As Ontario Racquet Club’s Health & Wellness Ambassador, Barbara has over 20 years of experience providing Fitness and Wellness services to Corporate Facilities and Private Clubs.

Barbara’s fitness career started at the age of 16, working at the YMCA as a children’s coach for programs such as gymnastics, soccer, floor hockey. She was certified as a Coaching Leader and Fitness instructor and continued to expand her experience working with Community Centres and Private Clubs. She then began working in corporate offices such as Nissan Canada, assisting in the design of a new Employee Fitness Centre, staffing, and servicing the employee’s with classes and health and wellness programs to keep them active at work. This expanded into managing several corporate offices in the GTA.

Studying at George Brown College in the Health and Wellness Program as well as at Humber College in the Health and Wellness Promotion program, certified with Ontario Fitness Council as a Personal Trainer, CAN FIT PRO Certified as a Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. Adding Pilates, Yoga certifications, Life Skills Coaching Certificate, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging Instructor Certified.

Barbara’s passion for fitness shows in her years of competitive running, from 5 km to 30 km races, trail running and duathlons, including running throughout her three pregnancies.

When she isn’t running, she is passionate about keeping strong and strength training in the gym, including teaching challenging interval training ‘bootcamp’ style classes.

Being a busy mom, Barbara understands the challenges of fitting fitness and nutrition into a busy day. She’s here to help you find your balance and build a fitness and wellness plan that you will enjoy and stick to.