Megan is a fully certified personal trainer, stretch specialist, and the owner of Bounce. She has enjoyed a fifteen year career in the fitness industry including personal training, fitness centre management, and business ownership. Currently she is certified by ACE fitness (see links), and continues her education with courses pertaining to postural, core, stretch, and strength training. The conception of Bounce was based on her observation of the inadequacy and ineptness of personal training, as well as the discomfort that most people experience in the commercial gym environment. Since 1994 Megan has worked primarily with clientele that have rehabilitative issues and has close relationships with Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and Massage Therapists located in the downtown area (see links).
I take great comfort, confidence, and honor in working with a team of professionals that give me specific, clinical information and advice about the issues my clients face, and how best to attain their goals.
Megan est bilingue
Mark Sparks is a Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistics Programming. His approach in the gym mirrors his approach to life - Actions not Words. His clients benefit from his theoretical and practical background which promises results and an enjoyable gym experience. Mark has been in the fitness industry since1996. In school he attained his theoretical foundation of the body and how it moves. Through his sports career and come backs from catastrophic injuries he has learned the practical side of molding and building the body you desire and deserve.
Mark was a member of the 2001 Canadian Men's CCAA National Basketball Champions and a participant of the National Junior Development Program. He's worked as a player developer at All Canada Selection Camps, as well as with Vince Carter and his academy. Mark began Higher Level Youth Basketball Academy to address the need for young athletes to extract skills from their sport that could be utilized in life to replicate success. After his sports career came to an end he was chosen as Calvin Klein's Man of Steel, so he knows a thing or two about getting the body you desire and deserve. Mark has developed a specific training style to attain specific training results - the results you desire and deserve!
Remember, Do What You Can Do Because This Is All About The Best Version Of You!
Laura has been working full time in the health and fitness industry over the last five years. She holds a full certification through the YMCA as a personal fitness trainer. Laura enhances her knowledge with continuing education courses including Sport Strength, Anatomy, Balance Integration, Speed and Agility, Balance and Coordination for Older Adults and Lifestyle Coaching.
In her work, Laura places emphasis on functional strength for daily living or sport. She is highly experienced with stability ball and functional training tools. Laura personally enjoys regular strength training with core emphasis, power yoga, outdoor running and cycling and has trained for several half-marathons and 10Ks.
Jonathan is a graduate of Human Kinetics, he also has received a Masters degree in Physiotherapy from Queen’s University. During his education, he enjoyed being a member of Varsity basketball at St. Francis Xavier, Ottawa, and Queen’s Universities. He has enjoyed personal training for 7 years and has extensive experience in plyometrics, sports specific training, running biomechanics, high impact boxing, aerobics, stability ball and core strengthening, rehabilitation and injury prevention.
As well, Jonathon’s interests have led him to education dealing with the psychology of sport including mental and meditative aspects, goal setting, and motivation. He owns a physiotherapy clinic in Shawville, Pontiac Physiotherapy and works at Bounce.
Kalessy has been active in the field of Personal Training, Lifestyle consulting, and Strength and Conditioning Coaching for over eight years. She has worked extensively with athletes, the general public and special populations, (visually impaired, quadriplegic, diabetic, pregnancy, etc.), and has successfully created and executed Boot Camps, seminars and workshops. In conjunction with a BSc in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University, Kalessy maintains certifications through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
Her knowledge and dedication to continued education, as well as her personal journey from a severe illness to ultimate fitness has provided Kalessy with the ability to motivate, inspire and educate each client. Guiding them towards their goals based on their own unique needs, is something she enjoys tremendously.
Specialty Areas: Movement patterns, Functional / Sport Specific Strength and Conditioning, Postural Corrections, Core / Joint Stability, Lifestyle Modifications (including Nutrition).
“Health is a fragile, precious, and dynamic concept exclusive to every individual. Once you have acknowledged and accepted your own, unique position along the spectrum of health and defined your own, unique objective, perseverance, fortitude, and desire will keep you moving forward. I offer you my attention, understanding, knowledge, and guidance as tools to help you reach that precious goal.”