Staff Bios
Andrea Bown
Accredited Certified Coach Certified; Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist
Andrea is a health enthusiast who shares and teaches her passion with anyone wanting to create a Healthy Lifestyle. When asked 'what do you want to do when you grow up?' – at the age of 32, the answer was 'Personal Trainer'. She was a top trainer with World Health Club, and grew the Personal Training department with Aeroflex Fitness. This experience was the catalyst for her to launch her own thriving business in September of 2005. Through her experience as a trainer, who genuinely wanted to see people succeed at achieving the healthy lifestyle they were looking for, she expanded her business to encompass Nutrition Coaching and Lifestyle Coaching and Absolute Wellness was born!! - www.go2absolutewellness.com . Andrea's work and commitment to clients has been quoted as 'life changing'. This is something she attributes to working with each person individually from the inside out.
Her 7 years of training experience have supported Andrea to become an Accredited Certified Coach with Erickson College. During her practice she has trained and coached many clients ranging from self-employed, stay at home moms, professionals, managers and executives to create their version of absolute wellness in their lives. Dedicated to ensuring the personal success of her clients, her lifestyle and philosophy is based on a firm belief of personal commitment, integrity, balance and living to the fullest. Her purpose is to awaken and strengthen individuals to reach their true potential and live from that place. Through her quest to reach more people, spreading the message of healthy living and the abundance it brings, Andrea developed a revolutionary Online Training product to educate, support and motivate people to reach their fitness goals and live fulfilling lives. Committed to walking her talk, Andrea knows what it takes to have a successful business and a richly balanced active life.
Tracey Carruthers
Personal trainer, nutrition specialist
Always one to enjoy activity, it wasn't until having a stroke that Tracey realized she needed to set goals and achieve them. She was spurred on to train for and complete her first half marathon in 1999. Since then she has participated in several more races, moved on to triathlons, and most recently, bodybuilding. Tracey competed in the 2010 Northern Alberta bodybuilding competition held in Red Deer and placed 2nd in both lightweight and master's categories. Two weeks later she competed in the 2010 Provincials and placed 5th in lightweight.
In 2009, Tracey became a nutrition specialist for her own education and interest in learning how to fuel her body. She found she had a knack for sharing her love of food and proper nutrition with others. Tracey brings a thoughtful and caring approach to her nutrition clients ensuring a customized program for each person. She firmly believes that the more people learn about what they are putting in their bodies, the better choices they will make. In 2010, Tracey became a certified personal trainer. She brings a passion for active living to Absolute Wellness. Her firm belief in having balance in life comes thru in her nutrition and training philosophy. Her desire is to inspire and help individuals achieve or maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
Jordan Bierkos – BPE, CSCS
Online personal trainer
Jordan was drawn to physical activity and athletics in high school, where a rural community and lack of opportunities led him to develop his own training programs to enhance his sport performance. Following high school, Jordan moved to Edmonton to pursue post-secondary education and junior-level athletics. Jordan played 4 seasons with the Edmonton Wildcats junior football team, playing in 3 conference championships as well as a national championship. Currently completing a Physical Activity and Sports Performance degree at the University of Alberta, Jordan has worked professionally in the fitness industry since 2008. During this time he has worked with a wide range of populations from beginner-level fitness seekers to adolescent athletes. Most recently, Jordan has expanded this clientele base to professional athletes, having been hired as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos. Still having a desire for competition, Jordan currently competes in Olympic Weightlifting. Pursuing excellence in every endeavour, Jordan encourages nothing less from those he works with.
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Did you know if you eat every 3-4 hours you are less likely to store the food you eat as fat? The body will metabolize the food to energy to be used right away, providing you are eating the correct amount of calories!
