OUR TEAM

Karie Pierce

I love connection, I thrive when I’m active and empowering others is my jam.

Do you ever feel like you need to get in shape before you can step foot in a gym? Are you overwhelmed or intimidated in a gym setting? Have you been showing up and putting in the time, but not really getting the outcome you desire? Maybe you want to feel stronger, move better and gain confidence?

Let me help you navigate through the obstacles that have been in your way. Let’s create a new path to your goals together.

From my own personal experience, I can tell you short term fixes are just that – short! Quick fixes oftentimes leave us feeling defeated when we can’t keep up. I believe in setting realistic goals that are attainable and support our long term success.

Self-improvement, ownership and confidence comes when we drop our guard, get vulnerable and lean into support.

ACE Certified
CPR/AED

Colleen Letwin

To me “health, fitness, nutrition” isn’t about spending all of our “left over” time at the gym, counting calories, “eating clean”, doing exercises that we don’t even like & it sure as hell isn’t about stepping on a scale that we all know will rob us from our happiness It’s about coming to the gym because we enjoy moving our bodies & the benefits it adds to our lives, it’s about eating mindfully & most importantly, it’s about eating foods that we enjoy without feeling guilty.

Areas of Focus:
Joyful / Quality Movement & Training, Intuitive Eating, Long Term Success, Increase Confidence, Mental Health

Certification:
– Precision Nutrition LV1, – CSEP-CPT, CPR/AED
– DTS – Lean Body Coach
– NASM – Corrective Exercise Speciali

Leah Cheung

Leah Cheung is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Alberta. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees with Distinction in both Nutrition and Psychology from the University of Alberta.

With a background in disordered eating, Leah has a passion for intuitive eating and helping people create healthier relationships with food. Eating should be a source of pleasure and not a source of guilt, shame, or punishment. If you are struggling with preoccupation with food, food fears, weight fluctuations, binge eating, or diet burnout, it’s time to try a new approach. Leah can help you make peace with food and eating and gain freedom from restrictive food rules.

Leah also works extensively with athletes and the general active population to help achieve lifestyle and fitness goals. Gain insight regarding macronutrient distributions, caloric goals, meal timing, and supplement use to maximize your potential in and out of the gym.

Through one-on-one sessions, Leah will break down the complicated world of nutrition and make food one of your greatest allies!

Sara Millman

My name is Sara, I’m the owner and trainer behind Mama Bear fit, as well as a blessed mom of two children. My journey of health and fitness started in my teens, I struggled with anxiety (I didn’t know it at the time) and quickly realised that when I exercised I felt happier. I started my journey with at-home workout videos and outdoor activities and realized my fitness regime helped my mental health so drastically that I knew I wanted to be able to help others with health and fitness and went to college to become a personal trainer with a goal to not just to help people with their aesthetic appearance but to also help them view exercise as a positive part of their life. At that point in my fitness journey I found strength training, not only did
I become stronger and healthier but my confidence grew and suddenly I wasnt so shy and uncomfortable in social situations. After 6 years of personal training, and 2 children I realized there was not only a huge lack of prenatal, postnatal, and women’s specific training in the community but also a lot of misguidance. With this realization Mama Bear Fit was created with
a goal to provide a service where women can focus on their own health and wellness, well implementing my coaching methodology to ensure the women of our community are getting the service and care that they deserve.

Areas of Focus:

• Prenatal
• Postnatal
• Women’s specific

Certification:

• Personal Fitness Training Diploma (ELA)
• Certified pre and postnatal coach (GGS)

Michelle Moen

Working in the health industry since 2016, I’ve developed a passion for helping others find their balance in the confusing world of fitness and nutrition. Everyone is unique! Your training plan and nutrition should reflect that, to best set you up for success.

Areas of Focus:
Weight Loss, Female Hormone Disorders & Hypertrophy

Certification:
– Bachelor of Science
– CSNN Holistic Nutrition
– Precision Nutrition
– Kilo Strength Society – Program Design & Periodization

Jordan Browne

Graduate of NAIT and the CSEP-CPT program in 2021, Our team has coached everyone from grassroots beginners to multiple national-level weightlifters, including a National Champion. My goal for my clients is to create a space for growth as both a person and as an athlete.

Areas of Focus:
Olympic Weightlifting, Strength Training, Strength and Conditioning for Sport

Certification:
NCCP Trained Olympic Weightlifting Coach, CSEP-CPT Certified Personal Trainer, Nait Personal Fitness Trainer Graduate

Naomi Sachs

Fully-certified since 2015, I’ve been successfully coaching clients throughout North America and facilitating their self-growth in the nutrition and fitness realm. If you feel overwhelmed by the myriad of health strategies available, my services aim to introduce clarity and self-motivation.

