Name:
Neil Fox
Director/Professional Trainer
Home Town:
Oshawa, Ontario
Certification:
B.Kin, CPTN-CPT, OKA
School:
McMaster University
Personal Training Strengths:
Enhancing Human Movement
Favourite Sport:
My favourite sports are biking and ski related activities.
Sports Hero:
Lance Armstrong. He’s got heart. Lance has won 7 consecutive
Tour de Frances while battling cancer and still have enough energy
to raise children and millions of dollars toward cancer research.
The most rewarding event as a
personal trainer:
For me; it was before I was an official personal trainer. I was working
as a physiotherapist assistant, and my challenge was to get Mario
(a stroke patient who lost the use of his legs and spoke no English)
to walk again. I had Mario between the parallel bars to allow his
arms to assist walking; the end result was an arm hopping action with
no leg loading. Communicating with the Italian stroke client was impossible;
then it dawned on me…why not lower the parallel bars to limit
the arm hopping action (too simple I thought). So…there was
Mario between the Parallel bars once again, but still he found a way
to modify his arm hopping action to propel himself forward. Frustrated,
I jumped in between the parallel bars to limit the unwanted movements;
this strategy stopped him altogether. So, as I urged him toward me…HE
TOOK A STEP! The physiotherapist looked over from what she was doing
and said “Oh My God”, and I said “Wow”. This
was the first step he had taken in six months, and I only had him
as a client for one day. My career mission was to replicate similar
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Level 1: Goal Specific Templates
• Fat Loss
• Muscle Gain
• Core Specific Training
•General
Health
• POWER!
Level 2: Customized Fitness Programs
• Consultation
• Assessment
• 1 Hour Personal Training Session
Members
Progression Upgrades
The following training levels feature end-of-month billing
based on accrued monthly sessions:
Level 3: Groups of 5 or 6 Personal Training
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
Level 4: Groups of 3 or 4 Personal Training
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
Level 5: Dual/Couple Personal Training
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
Level 6: Half-hour One-on-one Personal Training
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
Level 7: Full-hour One-on-one Personal Training
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
Level 8: Advanced Personal Training
Work with our BSc and MSc degreed trainers for a full session:
• 4 sessions
• 8 sessions
• 12 sessions
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Name:
Christa Chasse
Personal Training Certificate from Mount Royal
College, Calgary, AB
Hometown:
North Battleford Saskatchewan
Personal Training Strengths:
Core Strength Training
Weight Loss
Sport Specific Training
Rehabilitative Exercises
Group Exercise
Body Composition
Favourite Sport:
Snowboarding
Sport Hero:
Jeremy Jones and Victoria Jealous. These two amaze me with their big
mountain riding skills. They push beyond limits like no other on some
of the toughest terrain all around the world. It amazed me how something
so small can dominate over one of mother natures’ largest features.
Personal Training Experience:
One of my most rewarding experiences would have to be when a lady
came in to see me for help. She was at risk for many health problems.
When I first worked with her, she could not walk for very long or
very fast, for many reasons. She had never been in a gym before, and
as time went by she became more motivated to exercise because of the
positive effects it had on her, emotionally and physically. We went
from walking 5 minutes to a whole hour, in a 6 month period of time.
Her self-esteem was only getting better as time went by, she had less
aches and pains, lowered her risk for her health issues, and had more
energy to do the day to day things. She was so proud of herself, and
to this day she still thanks me for helping her realize how important
physical activity is for her.
I would also have to say that another training experience would have
to be with a client who I trained to help make it to the top of Kilimanjaro.
