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Meet Lindsay – Trainer at The Refinery Women’s GymSay hello to Lindsay ,  one of our powerhouse trainers here at The Ref...
12/01/2025

Meet Lindsay – Trainer at The Refinery Women’s Gym

Say hello to Lindsay , one of our powerhouse trainers here at The Refinery! 💪🔥

Lindsay brings a unique blend of strength, knowledge, and authenticity to our coaching team. She’s been part of our community for almost two years, first as a committed member and now as a coach who leads with both confidence and heart.

By day, Lindsay is a financial advisor at Scotia Bank. Outside of work, she’s a proud mom to her amazing 9-year-old daughter, Arlie, and a huge supporter of her girl Oaklin. She holds a Fitness & Health diploma as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English, making her the perfect mix of smart, strong, and seriously driven.

A competitive athlete at heart, Lindsay loves softball, basketball, and anything that pushes her to level up. She’s also on her own health journey , which means she truly understands what it feels like to start, struggle, grow, and win. And she brings that empathy and realness into every class she coaches.

We’re grateful to have her leadership, passion, and fire on our team.

Welcome to the spotlight, Lindsay you’re exactly the kind of energy The Refinery is all about. 💥✨

🎄 COUPLES NIGHT- SOLD OUT!!!Thursday, December 18th @ 6:30 p.m. Before the hustle and bustle of Christmas kicks into hig...
11/30/2025

🎄 COUPLES NIGHT- SOLD OUT!!!

Thursday, December 18th @ 6:30 p.m.

Before the hustle and bustle of Christmas kicks into high gear, grab your person and come sweat it out together with Coach Mandy!

This isn’t cozy.
This isn’t calm.
This is a festive, full-body, partner strength workout where you’ll both be decking the halls… with sweat. 😉

Jingle all the way through partner challenges, holiday hype, and that good old-fashioned Refinery grit.

Show up ready to work, laugh, push each other, and kick off the season feeling strong.

❄️ Spots are limited — message to lock in your man 💪❤️🎅

11/26/2025

These are the Refinery Women.

The moms, the nurses, the teachers, the shift-workers, the business owners, the caregivers, the students… the women who carry full lives outside these walls and still show up for themselves.

We’re more than gym goers.
We’re women who hustle through real-life responsibilities, love our families fiercely, and still carve time to get stronger—physically, mentally, emotionally.

Every rep, every class, every sweaty high-five… it all pours back into their day jobs, their homes, their confidence, and their lives.

This place isn’t just a gym.
It’s a community of powerful women who lift weights AND lift each other.

This is The Refinery.
This is who we are.
Strong inside and out. 💜💪

Let me re-introduce one of our Refinery OGs — six years strong 🤍Meet Coach Mandy Pandzic: Certified Group Fitness Traine...
11/25/2025

Let me re-introduce one of our Refinery OGs — six years strong 🤍

Meet Coach Mandy Pandzic: Certified Group Fitness Trainer, Personal Trainer, Certified Holistic Perimenopause & Menopause Practitioner, Bodybuilding Specialist, and Nutrition Coach.

With a passion for fitness that started in her teenage years, Mandy always knew she wanted to share that love with others. She brings a whole body approach to your fitness and wellness goals. You’ll catch her bright and early, teaching and giving you the best start to your day 💪🏻

Outside the gym, Mandy works full-time as a Rehab Nurse at the hospital. When she’s not working, she loves spending time with her husband and two daughters, staying active through fitness and sports like soccer and baseball, and soaking up every moment outdoors and all her time at camp.

In Mandy’s own words….
“It’s important to take care of ourselves so we can take care of others — the strength you build today protects your well-being for the future and supports those who rely on you. Stay active. Stay healthy” 🫶🏻

11/23/2025

🖤 BLACK FRIDAY AT THE REFINERY 🖤

Our biggest sale of the entire year.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign… this is your sign. Let’s go.

🔥 1-Month Black Friday Starter — $85 + tax
Try us for 30 days. Unlimited classes. Zero commitment. No sign-up fee.
Feel the workouts. Feel the community. Feel the difference.
Upgrade before your month ends and get 15% off any membership.

