadors visit participants and they accompany girls in the discovery of an active lifestyle, healthy eating habits, and the development of self-esteem. Girls discover some new activities trough yoga  and dance workshops given by professionals. The third one, surpassing themselves, is the great run-event of 5 or 10 km. Surprises and organized activities during this day allow girls to share incredible moments.