I have another fabulous client who I want to spotlight here on my blog today. I would like everyone to meet Tanya Desjardins

Tanya was referred to me by her Physiotherapist and my friend Sean FitzGerald almost 2 years ago. I couldn't wait to work with her on her goals.

👩🏻‍🏫Thank you Tanya, let's dig in.

Please introduce yourself!

💃🏻Hello, My name is Tanya and I live in Jasper, Alberta. I used to teach, have a love for history, the outdoors, weight training, skiing and so much more. I love living in the mountains, as they have become part of my happy place. I love to hike in my backyard, to try new trails with friends, and just be outside rain or shine. I also love to road biking on days that are beautiful, it is my place to go to when I just want to get out, where I do not usually have to avoid bears or elk, and just turn off my brain and enjoy the scenery around me. Oh and also, go down mountain roads really fast 🙂

👩🏻‍🏫So, tell us why you hired a trainer!

💃🏻I hired a trainer to help me rebuild injured and unused muscles, due to a car accident years ago.. I had been going to a physiotherapist for the 7 years, between my time playing in the mountains, but I was spending more and more time in the physio office and not outdoors enjoying life. After visiting my physio so often, I asked if there was a better solution and he recommended I see Deanna to help me rebuild everything that was not working properly. I am happy to say, that slow is amazing because I was able to rebuild everything and am back at hiking and biking as I had hoped.

Deanna has helped me rebuild my unused and injured muscles, but she has also educated me on weight training, and how it can be a great activity that will bring me a healthier and longer lasting approach to exercise for life. She has coached me in difficult life moments explaining how naming things as good and bad food can affect us, I now enjoy all foods with moderation. She has helped me rebuild my confidence in my strength, activities in the gym, right eating habits, right mindset for a good life. I think one of the biggest points she has shown me, is that surrounding yourself with the right people is so important. Her great coaching has pushed me to become stronger, healthier and smarter with weights, exercise, a good approach to food, and self-image.

👩🏻‍🏫Oh so juicy.... yes, we have worked to discover so many other health markers that you needed to get a hold of. Thank you for sharing that.

Tell us some of your current or future health and fitness goals? 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

💃🏻I want to work on continuing to build my strength with weights. I want to work my way up to doing strong pushups, and start working towards a pull-up, but honestly I want to just get stronger with my exercises, add more weights over time and be happy with where I am now, be present, mindful when exercising, and remember that I can always continue long term with this activity to stay healthy at any age.

Last fall, after a summer of very short mountain hikes, I was able to do a long 20 km hike and this summer, I am looking forward to doing backcountry hiking-camping trips in the mountains again. I have also gotten back on my bike last May after a year and a half of pain after every ride. I am dreaming of my next ski season, where with good training and the right exercises, I will hit the ski hill happy and ready for all!

👩🏻‍🏫Gah Tanya! So cool! You know I want that for you too. You are on your way to achieving those goals and so much more. Every single one of my clients has given me the opportunity to grow and learn more about the human body and human change psychology. I am so grateful for my career -as I get to work with the best people!

My clients must value their treatment goals to progress toward it. Unless clients value their goals, they may lack the real desire to change. From a motivational standpoint, a good coach should understand what their clients' goals are and what they value in life.

Tanya values her outdoor activities more than anything else. Therefore she was so motivated to begin her strength coaching journey with me. It is always best to start where your clients are at--with what is important from their own perspective. Then build the programming from there.

If you are reading this and feel ready for a coaching relationship- what are you waiting for?
Hire a qualified coach! 🙂 Hit me up!

Love and Squats,

Deanna x