On August 18 at the GoodLife Awards Gala in Toronto, Ontario, Jarvis Googoo was one of six recipients of the Group Fitness Instructor of Excellence awards (country-wide out of an estimated 3,700 instructors). He’s the first Mi’kmaw to achieve this.

These awards are given to Group Fitness Instructors who demonstrate great commitment and dedication for the Group Fitness programs at GoodLife Fitness. Jarvis has participated in numerous new release classes and fund-raisers, frequently subs for fellow instructors, puts on special Halloween and Christmas Day classes, team teaches, and was named as “Instructor of the Month” numerous times. Furthermore, Jarvis does warm-ups for community races and shares his story about mental health and weight-loss. He travels nationally and abroad to develop his education and training (having recently attended a LesMi ...