A former Canadian Military Engineer, and current Personal Trainer, Josh has over 8 years of experience in the fitness industry. Joshua has trained a variety of individuals ranging from Military Forces and International Hockey teams, to high school students and older adults.
A graduate of Hillsong International Leadership College (Sydney Australia). This very motivated guy has had his fair share of traveling while playing inline roller hockey. Africa, and Spain to name a couple.
Josh's athletic interests include almost every sport, but mainly Hockey and Soccer.
Nate has been involved in the fitness industry for over ten years working as a personal trainer while managing a large gym. Nate received his formal education from the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering while serving Canada in the Armed Forces. Since then he's also studied Youth Ministry in Sydney Australia.
Nates love for adventure has afforded him many unique opportunities to travel both home and abroad, which include Head coach of the Namibian Men's National Inline hockey team while living in Africa for a number of years, and playing Professional Inline hockey in Spain and throughout Europe.
Through his personal experiences Nate has been able to help others achieve their own goals with creative and unique training. Nate constantly challenges the fitness industry for the most up to date training regimes to help others achieve their personal best.
As a real motivator for the people he trains, Nate believes that everybody can be who they want to be with the right amount of "blood, sweat and tears". Nate enjoys hockey, volleyball, and being captivated with life, living each day like his last.
Corinne Rich is thrilled to be instructing with the BBC Team. As a participant, the intensity and creativity of each session helped push Corinne to her peak physical performance. She is so excited to pursue her passion for fitness and wellness with this unique group and help others achieve their goals and beyond.
Corinne has a degree in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa. She played on the women's varsity volleyball team for four years and was a player/assistant coach in her fifth year. Corinne has been a Physical Education teacher and coach at Chatham-Kent Secondary for the past 8 years. She is a busy mother of two under five and loving every second. She strives to be a positive role model for her students and BBC participants and is always challenging herself to , "make time for you" and live life to the fullest. "Play every game like it's the last time you'll step on the floor."
Michelle Mardling is very excited to be a member of the Blair's Boot Camp team. BBC has helped Michelle to be in the best shape of her life, and has also inspired her to explore her passion for fitness and health. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is CPR certified.
Michelle is also a certified Personal Training Specialist and has successfully completed the TRX Suspension Training Course. She is eager to continue her education in the health and fitness industry in order to keep herself and the BBC clients educated and updated about personal fitness. "I aspire to inspire!"
Michelle has always participated enthusiastically in team sports, physical fitness and personal wellness. She volunteers much of her free time towards helping others and is looking forward to encouraging BBC participants to achieve their personal fitness goals. Michelle resides in Chatham, ON with her husband and their three children. With the support of her family, she is able to balance her time between working out, working, and managing her family's busy schedule.
Now an Ontario Provincial Police Officer, Katie understands the value of hard work and commitment, as well as physical fitness. After being challenged by the physical testing that a police applicant must undergo, Katie was forced to "rev up the intensity" and push past her limits. Much time spent focused on training resulted in her conquering this obstacle and swearing to a commitment to uphold such a physical standard, with the drive to continue to progress in her fitness.
Katie is an ambitious young lady with a love for a thrill, challenge and adventure. She enjoys scuba diving, hockey and rock climbing, in addition to many other fast paced activities. With her positive attitude and love for seeing others succeed, Katie takes pride in her position as an instructor with Blair's Boot Camp and looks forward to assisting recruits in overcoming their own obstacles and achieving their goals.
Kim has been involved in competitive sport from childhood. As a competitive swimmer, Kim competed at the National level in Canada, including the Olympic Trials. She attended the University of Cincinnati on a swimming scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.
After graduating, Kim began her career in coaching, coaching for six years at the NCAA Division I level for the University of Cincinnati. Upon moving back home to Canada, Kim coached the varsity swim team at the University of Western Ontario, and also for the London Aquatic Club. Over the course of her coaching career, Kim has coached numerous NCAA qualifiers, Canadian National finalists, and four Olympians.
Presently, Kim resides with her husband in Chatham, and has been involved with coaching swimming with the Chatham Y Pool Sharks. In addition to swimming, Kim is a yoga instructor, and an avid runner, having competed in three marathons and five half marathons. She credits her continued improvement in her race times in large part to the great classes and support offered by the BBC, and has now qualified for the Boston Marathon.
Kim is excited to join the BBC team, and to have the opportunity to be a part of improving the fitness and wellness of others.
