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Empower women through fitness
Women come in all shapes and sizes with all abilities and from all backgrounds. Some of us are "fitness gurus", some of us are just beginning our fitness journey. It doesn’t matter. We’re just happy that you’re getting active. And if you’re still not sure that you can do it or don't know how to begin, get inspired by reading and listen to about these wonderful women who just like you, one day decided that they are capable of doing more than they've ever thought.
Ana Ramirez
Zumba, Yoga, Fitness & Mindfulness Coach
Hi, I'm Ana, I’m a runner, a Zumba instructor, Yoga teacher and fitness advocate. I started to attend Zumba classes because I had lost my job and I was feeling gloomy, I wasn’t a fan of doing exercise or being fitness, but as a Latina, I’ve always loved dancing. I found a class called Zumba in a gym near my home...
Maila Noor
Health, Wellness & Fitness Coach
Hello lovelies! I’m Maila, a health, wellness and fitness coach and someone that truly wants to see people grow into a better version of themselves every day.
For the majority of my life, fitness did not come naturally to me in any of its forms and I struggled with maintaining a healthy relationship with food as well...
Karem Pantin
IRONMAN Coach & Athlete
My name is Karem Pantin, I am an IRONMAN Certified Coach, a long distance athlete and an enthusiastic of triathlon. In our sport women have been increasing their participation in sprint and Olympic distances, but there is still work to do to make women believe that we have magnificent attributes for long distance events...
Tracey McKenna
Runner
Hello! I'm Tracey. I primarily run, and occasionally swim and kayak when the weather co-operates. I started running in the swimming off-season to try and stay healthy throughout the year and ended up loving it so much that I switched my focus. While I have always been active, joining the We Run North York group really helped...
Leigh Merotto
Dietician & Nutrition Coach
My name is Leigh, and I am a dietitian with a focus on fitness, gut health and wellness. I help busy professionals fuel, nourish and thrive in these areas with personalized nutrition and lifestyle coaching.
Exercise has always been important in my life, and I am an avid yogi, weightlifter, distance runner, and...
Tara Romano
Performer & Entrepreneur
Hey there! I’m Tara Romano. A serial entrepreneur, performer, teacher, personal development junkie and unshakable optimist dedicated to helping you unleash and let go so that you can become the best version of you. I have an insatiable curiosity about what it means to live life to the fullest...
Zhana Flex
Professional Athlete
When I was 6, I dreamt of being a dancer. There was a ballroom dance after-hours program at my arts school, and sometimes, on my way to another hour-long session of pressing keys on my teacher's grand piano, I would sneak a peek between the massive doors of the dance studio, in awe of the well-postured kids...
Uriah McIntosh
Fitness & Wellness Trainer
As for many women we play multiple roles, when my motherhood journey began 7 years ago I found it all to overwhelming that it caused me to have a mild breakdown as I don’t have my own family here. Working, doing daycare drop offs, pick ups, household work, extra curriculars, wife, daughter...
Stacey Gonder
Dancer & Activewear Designer
Stacey’s love for design began with her love of dance. After dancing professionally at the beginning of her career, Stacey made the decision to go back to school to study costume design at the International Academy of Design. The brand Flash Design Company came to life in 2001, after graduating with her diploma...
Niya Bajaj
Yoga Therapist
I'm Niya (N-eye-ahh), a brown, able bodied, female presenting, heterosexual woman of East Indian ancestry currently living as a settler on the treaty lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabek, Wendat and Mississaugas in the province known as Ontario. I live with disordered eating, and chronic pain...