Welcome!
About me
While studying health and physical
education at university, I never
imagined that one day I'd be running
my own personal training business,
travelling the province educating other
fitness pros and writing for national
magazines.
My career began quite typically with great stints at places like Toronto's Metro-Central YMCA and The Fitness Institute. Later, I enjoyed several years managing Manulife Financial's large corporate fitness facility.
Things
changed considerably when I took a leave of absence from Manulife to sail from Toronto to Trinidad and back. After a carefree year spent in
flip flops and sarongs, I loathed the idea of returning to the
corporate world. Instead, I harnessed my entrepreneurial skills
and business contacts to shape my own career.
Today, I
happily spend my days working with personal training clients, writing
health and fitness articles, and editing and blogging for corporate
clients. I love teaching Urban Poling classes and certification courses
and making special appearances.
My 9-to-5 friends can't believe I get to have this much fun making a living.
Sometimes I can't believe it either.
About my 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
- Ryerson University Magazine Publishing program (several courses)
- Professional Writers Association of Canada
- Editors Association of Canada
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