About
Jamie Rainey – Certified Personal Trainer/Owner
I grew up playing competitive sports so being active, fit, and healthy is something that has always been important to me. Well almost always......
After University I travelled and taught English in South East Asia and the South Pacific for 3 years. I was not exercising (or being particularly active at all for that matter), I was not watching what I was eating, and it began to show! I had no idea how much weight I had actually gained until one day I decided it was time to give the gym a try. I had always played team sports so the gym was pretty foreign to me. I arrived at the gym, paid my money, stepped on the scale to see where I was starting out, and began to cry! Right in the middle of a gym in small town Taiwan filled with Taiwanese men staring at the only Caucasian girl they had ever seen at their gym. It was quite a moment for me. I weighed more then, as a 23 year old healthy woman, then I did 9 months pregnant with either one of my kids. That was the day everything changed for me.
I began exercising religiously and became much more aware of my diet. Next, I began to look into personal training as a career. I found that I could begin my Canadian personal fitness trainer studies while still in Taiwan, so I began taking classes in Physiology and Anatomy while completing my teaching contract.
When I returned to Canada in 2004, I started working as a personal trainer. I knew immediately it was the perfect career choice for me. From day one, it was an amazing experience to be an integral part of helping my clients make choices that would enable them to live life with an increased level of health and wellness.
Having had the opportunity to train clients in and outside of a gym, teach group exercise, and lead running classes and boot camps, I believe the most important aspect to ensure my clients success is to offer them a tailor made program in a comfortable non-threateningenvironment. My main concern is not sales, I genuinely have the desire to help people become healthier, more fit, stronger and happier.
See you soon on the path to improved health and wellness!