Inspiring those who want to lose weight, increase muscle strength & endurance, proper posture & alignment, agility, proprioception, flexibilty & myofascial release for an overall healthy mind & body. Tina’s passion and enthusiasm for health and fitness began at a young age, when she constantly read about health-related topics. She is a recognized personal trainer with multiple certifications, including certification through Can-Fit-Pro as a Personal Trainer Specialist and Nutrition and Wellness Specialist. She has extensive training in Stott Pilates Matwork and equipment, GymStick, Gravity Personal Training & PostRehab, Kettlebell, TRX and Kickboxing Level 1. She has acquired extensive knowledge related to pre-& post-natal fitness and is certified by Baby & Me Fitness and the ab-rehab program from Core Expectations (a mobile pre & post natal company) using the Tupler Technique. Pfilates (pelvic floor pilates), Hypopressive Method - Level 1 & 2, and MPI Level 1. Tina also took a course in Applied Soma Training which takes the osteopathic view of the body and incorporates myofascial and ELDOA stretching for proper biomechanical functioning and rehabilitation. Tina works with various clients—ranging from youth to elders, those beginning an exercise regime to those who are quite advanced—as well as clients needing some rehab exercises to get them back in motion. Tina believes in a holistic approach to wellness which includes working with her client's doctors, chiropractors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, naturopaths and dieticians to ensure her clients attain each of their health goals. Tina is a firm believer in the Mind-Body-Spirit connection. Her innovative approach to health and fitness assures that your exercise routine will be personalized to your unique goals in order to achieve optimal recovery and performance. Having years of experience in the health field as a trainer/instructor, is not only about getting physically healthy or nutritionally healthy but mentally healthy as well. As a trainer/instructor, Tina takes the time to get to know clients well. She knows who they are, who their families are, their work life, social life, obstacles and challenges, etc. Having experienced her own challenges in trying to balance all aspects of life (just as her clients do) she actively listens and recommends tools and strategies that helped her in moving towards her goal. To increase her own mental capacity and strength, and help and guide others, Tina has incorporated Life Coaching into her practice. She was recently certified as a Catalyst Life Coach by the SHFT organization, founded by The Angry Therapist. The Catalyst Life Coaching course has allowed Tina to hone in on more tools and strategies to help take care of her mental health as well as her clients, because maintaining your mental health is just as (if not more) important than maintaining a fit, active lifestyle. Essentially, a catalyst collides with others and as a result of this collision, a change happens. The change happens not because of what we KNOW, but because of who we ARE. Catalysts do not fix people, we are detectives and guides to help you flourish in your life. The focus is not on what’s wrong with you, but what’s right with you. We are all human and being human can be messy. We embrace the fact that we are not perfect. Self-help is not a topic, IT’S A LIFESTYLE. 50% of personal growth is revelation and 80% is execution. A catalyst will help you make revelations AND hold you accountable to meet your goals. We’re casual over clinical – always. Please come as you are, we will meet you there. Being transparent with our stories, we will earn your trust and produce chemistry so we can have a relationship and work WITH you instead of AT you. We are authentic and will tell you the truth, reflecting your truth back to you. It’s a new way to change, in a way that doesn’t change who you are. When not teaching classes or training clients, Tina enjoys reading, good restaurants, the occasional glass of white wine, movies and in the winter watching Habs games on TV.
