Welcome!
"Ladies, Walk It Off"
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2008
Click here to read my
comments on the
power walking phenomenon!
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2008
Click here to read my
comments on the
power walking phenomenon!
Barb Gormley is the owner of Toronto-based CustomFit Personal Training and a professional health and fitness writer.
Over the past 20 years, she has worked in some of the city’s most prestigious fitness clubs, managed a large corporate fitness centre and travelled the province training and certifying hundreds of fitness professionals.
Today, Barb specializes in one-on-one personal training in her clients' homes or condo fitness centres. She is also the head walking coach for JeansMarines and the Ontario master trainer for Nordic walking company Urban Poling.
Barb studied magazine writing at Ryerson University and has written extensively for publications such as Chatelaine, Chatelaine.com, Elevate, Fitness Business Canada, Active Woman Canada and Diabetes Dialogue.
She is also the managing editor of Fitness Business Canada, the country’s leading magazine for fitness professionals.
Professional Qualifications and Memberships
Fitness
- B.A. Health and Physical Education
- Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant (PFLC) – Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
- Certified Personal Trainer – Can-Fit-Pro
- IDEA Health and Fitness Association member
- Durham College Fitness and Health Promotion program advisory board member
Writing and Editing
- Professional Writers Association of Canada
- Editors Association of Canada