Personal Trainer Ottawa and Gatineau - Dawn Louise

Are you looking for a personal trainer in Ottawa or Gatineau?

If you are looking for a personal trainer in Ottawa or Gatineau to help you get in shape Santé Active has a team of trainers near you. Let us introduce you to Dawn Louise one of our trainers in Ottawa Gatineau.

This is my story...

There I was, 41 years old, a mother of 3 children... overweight, smoked a pack a day, drank too much, and thought that junk food was a normal daily way of life...Not to mention the family issues and drama that I was faced with during this time period. It all seemed impossible to overcome and every time I looked in the mirror I started to cry. In my heart knew that things had to change, my life and body were a mess...but I had no idea where to start or who to turn to. I was on my own except for the support of my loving husband! Tried the crash diets and all the workout videos with little or no results only to find myself gaining back any weight I had lost. It was time to take matters into my own hands and get serious about my situation. I started with the purchase of a simple piece of cardio equipment and some dumbbells, then to the kitchen where I cleaned out anything that was junk food or was processed. I was determined to turn things around, it was the start of the Genesis.....the new Me!

Now that I had jumped headfirst into this commitment, I found myself looking for advice. First, stop the World Wide Web. Let’s just say while there is lots of good information on the Internet, much of it is confusing and most are misleading, trying to get you to buy something. I found out quickly that it's difficult to know what information is accurate and what would work. The next step to help me was a personal trainer...This would surely get me where I wanted to be in no time! Let's just say that it was $300 down the drain! This guy had no idea about working with women 40yrs or over and worked from template set-up for young twenty-year-olds. Looked like I was on my own to figure this out!

Where to start?....looked like I was already on the right track without realizing it! It all starts with the workout plan and the right food. Now I just had to do some trial and error along with speaking to a few people with similar body types that had been doing this for a while to get some tips and tricks. After about 1 year of putting together the data I accumulated and doing the work, along with the trial and errors I started to see some results. Looked like success was underway! My body was starting to change...the weight was coming off and staying off, my attitude and outlook on life had gone from gloomy to positive. I was on my way to the new me! Seemed like It was clear sailing from this point and I would be reaching my goal in no time...Not the case! As I quickly discovered reaching the next steps of my progress and where I really wanted to be had its challenges.

From this point, I figured out that as my body changed I need to adapt to those changes. More trial and error! Dialing in the food and the workout programs was the key to getting me going again, soon more changes would be on the horizon of my Genesis. Now six years after having seen my own personal success and getting it done on my own, I still felt like I had more to learn and found myself offering advice to others who were seeking from my own personal experience and success. Looked like it was time to step up my knowledge base and get the training that would not only help my own personal goals but as well help me help others who are where I use to be.

Seven years from when I started my own personal quest I continue to improve and reach new goals. This was the first part of my story and how I got started.

Find a personal near you in Ottawa or Gatineau

Contact Santé Active 1-888-923-2448