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Geoffery and Anna Dumas will open their Crossfit Brandon fitness facility on Richmond Avenue in early May.
Brandon is getting a new fitness facility and a new way to get healthy.
Geoffery and Anna Dumas will open up their crossfit fitness facility, Crossfit Brandon, located at 1229 Richmond Ave., the first or second week of May.
Geoffery Dumas, a certified Crossfit coach, who recently retired from the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, said he was motivated to open a Crossfit facility when he saw the need.
"Crossfit is an extremely effective rehab program for the unfit," Dumas said.
So what exactly is crossfit? "Constantly varied, functional movement, preferably at a high intensity," Dumas said. "The ability to lift a large load and move it over a long distance quickly." A Crossfit class would and could include these types of exercises: burpees, wall balls and multiple 200 metre rows. Sound tough? Maybe, but Dumas said the Crossfit program can be adaptable to anyone of any fitness level. "It’s all scalable and can be made to fit any person."
Dumas will be accepting four people per class. Class schedule is as follows: Monday to Friday, 6 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.; Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. 12 p.m., 2 p.m.; Sundays, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
An intro class is also being offered Monday to Friday from 10:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Dumas said he will be accepting signups for classes on Monday.
For more information, visit crossfitbrandon.ca or call Geoffery Dumas at 204-720-7363.
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Customers seeking more personal service when filing and picking up prescription medicine can get that at The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, located at 3-547 Eighth St., across from Superstore.
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies are located across the country and was opened locally by pharmacist/owner Arpita Patel.
Patel said The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy has a strong focus on customer service and will provide customers with knowledge about their medications and keep track of their allergies and other medication sensitivities.
Patel said her pharmacy will provide regular monthly health screening and informational sessions, as well as LifeSafe, a plastic vial containing all the medial information needed and stored in the fridge to be easily accessible for emergency workers in case of an emergency.
Patel said The Medicine Shoppe pharmacy also offers programs like Accu-Pak custom prescription cards for customers on three or more medications.
Patel will also be running the Shoppe Rewards program, where regular customers will be able to save 15 per cent on their over-the-counter purchases.
For more information, call The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy at 204-717-7200 or visit medicineshoppe.ca.
Ficek Insurance
Ficek Insurance has a new location in Brandon.
Rod Ficek, Ficek Insurance owner, said via email that the Sixth Street Ficek Insurance location is now closed and moved to a more convenient location — 1550 Richmond Ave. — in the Murray Chrysler building.
Ficek said the company was in the Sixth Street location for more than 30 years, but this move has made them a "one-stop-shop," located right beside one of the city’s major car dealerships.
Ficek Insurance is also still located at the corner of First Street and Richmond Avenue. Both locations offer a full range of insurance services, including Autopac, home, farm, disability, business, travel and life insurance. Hours for the new location at 1550 Richmond Ave. are: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The First Street and Richmond Ave. location is open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 204-571-1777 or 204-728-1957, or email ficek1st@gmail.com.
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 28, 2012
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Brandon is getting a new fitness facility and a new way to get healthy.
Geoffery and Anna Dumas will open up their crossfit fitness facility, Crossfit Brandon, located at 1229 Richmond Ave., the first or second week of May.
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Brandon is getting a new fitness facility and a new way to get healthy.
Geoffery and Anna Dumas will open up their crossfit fitness facility, Crossfit Brandon, located at 1229 Richmond Ave., the first or second week of May.
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