Matt initially participated in a BBC session at his wife's urging, but was impressed with the challenge and was hooked after only a few sessions. After getting his butt kicked by the crew, Matt is excited to join Blair's Boot Camp!
Matt has been involved in sport since childhood. As a competitive swimmer, he was a national finalist and competed in two Olympic Trials. Since graduating University Matt has remained involved in the sport, supporting his wife Kim's coaching and becoming certified as a Level 1 coach. Recently, Matt has replaced swimming with running, and completed two half-marathons in 2010.
Participating in Blair's Boot Camp helps maintain fitness year-round, and Matt plans to continue as a participant as well as an instructor.
Kerri is very excited to be joining the BBC team as their run clinic instructor. She has been an enthusiastic and committed runner for many years, and brings a great deal of experience with her, having completed six half marathons, several 5k road races, and is currently training for her fourth full marathon.
She is a dedicated boot camp student, and credits her improved marathon times to the diverse challenges that boot camp has to offer. As a busy mother of three, and working full time as a registered nurse, she recognizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Kerri completed her RN certification at St. Clair College, and is currently working towards her Masters in Nursing through Ryerson University in Toronto, with the goal of attaining the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner certification.
She is looking forward to sharing the benefits that a running program can have, including weight loss, improved cardiovascular and bone health, and improved mood and concentration.
Jill is a dedicated, but busy working mom and loving wife. She has come to appreciate the value of a healthy lifestyle and balanced life. She thrives from her personal motto of “a happy, healthy Mom, is a happy family”. It is necessary to take time for you, and make time for fitness- this balance benefits the loved ones in your world as well as influencing them and others, the importance of healthy choices.
Jill has always been competitive and participated in sports throughout her life, enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of success. During her first year at university she earned a uniform on the University of Guelph basketball team. Since, she has moved off the courts onto the roads to maintain her desire for physical fitness. Jill claims she is in the best shape of her life and attributes her recent personal best running times to the support, encouragement and inspiration from Josh, Nate and the BBC team.
Jill is thrilled to join the Blair’s Boot Camp family, with the opportunity to ‘pay-it-forward’ - helping others achieve their personal bests, by supporting, encouraging and inspiring them at BBC. Don’t wait for that milestone birthday to make change, start balancing and living life today.
Melissa is very excited to be working as a member of the BBC Crew! She got involved with the program as a participant and loved the challenge and variety set forth by the instructors at each and every session. BBC has helped Melissa to be in the best shape of her life, and she looks forward to having BBC be a part of her active lifestyle for many years to come.
Melissa has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Hillsdale College in Michigan. While studying there she played on a volleyball scholarship for one of the top Division II teams in the NCAA, and was named a First Team All-American in her final season. After playing at the university level, Melissa went overseas and competed for a professional volleyball team in Spain.
She currently resides in Chatham, where she has been teaching and coaching at Chatham Kent Secondary School. Melissa’s favorite quote is “There are 3 kinds of people in this world… those who go out and make things happen, those who sit back and watch things happen and those who wonder what the heck just happened.” Her challenge to all BBC participants is to be the kind of person who goes out and makes things happen! She looks forward to helping others stick to the challenging path towards reaching their goals.
Lisa Boulley is very excited to a part of the BBC Team. As an instructor, she promises to assist you in attaining and exceeding your goals and aspirations. As a long time participant, Lisa has experienced firsthand the benefits of a positive environment paired with the intensity and creativity of each session helped push Lisa to her peak physical performance. She is so excited to pursue her passion for fitness and wellness with this unique group and help others achieve their goals and beyond.
Lisa has been a teacher at École Ste-Catherine for the past 7 years. She strives to be a positive role model for her students and BBC participants and is always challenging herself to reach for new heights and breakthrough to be better than she was yesterday.
Bob Vandersluis is enthusiastic about being part of a the BBC team. Bob’s initial experience with Boot Camp was exhilarating, demanding and addicting. Bob believes that the BBC commitment to high intensity, dynamic workouts has encouraged him to participate instructing others.
Bob graduated from Colgate University, where he earned an NCAA Division I hockey scholarship. His hockey career continued professionally in Holland where he had an opportunity to train with world class speed skaters. Bob is currently a teacher at John McGregor Secondary School and has been involved in coaching basketball and hockey. Bob also spent 3 years as an assistant coach/fitness consultant with the Chatham Jr. Maroons organization.
Bob lives in Chatham with wife and 2 children. He is excited to share his knowledge of sport, fitness and health through Bootcamp. “You want me to do something…tell me I can’t”. Its never too late to become what you might have been.
