SWEAT SERVICE
Sweat Service is the exercise hour in your itinerary, the movement in your workday and the birthday sweat before the night festivities begin. We are here to bring you fun and accessible fitness, curated to your group event. Focusing on high-energy, low-impact workouts, we are at your service!
JULIA KONTAK
I am the creator and face behind Sweat Service. I am a fitness and yoga instructor based in my hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia focusing on low impact movement, great playlists always included! I have been teaching barre-inspired workouts for over three years at different studios in Halifax and recently completed my yoga teacher training. I am now expanding my offerings to private group events!
My fitness and yoga classes go beyond just the instruction of movement, but are an experience in itself that is perfect for group events. They are musically driven, easy to modify and can be curated to your needs. I guarantee a great sweat and a smile leaving my classes. Let’s make movement fun, together!
New to this form of movement or have injuries? I understand the feeling of limitations. When I was 15 I underwent spinal fusion surgery for Scoliosis - a sideway curvature in the spine. My curve was a whooping 57 degrees, I gained 2 inches of height (cha-chingggg), but lost the majority of mobility in my spine. What I used to think was a weakness, I now use as a strength and it allows me to offer safer and more supportive instruction because of it. No matter what age, fitness level or ability you may have, low-impact movement are easily adaptable to suit your needs - lets make movement accessible, together!
CREDENTIALS
PhD in Health Student, Dalhousie University
M.A. Health Promotion, Dalhousie University
B.A. (Honours) Psychology, Mount Allison University
Therapeutic Approach Yoga 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training
Certified Barre Instructor with The Pilates Barre (TPB) Training, and BARREast Training
Training 2XL Cueing & Programming Clinic Level 1
I wear many hats in my professional life. Day to day I work in the crossroads between academia and policy/practice at Nova Scotia Health and am pursuing my PhD in Health at Dalhousie University with a focus on health promotion. Learn more about my role and publications on my Linkedin Page.