Certifications:

IFPA Personal Fitness Trainer 

CSNN Advanced Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant

Strength Sensei Metabolic Analytics Module 1

Strength Sensei Neurotransmitter Based Program Design

Strength Sensei Sports Specific Program Design

Strength Sensei Structural Assessment

Kilo Strength Society Advanced Strategies to Program Design I

Kilo Strength Society Advanced Strategies to Program Design II

Christopher Merrell

Christopher Merrell is a certified Personal Trainer and Conditioning Coach who believes in building athletes and individuals from the ground up and inside out. His love for health and fitness stems from helping others level up their physical and mental health and become someone they never thought they could be. Christopher is an extremely dedicated Coach committed to his client’s success. “My clients win.”

Areas of Focus:
Muscle Growth, Athletic Performance, Strength, Conditioning, Technique

Certification:
CanFitPro Personal Training Specialist, DTS Body Transformation Specialist, DTS Hypertrophy Fundamentals, DTS Conditioning Coach

Michael Williams

Mike’s love for fitness and sports started at a very young age. He has always participated in sports since the days of recess in elementary school. He played competitive football throughout high school then went on to take Fitness and Lifestyle Management at George Brown College. During his time at George Brown he began training in Muay Thai Kickboxing and fell in love with the scientific principles behind strength training and fitness development.

Mike continued his training in Muay Thai for a total of six years and opened a small fitness studio in 2012 where he trained a wide variety of clientele before moving to Edmonton to start a new career. He never lost his love and passion for fitness and helping people achieve their goals.

Four years ago he decided he wanted to compete for the up and coming sport of Powerlifting. Since starting he has competed in a local Edmonton competition in 2015 where he placed 1st in the 83kg class, and then went on to compete in Western Canadian Championships in 2016 where he placed 3rd in the 83kg class. He is now using all the knowledge he has gained through school and personal experiences to coach people that come from a multitude of different fitness backgrounds. From beginners who just want to improve their general health and fitness to experienced lifters who want to improve their maximal strength and compete in strength sports such as Powerlifting.

Marc Roy

Marc has been actively involved with numerous sports throughout his life, such as Martial Arts, Boxing, cycling and golf. He continues to coach and share his knowledge of martial arts with others. His love of sports and movement lead to Marc obtaining his personal training certification. Marc is passionate about learning and educating; and has added powerlifting and speed training to his repertoire. He has experience working with teens, athletes, general population and seniors.

Areas of Focus:

• Strength Training Periodization
• Power Lifting
• Speed Training
• Athletic Performance
• Weightloss

Certification:

• Canfit pro
• Children fitness coach
• Active Aging Movement coach
• Strength and Speed Specialist
• Agatsu Strength and Speed Specialist

Sharina Palaypay

I’ve always enjoyed playing sports and working out because I love to compete and test my own limits. I enjoy Spartan Races and got into Powerlifting last year. I’m currently dipping my toes into Crossfit as I enjoy learning and doing different types of training.

I worked in the restaurant industry for 8 years but never felt like I was living my life purpose until I hired a personal trainer two years ago. I initially had a goal of losing weight but as I continued training, I gained much more than just reaching my goal weight. I had more confidence, I started to take more risks, and became strong and resilient to whatever came my way. That’s when I realized I wanted to become a Personal Trainer; My mission is to turn one’s inner pain into power and help them unleash the inner athlete they didn’t know existed.

I am currently working on obtaining my Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certificate and going to work towards getting my certifications to coach for Powerlifting and Crossfit after.  

Certifications:

ACE Certified

Shalyn Danylak

As a lifetime athlete who’s competed worldwide and as someone who has been in the industry since 2014 I could talk a lot about myself here, but this isn’t about me….. it’s about you taking the step to become the person you’ve always dreamed of knowing that you’re in the hands of someone that can take you every-step-of-the way there. 

It’s about you feeling so incredibly comfortable and confident in the skills and knowledge of the person you’re working with hand in hand on your journey to achieving your goals knowing without a doubt that they can take you there. 

…And this is exactly what I’m here to do. 

So, whether you’re looking to feel like the best you can be just because why not, or if you’re doing a prep for a serious competition – you can trust I have you covered in all ways.  

And with years of coaching athletes from average to nationally qualified, you can bet I’m invested in you getting there too.

Oh, and if you don’t identify with being an athlete yet – my goal is to get you there!

