Linda has been Personal Training since 1994 and has a strong knowledge base in areas of human kinetics, physiology, kinesiology, and biomechanics. Linda has an extensive media list having written for several popular fitness and health magazines as well as appearing on various talk and news shows.
Specializing in strength and weight training, she has worked with a diverse group of individuals and is certified as an Elite Personal Trainer with ACE and BCRPA and with ACSM as a Health and Fitness Specialist meaning she can work with health risk clients. She has experience training men and women, de-conditioned beginners, unfit beginners, intermediate level, fat loss, weight gain, athletes, post rehabilitation from injury ( for example neck or back damage from motor vehicle accidents), and health risk reduction (diabetes, hypertension, morbid obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis) to name a few. Most of all, clients are looking for tone and all around wellness finding it easy to achieve with this trainers assistance. Other specialties include Plyometrics, Sport Specific Training, Injury Recovery, Flexibility and Miss Fitness Training, Bodybuilding and Prep.
Linda came into personal training and fitness after living a childhood and early adult hood of chronic bronchial asthma with severe allergies. Never being able to stay in sport or classes such as dance, gymnastics or martial arts due to constant pneumonias, Linda hungered for competition and physical challenge. In her late teens she dealt with anorexia, an eating disorder triggered on by the death of her father. Recovering and managing anorexia as well as the asthma Linda then found herself able. In her early 20s she began lifting, became a trainer and then saw a fitness contest on TV, she never looked back!
Recently onset with Osteoarthritis most likely due to the years of asthma medications, Linda now uses her fitness to aid in managing another facet of her health and helping others with like issues while still keeping up her competitive career! “If we work with our body, we can achieve anything!”
AWARDS
July 16, 2011 BC Provincials 3rd place
July 23, 2011 Canadian Nationals 6th place short
2010 Off
August 8th, 2009 6th Place Canadian National Championships
July 15th, 2009 2nd Place BC Fitness Championships
August 23rd, 2008 11th Place Canadian National Fitness Championships
July 19th, 2008 3rd Place BC Fitness Championships
Nov 10th, 2007 1st Place and Overall Fitness SWFC
Nov 10th, 2007 6th Place Figure Medium SWFC
Nov 18th, 2006 7th Placed Figure SWFC
Nov 18th, 2006 13th Place Fitness SWFC
April 1st 2006 2nd Place Lightweight Bodybuilding FAME WEST
April 1st 2006 1st Place Pairs Bodybuilding FAME WEST
2005 off
July 30th, 2004 1st Place Vegas World Pro Women’s Tri Fitness Event - Fitness Short 30-34
July 30th, 2004 12th Place Vegas World Pro Women’s Tri Fitness Event - Fitness overall
July 30th, 2004, 17th Place Vegas World Pro Women’s Tri Fitness Event - Tri-fitness overall
May 30th, 2004 3rd Place Obstacle Course Challenge FAME World Event
May 29th, 2004 17th Place Fitness Canada Pageant
May 29th, 2004 7th Place FAME Figure
May 29th 2004 FAME Fitness Model
April 23rd, 2004 11th Place Emerald Cup Fitness Short
April 23rd, 2004 12th Place Emerald Cup Figure Medium
2003 off
Sept 21st 2002 3rd Place World Pro Ms. Exercise WNBF
Sept 21st 2002 4th Place Amateur Figure WNBF
Sept 7th 2002 4th Place FVF Strength Competition
July 20th 2002 17th Place TSN Fitness Canada Pageant
July 19th 2002 ESPN series One 4th Place Fitness
Nov 4th, 2001 4th Place Natures Best Natural Pro Ms. Exercise
April 21st 2001, 4th Place Short class Bodybuilding ANBC Western Canadians
April 21st 2001, 2nd Place Fitness ANBC Western Canadians
April 7th, 2001 4th Place Lightweight Novice Bodybuilding CNBF Western Canadians
May 2000 21st Place Fitness Universe
November 13, 1999 1st Place Ms. Fitness CNBF Western Naturals (pro card)
August 21, 1999 Top 5 ESPN National Finals Fitness Canada
July 10, 1999 4th Place Ms. Fitness Gold’s Naturals Provincial
June 19, 1999 1st Place Canadian Ms. Fitness Model Nationals
June 19, 1999 1st Place Canadian Ms. Fitness Nationals
June 19, 1999 1st Place in Canadian Ms. Figure Nationals
May 8, 1999 5th Place Ms. Fitness Muscle Mania
Apr 16, 1999 Top 10 Washington’s Ms. Fitness Emerald Cup
Apr 2, 1999 Top 10 Washington’s Ms. Fitness Vancouver
Mar 6, 1999 2nd Place California’s Ms. Fitness Inland Empire
Mar 6, 1999 2nd Place California’s Ms. Figure Inland Empire
May 2, 1998 Top 10 BC Provincial Ms. Fitness Championships
April 25, 1998 3rd Place Prince George Pro Lab Classic Ms. Fitness Championships
April 18, 1998 2nd Place Victoria Gator’s Classic Ms. Fitness Championships
1997 off due to ACL reconstruction and meniscus.
April 27, 1996 3rd Place BC Provincial Ms. Fitness Championship