Karen McCoy: Certified Personal Trainer
Karen McCoy
Karen McCoy is a Personal Trainer, Certified Sports Nutrition Advisor (CSNA), Can-Fit-Pro Nutrition and Wellness Specialist, and Certified Bosu Instructor. She has sweated it out in gyms for over 25 years, winning bodybuilding contests in both BC and Alberta, including the Alberta Provincial Championships in 1992.
Several years ago, low energy and poor health forced Karen to look at alternative avenues to help her regain her health.
"I was in peak physical form, having trained my body diligently for years," recalls Karen. "But when I hit a rough patch in my personal life, the physical didn't save me. That's when I had to learn to attend to all aspects of myself, not just the physical. I had to go back to the basics and keep it simple."
It is this integrated approach she now teachers others, and which she believes is the only way to attain (and maintain) peak physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being.
Karen's years of experience, coupled with her candid approach, makes her popular with clients. She also has a degree in journalism and writes articles on health and fitness for magazines, newspapers and the Internet.
Karen has also created a wellness retreat on beautiful Vancouver Island called Mystic Pines, which offers numerous courses and workshops throughout the year. (For a full listing, please visit Workshops and Seminars page).
Currently, Karen is working toward certification in several energy therapies including Healing Touch, for opening physical and emotional blocks and re-introducing body-mind harmony, and Bach Flower Essences for clearing and expanding the emotional and spiritual bodies.
Karen's Competitions
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1991 | Gold's Classic, Victoria, BC
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| 1992 | Southern Alberta Regionals, Calgary, Alberta
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| 1992 | Alberta Provincials, Calgary, Alberta
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| 1994 | Western Canadians, Calgary, Alberta
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