News

Updates.

Milestones, program updates, and progress toward our first cohort.

We are a young organization and this page is deliberately plain about it. Everything below either happened or is dated as a plan. We do not post announcements about things we have not done.

What has happened

August 2026

Waitlist moves to a form; measurement methodology published in full.

Joining the Cohort 1 waitlist no longer requires composing an email — there is now a short form on the apply page, and a general inquiry form on the contact page. We also published our full measurement methodology, including how each outcome will be collected, our participant data and consent practice, and a plain statement of what our numbers will not be able to prove. We would rather put the limitations on the record now than discover them convenient to omit later.

July 2026

Education library expanded with practical guides.

We added plain-language guides on getting started with home strength training after 55, balance and fall-prevention basics, and the evidence for starting in your 70s and 80s — bringing the free public research library to eight summaries. More are in the works as we prepare for Cohort 1.

June 2026

Research library launched.

We published the first set of plain-language research summaries on sarcopenia, resistance training, protein and aging, falls prevention, and Canada's physical-activity guidelines. The library is free to read and will grow over time.

June 2026

Cohort 1 curriculum finalized; waitlist open.

Our 12-week program structure — live coaching, structured home strength sessions, peer community, and before-and-after fitness check-ins — is set. The waitlist for the first cohort is now open to Canadian adults 55–70, with Cohort 1 targeted for Fall 2026.

May 2026

JWI incorporated under the CNCA.

Jasclair Wellness Institute was incorporated as a federal non-profit corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (Corp. No. 1641314-5), establishing the organization and its independent board.

Coming up

What is planned, and when.

These are commitments, not accomplishments. If a date moves, we will say so here rather than quietly changing it.

Fall 2026

Cohort 1 begins

Twenty-five Canadian adults aged 55 to 70, twelve weeks, at no cost. Applications open roughly eight weeks beforehand and everyone on the waitlist is emailed the link.

Winter 2026–27

First cohort summary published

A short public write-up after Cohort 1 completes: how many started, how many finished, how many sets of measurements were usable, and what changed.

Through 2027

Cohorts 2, 3 and 4

Three further cohorts across winter, spring and summer, working toward the Year 1 target of one hundred participants.

Fall 2027

Year 1 report

The full first-year report covering all four cohorts, published on this site and sent to funders.

Keeping up

How to hear about the next one.

We do not run a marketing list. The waitlist is the only thing we email, and it is used for one purpose: telling you when cohort applications open. If you want to follow the organization more broadly, this page and the research library are where everything is posted.

For funder reporting, governance documents, or the measurement methodology behind our outcome claims, write to us directly and we will send them.

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