Mel is a very active gal. From the ages of 6 to 16, she was a competitive gymnast and she played volleyball, soft ball, badminton and cycled.

Today, even if she works out every day, on weekends, she likes hiking, water skiing, boating, trail running, riding her motorcycle, camping, cycling, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, and traveling the world. Keeping active is an important part of her life.

Fitness has always been in her life and she decided to make it her career.

Mel is a certified Personal Trainer, Supervisor Fitness Leader, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a qualified instructor for Yoga, Pilates, Weight Training, Group Fitness, and Aquatic Exercises. She is also a specialist in providing tailored exercises for those recovering from cancer, suffering from arthritis, or osteoporosis. Mel has also developed exercise activities for those with Parkinson’s disease and older adult with mobility limitations.

She offers personalized Online Training and Home Programs. With a wide range of workout videos available: fitness for seniors, chair yoga, yoga, Pilates, cardio routines, fat burning workouts, high intensity interval training workouts (HIIT), Bootcamp, TRX exercises, stretching and flexibility routines, Aquatic exercises and so much more! She also writes a regular blog that provides helpful hints on keeping healthy and active.

Mel has been nominated best fitness instructor in 2020, 2019, and 2015 by Best Of Kelowna. She has been on the front cover of the Okanagan Woman Magazine (https://bit.ly/2W98bhY). She also had the opportunity to be one of the actresses on the documentary about the Okanagan filmed with the popular Canadian actress Karine Vanasse (https://bit.ly/2W80bgZ). She has been invited to speak on the radio and in Podcasts; she has been published in different newspapers and other websites such as In Focus, Straight form Dehart, and Radio-Canada.

She looks forward to sharing the passion of fitness with you. Her main goal is to make you feel good about yourself by helping you reach your nutrition, activity and fitness goals. She will help you to “GET BACK ON TRACK!”