Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast

Cameron is one of the trainers at our Wellington West team. Cameron grew up playing competitive hockey and he was also a competitive ski racer. His goal is to help others in the same way that coaches and trainers have helped him.

Nicholas is a part of our amazing Wellington West team of personal trainers. Nick is a graduate of Algonquin College's Fitness and Health Promotion program and he has a Personal Training Specialist certification from Canfitpro. In this interview, Nick talks about some common things he hears people asking for when seeking out a personal trainer and how he has continued to keep himself in shape desp...

Today, we meet Bertwin Ben-Smith, one of the newest members of our Kanata team. Bertwin graduated from Algonquin College's Fitness and Health Promotions program and he also has a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Guelph. It this episode, Bertwin talks about how his experience working at a rehab clinic has helped him work with clients of all skill levels and capabilities. He also talks a...

In this episode of the personal trainers who care podcast, Catherine is joined by Vania. Vania is the VP of Operations at Free Form Fitness and she is also one of the trainers at our Wellington location. Vania talks about how she got her start as a personal trainer and what makes Free Form Fitness special.

In this episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast, Catherine is joined by Sarah. Sarah is the manager of our Albert St location. She is also one of our trainers at the Albert St location. Sarah talks about the importance of continually taking courses to help her provide her clients with the best training possible. She is certified in Pre- and post-natal training, Precision Nutrition, and s...

In this episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast, Catherine is joined by Mike Farant. Mike can be found at our Wellington and Kanata locations. Tune in to hear about how Mike uses his experience with getting diagnosed with diabetes to help others navigate their own journey with diabetes.

In this episode of the personal trainers who care podcast, Catherine is joined by Stefanie Bolduc. Stefanie trains at our Byward Market and Glebe location and brings a high level of empathy for her clients. After suffering many concussions and working through the various recovery processes, she found herself wanting to bring her first-hand experience and knowledge to the general population. ...

In this episode, Catherine sits down with Sean, the head trainer at Free Form Fitness. He discusses his move to Canada from the UK and how his training style has evolved over the years. Sean shares stories from his own training journey and some of his client's successes, including a story about a 50+ year-old woman who learned how to do a handstand! Enjoy the episode! Want to achieve your health a...

In this special episode of the Personal Trainer Who Care podcast, Catherine sits down for a candid chat with FFF C.E.O., Ashley-Ann Lawrie. They discuss where Ashley came from and how she found herself working 6 AM - 8 PM at the first location in Kanata. From the moment she started she always had the bigger picture in mind. Through trials and tribulations, she has worked her way to the top leaders...

In this episode, PTWC Host, Catherine, sits down with long-time Glebe trainer, Pat Gorrell. They chat about the challenges of this last year and how he's been able to keep himself fit and active with just 4 exercises! We hope you enjoy this 8th episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast. Show Links: - Pat's Trainer Page: https://bit.ly/3xmz1Do - Functional Anatomy Seminars: https://function...

In this episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care podast, Lili shares her experience playing competitive sports growing up and how an injury eventually pointed her in the direction of a career in fitness. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you have any questions, leave them in the comment section below!  ----------------------------------------- Links: Lili's Instagram: https://www.instagr...

In this episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast, our new host, Catherine, sits down with Jules. Jules has been a trainer at Free Form Fitness since 2016 and brings a unique perspective and training style to his clients. Certified in MAT and Free Form Academy, Jules knows how to get his clients' results. Listen to learn more about how he does it!  ------------------------------------...

Back with another great episode from the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast. For episode 5 we welcome Victor Brunet, a trainer at our Albert St. location and the Director of Management for FFF. This is a great episode on having the right mindset for personal training. There will be ups and downs, but if you can prepare your mindset for it, you'll be a more resilient, effective, and empathetic trai...

In this very special episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care podcast we have Vania, a personal trainer at our Wellington location, AND a client! Ann is joining us with Vania to discuss how personal training helped her recover from 1 heart surgery, prepare for another, and then prepare and recover from hip surgery - all during a pandemic!  ___________________________________________  Li...

On this 3rd episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care podcast, we have Colin Stapledon. We talk about his former wrestling career, his passion for coaching athletes, and how his training style has evolved since he first started with us at the end of 2018. ________________________________________________  Links: Gracie Barra Barrhaven MMA: https://graciebarra.com/ottawa-on-canada/ "Super Dave"...

In this second episode of the personal trainers who care podcast, we sit down with Lori, our Glebe manager. Lori shares her stories from her time as a correctional officer, how her summers in the reserves militia changed her life, and how her training has evolved over the years. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, be sure to subscribe to our channel, click the like button, and leave us a...

Welcome to the very first episode of the Personal Trainers Who Care Podcast. Our first guest is Byward Market Personal Trainer and holistic lifestyle coach, Jesse Campbell. We discuss how an extreme lifestyle led him to the C.H.E.K. Institute to begin his coaching career. We also cover what an ancestral lifestyle looks like, and the realities of personal training from the time commitment to the ne...