The ActivePace
check-in.
Ninety minutes a year, at your partner gym. Fitness, nutrition, mental health — assessed by people who share the language and the lived experience. The on-ramp to The Year.
One check-in.
Three conversations.
The check-in isn't a fitness test. It's a structured ninety minutes that produces a report — a snapshot of where you are, and a referral path for what comes next. Every conversation is held by someone culturally informed. That's the whole point.
The fitness
assessment.
Thirty minutes with your trainer at the partner gym. Mobility screen, baseline strength, posture, gait. Not a punishing test — a starting line. The trainer walks away with a plan for what to program. You walk away knowing what your body is working with.
The nutrition
consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered dietitian who understands Caribbean and African cuisines. Saltfish, oxtail, jollof — discussed as the actual food in your life, not as items to remove. The output is a sustainable framework, not a meal plan you'll abandon by week three.
The mental-health
connection.
Thirty minutes with a counsellor. Optional, brief, more like an opening conversation than therapy. The goal isn't diagnosis — it's a check on what's running in the background and a warm handoff to InnaPace if you want ongoing care. Culturally specific by default.
How the
ninety minutes flow.
You book a Saturday morning at your partner gym. Wear what you'd wear to train in. The trainer meets you at reception, hands you a slim intake form, and the morning unfolds in three blocks with breaks between. You're done by lunch.
Arrival & intake
Quick paperwork — health history, what brings you in, what you're hoping the year looks like. The trainer reads through it while you stretch. No surprises.
The fitness screen
Mobility through the major joints, baseline strength on three patterns (squat, hinge, push), a short conditioning piece if appropriate. The trainer logs everything. You don't need to perform — just show up honestly.
Coffee & reset
The trainer hands you off to the dietitian. Short walk to the consultation room, hot drink in hand. The vibe shift is intentional — this part is conversation, not assessment.
The nutrition conversation
What does an average week look like on the plate? What did your mother feed you? What are you trying to change, what are you happy with? The dietitian sketches a framework on a single page — three habits, not thirty rules.
The mental-health check
A counsellor joins for thirty minutes. Open conversation about stress, sleep, relationships, work. They're not there to diagnose. If something deserves more time, you leave with a shortlist of practitioners on InnaPace. Optional and respected.
The report & the year ahead
You go home. Within forty-eight hours, the trainer sends the report — one page, plain language, three priorities. If a referral was made, the practitioner has already been sent your context. Nothing falls through the cracks.
From the gym floor to the practitioner's table — without a Google search in between.
Most wellness referrals fail because the handoff is cold. Someone tells you to "find a therapist" and you stare at twenty search results, paralysed. The ActivePace check-in produces a referral with context — and InnaPace receives it the same day.
The check-in
identifies a need.
You mention sleep is a wreck. Or that your knee's been complaining. Or that you've been quietly carrying something heavy since your father passed. The room is held by someone who recognises the words.
InnaPace
handles the match.
The counsellor or dietitian shortlists three practitioners on the InnaPace directory — filtered by language, community, neighbourhood. You receive the list with brief notes. No staring at a search bar.
Visit InnaPace →The practitioner
recommends back.
Once you're in care with the practitioner, they recommend your partner gym back to other clients. The gym gains members through InnaPace. The directory gains warm leads. Every node strengthens every node.
Find your partner gym.
The crest.
Every partner gym gets a printed poster for the lobby and a digital crest for their website. The poster signals to the member who walks in: this is a place that has done the work. Cultural fit isn't claimed in a marketing tagline. It's earned by carrying the crest.
The visual to the right shows what the lobby poster looks like — navy, restrained, the gym's name set in italic as part of the design system. We deliver the file ready to print.
starts here.
Become a partner.
Three tiers, picked to match the depth of involvement your gym wants. The most common choice is ActivePace Partner at $500/year — the threshold where members get the bundled check-in and you get the crest. Community Hubs ($1,000) host events. Listed gyms ($250) sit on the directory and accept referrals.
gym.
- Listing on the FitnessBeach partner map
- Basic referral pathway from InnaPace
- Newsletter and event invitations for members
- Annual review & renewal option
tier.
- Everything in Listed, plus —
- Members receive the annual ActivePace check-in bundled
- The crest poster & digital identity
- Year-member rates on Mind + Body for members
- Inclusion in inter-gym Active Hikes
- Quarterly anonymised cohort data insights
tier.
- Everything in ActivePace Partner, plus —
- Hosts Mind + Body Sessions and Active Hikes
- Co-branded marketing across our 15K+ social
- Priority retreat seats for your instructors
- Speaking opportunity at one flagship event
a real retention tool.
What people
actually ask.
If your question isn't here, write to us directly. We answer questions from members and from gyms in the same inbox — Marq, Donovan, or Elissa H. (our onboarding manager) reads them all.
Is the check-in actually free for members?
Yes, at any ActivePace Partner or Community Hub gym. Your gym pays the partnership fee, you get the check-in bundled. Listed gyms don't offer the bundled check-in — their members can still book it as a walk-in for $180.
What if I don't want the mental-health component?
Skip it. The thirty-minute counsellor block is optional and respected — no follow-up calls, no nagging. We've found about three in five members say yes when it's offered without pressure. The other two value being asked.
Who actually sees my report?
You. Your trainer. The dietitian and counsellor (their portions only). If a referral is made, the practitioner sees the relevant section with your consent. No data leaves the network. No data is sold. No data is used to target ads.
I'm not at a partner gym. Options?
Two paths. Enrol as a Year-only member ($420/year) and use a designated facility — Aura in Toronto or Champlain Strength in Ottawa for Year 01. Or, ask your gym to consider partnering — write to us and we'll send them the brief.
How often can I repeat the check-in?
Annually. The cadence is intentional — check-ins more often than that aren't useful, less often misses real change. Mid-year drop-ins with your trainer cover the in-between.
For gyms — what's not included in $500?
Hosting paid events at your facility (that's the $1,000 Hub tier). Co-branded marketing campaigns. Priority on retreat seats for your staff. The $500 is the core partner tier — members get the check-in, you get the crest and the referral pathway.
How are practitioners selected?
InnaPace vets practitioners on credentials, language, and lived experience. Every dietitian or counsellor used in an ActivePace check-in is on the InnaPace directory and has agreed to the referral framework. No one's bolted on.
Can my partner / spouse join the check-in?
Not in the same slot — the conversations are designed for one person at a time. If both of you are at the same partner gym, you each book your own slot. If only one of you is, the other can do the Year-only path and join the check-in window separately.
Find your partner gym.
Ten facilities in Year 01 — Toronto, Ottawa, and one Montréal pilot. The check-in is bundled. The Year is on the other side of it.
Carry the crest.
Year 01 is open to gym partners through August. We're holding the network at ten facilities for the first cohort — quality before count.