“I started skating when I was 4 and stopped when I was in my early 20s. I had a really bad injury, lower back, and groin, I was about 21 years old. When I stopped skating I couldn’t sleep, I
“This industry is very result driven and anytime my client or athlete gets to achieve those results, whether it might be running a new race, lifting a new weight, dropping a few pounds, you really feel like you are a
“I don’t know if it has ever really pushed me to become better, I think what really pushes me is I’m very interested in it. Obviously you want to continue to grow in order to help him and your athletes
“I’ve always had the philosophy of trying to offer as good as training as possible for kids of all socioeconomic status. Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, was never really in the situation to pay for high
“I graduated at Carson Graham in 2008, the 3 main sports were football, wrestling and rugby. I did all 3. In my grade 12 year we actually won rugby Provincials so that cemented my interest forever so that was kind
“I think the main reason why I’m coaching today is just because my most memorable part about being an athlete was having good coaches when I was learning how to play, so I like to return that favor to athletes
“Growing up I was always a natural athlete. I played multiple sports at a high level until the point that I had to decide that hockey was the sport that I wanted to pursue and see where it could take
“I would definitely say, for mountain biking it’s the mental workout because you always have to be so focused. Snowboarding is a little bit different; just being out in the mountains it’s a stress free environment. I guess I just
“My worst moment is this last year in late October. Most of last year of 2016 I had a tiny tumour on my pancreas. It kept on shooting out insulin, so I would have really low blood sugar, it got
“I love working out because it’s a great mental release for me. It’s not just about the physical benefits. It’s about being healthy, being happy, being confident with who I am, being able to unload after a hectic work week