🔥 Black Friday Membership Deals

💥 6-Month Membership — $600 + tax
Regularly $800
A full season of strength, accountability, and results.

💥 12-Month Membership — $1200 + tax
Regularly $1500

The best deal of the year — lock in your price and level up all year long.

✨ All plans include:

• Unlimited 30-min & 45-min HIIT classes
• Access to all weekly class types
• Optional monthly auto-pay setup
• Women-only environment (safe, strong, supportive)
• Coaches who push you, hype you, and care about you

🚨 SALE OPENS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH
Runs until Friday, November 28th 2025!

Limited spots — grab your deal before it’s gone.

Refineryssm@gmail.com
Or message to secure your spot. 🖤💪

🎄 HEY EVERYONE!We are talking to you… the partners, the friends, the relatives, the “I’ll shop on December 23rd” crew.Th...
11/19/2025

🎄 HEY EVERYONE!

We are talking to you… the partners, the friends, the relatives, the “I’ll shop on December 23rd” crew.
This one’s for you.

If you want to give someone a gift that actually says:
“I see you. I care about you. And you deserve time for yourself”…
then skip the lotions, the pajamas, and the random gift sets.

Give them health. Strength. Confidence. Community.
Give them a place where they feel supported, empowered, and unstoppable.

🎁 The Gift of Membership to the Refinery Women's Gym: the gift that truly lands.

Punch passes • Personal training • Memberships
Gift certificates available.

DM us on Facebook, Instagram, or email RefinerySSM@gmail.com

Join us for a heart-centered Cedar Wisdom Playshop with Candace of , hosted in collaboration with The Refinery — a gentl...
11/18/2025

Join us for a heart-centered Cedar Wisdom Playshop with Candace of , hosted in collaboration with The Refinery — a gentle evening of sensory learning, plant connection, and winter wellness.

Together, Candace will guide you through a deeper relationship with cedar as plant kin:
- how to harvest respectfully
- how to be in right relationship
- her uses in ceremony from birth to passing
- her role as a sacred winter medicine

Your evening includes:
🛁 a warming cedar + magnesium footbath
🌿 crafting your own cedar smudge wand
🎨 a cedar drawing session
🧺 a curated take-home wellness bundle (foot soak, wand, drawing + more)

Friday, December 12
6:30–8:30 PM | $40 per person
📍 The Refinery – 624 Wellington Street West, Sault Ste. Marie

Registration & payment: DM on Instagram or Facebook to secure your spot.

Spaces are limited for this intimate, hands-on gathering 🌲💛

It’s been awhile since shes shared her face and think it’s time we introduce the girl behind the seens and taking care o...
11/17/2025

It’s been awhile since shes shared her face and think it’s time we introduce the girl behind the seens and taking care of our everyday operations.

Your Owner & Head Coach, of The Refinery Women’s Gym ✨

Meet Sarah Hicks-Gartshore the owner and heart behind The Refinery Women’s Gym, an empowering fitness community built for women of all ages, stages, and seasons of life. A certified holistic perimenopause and menopause practitioner, personal trainer, and community leader, Sarah is dedicated to helping women feel strong, confident, and capable both inside and outside the gym.

Sarah’s approach blends high energy, results driven training with a deep passion for women’s wellness, education, and empowerment. She believes that fitness is more than a workout — it’s a gateway to self trust, resilience, and real life strength. At The Refinery, she has created a space where women are supported through every chapter…motherhood, menopause, busy careers, mental health journeys, and everything in between.

Beyond training, Sarah is known for her creative community initiatives, from youth fitness programs and fundraising events to challenges, workshops, and local partnerships. She is committed to building a culture of connection — a place where women lift each other up and where every member belongs.

Whether she’s coaching on the gym floor, planning the next challenge, or cheering on her community, Sarah shows up with authenticity, passion, and heart. She strives to create meaningful impact, one woman, one workout, and one act of empowerment at a time.

