Core & Pelvic Health Weekend: Pilates, Bootcamp and Lakefront Sauna in Ontario

Friday runs from 4pm, when you arrive and get a snack, into a 5pm Deep Pilates Flow with Nikki. Dinner is farm-to-table at 6:30pm, then there is a fire pit gathering and an orientation to Bloom at 8:30pm. Saturday is the fuller day: self-serve coffee, tea and a light breakfast from 7am, a Core Technique Class with Nikki and Ashley at 9am, brunch at 11am, then free time until the 4pm Pelvic Floor and Core Workshop. Ashley leads an outdoor bootcamp at 5pm, dinner is at 6:30pm, and Nikki closes the day with a stretch and release meditation at 8:30pm. Sunday starts with a light breakfast and a nature walk at 7am, a Pilates and Core Circuit with both instructors at 9am, brunch at 11am, and departure at noon.

What separates this from a general fitness weekend is the pelvic health angle. Nikki has 20+ years as a Pilates trainer and builds programmes for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond through The Belle Method. Ashley is a certified Pre and Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist and Nutrition Coach who founded Strong Like a Mother after dealing with diastasis recti following the birth of her twins. The workshop on Saturday afternoon is the centrepiece — it is taught by both of them and covers the pelvic floor and core directly, not as an add-on.

Bloom Holistic is a luxury lakefront property in Eastern Ontario. It is about a 2.5 to 3-hour drive from Toronto, 2 hours from Ottawa, and 3 to 4 hours from Montreal. You can also take the train to Kingston station and then a 20-minute Uber north. The grounds include 25 km of hiking trails, a dock, a wood-fired sauna, and the lake itself for swimming, paddleboarding and kayaking.

The schedule is deliberately loose outside the class blocks. Saturday afternoon between brunch and the workshop is yours — swim, hike, paddle, kayak or journal. And you are not required to do every session. If you would rather read by the dock, that is a valid way to spend the weekend. The whole thing wraps by noon Sunday, but you are welcome to stay and use the grounds afterwards.

What's included

- 2 nights, 3 days accommodation in lake-side luxury - 4 classes: Pilates, core technique, meditation and circuit - Pelvic Floor and Core workshop led by Nikki and Ashley - Paddleboarding and kayaking - Wood-fired sauna - All farm-to-table vegetarian meals and snacks from the on-site chef team - Self-serve beverage, coffee and tea station - Access to 25 km of hiking trails

What's not included

- Transportation - Travel and medical insurance - HST