Areas of Focus:
Strength and Conditioning, Overall Performance Optimization, Life-Coaching,  Athlete Competition Prep, Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, Post-Rehabilitation, Powerlifting, Crossfit

Certification:
Crossfit LVL 1, Canfit-Pro, Olympic Lifting Coach, CPU

Kieryn Marcellus

BSc. Kin, CSEP-CPT, FRCms, EXOS XPS 1

Behind my name is a small taste of alphabet soup. These certifications serve to dictate institutions I’ve been to, what tests I’ve passed and how I spend my weekends. It’s not indicative of what services I can provide for you.

(Seriously, it’s like grabbing a fist full of scrabble tiles.)

What matters most is what I can do for you. I want to help you lose weight, get jacked, decrease pain, improve performance and/or help with your return-to-play program.

My training philosophy can be boiled down to:

• Serious Training
• Silly Human

In other words, I don’t take myself too seriously, but I firmly believe that serious strength training fixes a lot of problems. You have to lift stuff in order to fix stuff.

When taking on new clients, the most important thing for me to understand is where you’re at and where you want to go. This is about you, after all. From there, I’ll create a fully individualized program aimed at helping you achieve the more supple, swole, resilient badass version of you that you deserve to be.

Did I miss anything? Oh yeah. O+ blood, perfect kidney function.

Steven Fitzpatrick

Steven began his passion for fitness at the age of 13 and has been training vigorously since that time, he has been in the health industry since 2011 and has a very strong appeal towards Strength and Conditioning. Steven strongly believes that the foundation of an individual will ultimately take them to any goal that they desire; whether it be overall strength, body composition, fixing spinal deviation, rehabilitating a recurring injury and ultimately living a pain free life day to day while still improving and becoming a person’s best version. He takes a strong interest in biomechanics and studies nutrition very consistently. Everyone is different and Steven believes that with time, repetition, consistency and with the utmost dedication that everyone can become unstoppable in whatever direction they choose to take their level of fitness, he has a very strong interest in psychology and neuroscience and how they correlate to exercise. Steven believes that exercise can lead to better work performance, positivity and a very positive outlook on life; which will ultimately make you happy every day! He began personal training because to him there is no better payoff than seeing the long-term improvement of each individual and how with proper guidance, it can change your life drastically. Steven ALWAYS brings a positive attitude; will make you laugh at least once every time you see him and will have you always leaving with a smile. He specializes in coaching nutrition and powerlifting, group training, boot camps, youth training, training bodybuilders and physique competitors and has experience in correcting spinal deviations. He is a strong believer in education and is always looking to increase his skill set, his credentials are as follows:

-CCSC Hypertrophy

-CCSC Manipulation of Energy system

-DTS Powerlifting Certified Coach

-DTS Fat loss nutrition coach

-ISSA + nutrition

-Canfit Pro

-CPR/AED

-MM Advanced Anatomy

-MM Advanced biomechanics

Peter Ramtuhul

Originally from the UK, Pete is a Strength and Conditioning Coach who has worked with a wide variety of athletes and clients since 2007.

He has trained athletes at the provincial, collegiate, international and Paralympic levels in numerous sports, and has coached his personal training clients through dramatic physique and lifestyle transformations.

Pete believes in taking a multidisciplinary approach to fitness, borrowing from the technical aspects of strength training, Olympic lifting, bodybuilding, Powerlifting, and boxing focus mitt training to provide his clients with a comprehensive fitness experience.

He is passionate about a variety of sports, particularly martial arts and basketball, the latter of which he competed in at University level. This led to his interest in using strength and conditioning methodologies to develop athleticism and explosiveness.

Whether your goal is to redefine your physique, improve your sprint speed, or completely shake up your workouts, Pete will draw on his vast knowledge and experience to help you achieve your goals.

Certifications:

NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S)
AIQ Level 3 – Diploma in Personal Training
BA (Hons) Business Management

Services offered:

• Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance
• Body Transformation (Muscle Gain/Fat Loss)
• Technical Boxing Focus Mitt Training
• Olympic Weightlifting for Sports

Robert Tenhove

Dr. Rob Tenhove is a Chiropractor that has been in practice for over 20 years and whose focus is helping each individual reach their goals by developing a customized approach designed for that person. 

He has an extensive athletic background and has enjoyed working with non-athletes and athletes of all levels. This has included amateur, Olympic, Iron Man, and Professional athletes. He has received training in various approaches such as Functional Range Assessment (FRA),  Functional Range Release (FR), Functional Range Conditioning (FRC), Active Release Techniques (including Full Body, Nerve Entrapments, and Biomechanics certifications) , Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (FAKTR) and Osteoarticular Joint Pumping (lower extremity).

Dr. Tenhove also has been recognized and certified by the Titleist Performance Institute as a golf fitness and golf biomechanics professional. He also utilizes the Impulse IQ computer-assisted adjusting instrument, Deep Tissue Laser Therapy, and 3D Motion analysis.