For someone who hadn't been in a gym training before like we did,
he adapted and progressed really well, and I knew he would make it
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Name:Colin Davis
Home Town: Canmore
Education and Certifications:
MS (Exercise Physiology)
BS (Biomedical Sciences)
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
NCCP-L1 Mountain Bike Coach
CANSI-certified Telemark and Nordic Ski Instructor
Graduate School:
Movement Science Lab, Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana (2000-04)
Personal Training Strengths:
Post-rehab Exercise
Movement Analysis and Corrective Exercise
Fitness Testing
Endurance Sport Coaching
Weight Management
Exercise Testing and Assessment
Sport Specific Conditioning
Functional Rehabilitation
Favourite Sports:
Mountaineering, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Trail Running
Sports Hero:
Alex Lowe – Mountaineering Legend
"The Lung with Legs", Alex was a premier Alpine climber who pushed the limits of the possible before being killed in an avalanche in 1999. He remains an inspiration through his legacy of kindness and humility.
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Name:Tony
Mottershead
Home Town: Kaiapoi,
New Zealand
Canmore (permanent resident since July 2006)
Certification:
MSc (Human Nutrition)
BPhEd (Exercise Physiology)
Diploma Adult Education (2005)
ISAK Level 2 Anthropometrist
NZ Academy of Sport: Nutrition and Conditioning Consultant
School:
School of Physical Education and Department of Human Nutrition, University
of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (1996-2003)
Personal Training Strengths:
Nutritional Consultation and Education (www.onenutrition.ca)
Dietary Analysis
Customised Menu Planning
Sport Nutrition (Travelling, Recovery, Training/Competition)
Weight Management
Body Composition
Exercise Testing and Assessment
Sport Specific Conditioning
Functional Rehabilitation
Favourite Sports:
Surfing, Rugby, MTB, Snowboarding, Scrambling
Guaranteed to try anything and desire to seek out and become part
of the Rocky Mountain experience.
Sports Hero:
Steve Gurney – Adventure Racing Legend
Resilience and determination in the face of adversity and one who
continued to push the boundaries of human performance.
The
Most Rewarding Experience as a Personal Trainer:
Stand out experience was working with a whole family as part of the
‘Active Families’ Unit in Hawkes Bay, NZ. Parents were
pre-diabetic and their 2 children were overweight. Working with them
closely in nutrition and exercise programmes saw their whole lifestyle change.
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Name:Guy Bushell
Home Town: Birmingham, England
Certification:
Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate-Mount Royal College, Calgary
AFLCA Strength and Conditioning-University of Calgary
NCCP Level 2 Coach-University of Calgary
CentralCouncil of Physical Recreation Sports Leader award-
Cadbury
College, Birmingham, England
Spin Instructor Certificate- Heavens Fitness, Calgary
Personal Training Strengths:
Strength and Conditioning
Sports Event Training Program Development
Conditioning Class Instruction
Punchbag Instruction (4 years in Hapkido and Kickboxing)
Favourite
Sports:
Short Track Speed Skating, Mountain Biking, Trail Running,
Triathlon, Raquet Sports, Martial Arts, Cricket etc. etc
Sports Hero:
John Olav Koss: Norwegian speed skater who won 3 gold medals in record
time at the 1994 Olympics. Following the Lillehammer games, John donates
his prize money to Olympic aid, a charity set up to help war victims
in the 1984 Olympic city of Sarajevo. He went on to head " Olympic
Aid", which has since become "Right to Play".Right
to Play is an athlete driven humanitarian organization that uses sport
and play as a tool for development of children and youth in the most
disadvantaged places on the globe.
The
Most Rewarding Experience as a Personal Trainer:
There have been many, but the one I most remember is training former
Bow Valley radio personality, Jamie Hunt for her first traithlon.
We identified which traithlon she wanted to do. I set up a daily training
program for her a few months in advance and saw her a couple of times
a week for her regular personal training sessions. We did the traithlon
together and will never forget the excitment ( and nervousness) she
emitted before the race. When she crossed the finish line having done
incredibly well, she ran with tears of pure exhilaration and joy straight
into the arms of her husband, Dan. She loved the experience having
never done anything like this before in her life. Jamie continues
to lead an active and sometimes competitive lifestyle in Ontario. |
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