We’re all truly grateful to have her leading the way at The Refinery 🤍

✨ Meet Jewel — The Newest Coach at The Refinery Women’s Gym! ✨Big news, Refinery community… our team is growing! 💜🔥I’m s...
11/14/2025

✨ Meet Jewel — The Newest Coach at The Refinery Women’s Gym! ✨

Big news, Refinery community… our team is growing! 💜🔥

I’m so excited to officially welcome Jewel to The Refinery coaching team!
She’s a Certified NASM Personal Trainer with a strong background in exercise science and rehabilitation. She completed the OTA/PTA program at Sault College and has hands-on physiotherapy experience , which means she truly understands movement, mechanics, and safe, effective training.

But the real magic? Her energy.
From our very first conversation, I knew she was a perfect fit for our space — genuine, bubbly, positive, eager to learn, and passionate about helping women feel strong, supported, and confident. 💪💜

Tonight is her first official class on her own, so if you’re in, make sure to give her all the love and that signature Refinery welcome. She’s so excited to meet everyone, and we’re so grateful to have her join our team.

Here’s to growth, strong women, and another powerhouse coach in the building. 🔥

SOLD OUT!!!! STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT POP UP✨ Merry & Mindful ✨A Candlelit Yoga & Stretch Experience with JessTake a mind...
11/13/2025

SOLD OUT!!!! STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT POP UP

✨ Merry & Mindful ✨

A Candlelit Yoga & Stretch Experience with Jess

Take a mindful pause before the holiday rush and give yourself the gift of presence.
Join Jess for a cozy and inviting yoga class designed to restore the body and calm the mind.

This gentle flow blends deep stretch, healing touch, and soothing essential oils to release tension and create space for gratitude and renewal.
We’ll move with supportive props like straps and blocks, surrounded by soft holiday jingles and warm candlelight.

End your evening with a warm peppermint towel and leave feeling relaxed, grounded, and ready for the season ahead.

🎁A portion of proceeds will support Christmas Cheer 🎁

Lets help local families feel the warmth and magic of the holidays.

Date: Thursday, December 4
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Refinery
Costt: $27.99 +tax per person

LIMITED SPACE!! BOOK NOW!

11/10/2025

🖤 Start the countdown ⏰

Something big is coming.

Black Friday deals are on their way…
and trust us you’ll want in on this one. 💪🔥

We are so excited to welcome   to The Refinery community!Candace holds a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Specialization...
11/07/2025

We are so excited to welcome to The Refinery community!

Candace holds a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Specialization in Social Justice and Peace Studies from King’s University College and a Bachelor of Education from Western University. Most recently, she completed her Master of Clinical Therapeutic Herbalism and is certified by Black Bird Medicine as an Indigenous Death Doula. She is also certified in Auricular Acu-detox through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) and has spent 15 years doing restorative & transformative justice circle facilitation, education, youth outreach, and community programming.

Candace is excited to share ways to easily incorporate herbal medicine into your wellness practice at The Refinery! She will be offering a variety of fun and informative hands-on group medicine-making workshops. For those seeking more individualized herbal supports, 1:1 consultations can be scheduled through our booking system TBD.

Candace is mother to her son Tayson, a sister, an auntie, an activist, and a q***r, neurospicy community member. She enjoys plenty of laughter and the privilege of being a dog mom to her two fur-babies Winston and Daisy. In her spare time, she can be found outdoors curiously and carefully building relationships with our more-than-human relatives.

We are honoured to have Candace’s knowledge, heart, and plant wisdom joining us at The Refinery. Stay tuned for workshop dates and booking details...you're not going to want to miss this.

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The Refinery-The Sault’s Hottest New Health & Weight Loss Facility

We are launching a brand new health facility for all of our Sault Ste. Marie Community.

We are combining the best of every world!

This is an all-inclusive gym atmosphere with private coaching, group training, specialized classes and of course, we want you all to hang out, enjoy a coffee with us and maybe some light food options in the future! This will be a home for women only- with a few limited specialty classes to include the men.

When this idea came to light. We envisioned a home for everyone. A safe place but a place where little by little you’re pushed outside your comfort zone.