Frequently asked questions

Strong & Steady includes two sessions a week. Foundations fits when one session a week suits your schedule better. The free 30-minute call is a chance to discuss this without pressure.

Yes. We start with screening and a Fitness Baseline, then adapt progressions to your starting point.

We train in your building's gym, at home with your body weight and what you already have (a sturdy chair, a counter, grocery bags), or at your own gym where its rules allow. If you'd like to buy equipment, I'll suggest a short, affordable list, with no obligation.

Probably not. I am a personal trainer and lifestyle coach, not a kinesiologist or physiotherapist. Some employer wellness spending accounts may cover personal training; health-spending accounts usually do not. Check with your plan.

It depends on screening and, where needed, clearance from your doctor. I offer adapted progressions, not diagnosis or treatment. When a situation calls for a health professional, I refer you to your doctor, a physiotherapist, or a registered dietitian (ODNQ).

We train in your building's gym, at home with your body weight and what you already have (a sturdy chair, a counter, grocery bags), or at your own gym where its rules allow. If you'd like to buy equipment, I'll suggest a short, affordable list, with no obligation.

We check access, schedules and outside-trainer rules before signing. Proof of insurance may be requested.

Yes, through Building Circle. Duo: $1,800 per person; trio: $1,500 per person for 12 weeks. Each person signs their own contract and receives individual support.

Already a gym member? I can train you there, if your gym allows outside trainers and it's in my service area. The program price is the same as at home or in your building's gym. If your gym charges me an access fee (a day pass or outside-trainer fee), I pay it: nothing is added to your price. Your membership stays yours, as it is today. Before you sign, we get your gym's OK in writing.

The method is the same; the support differs. In person, I am beside you. Online, you follow your app program with form-video feedback; Strong & Steady Online includes a weekly video session.

Strong & Steady and The Private Rebuild sessions can continue by live video at the same time. We plan around your travel together.

You get a personalized program, check-ins and human feedback on your form videos. Strong & Steady Online adds a weekly live-video session.

As Québec law requires, never before your first session and with no deposit. Coaching programs use equal payments every 4 weeks. There is no pay-in-full option. Your card is saved at signing. Nothing is charged. Your bank may briefly show a card check of $0 or about $1, which is cancelled automatically. The price doesn't depend on how you pay.

You are buying a program, not just an hour: sessions, assessments, check-ins and habit coaching. Strong & Steady works out to about $125 per session.

It depends on where you live. If you live in Canada, online programs are in Canadian dollars: Foundations Online is CA$750 and Strong & Steady Online is CA$1,350. If you live outside Canada, they have fixed US-dollar prices: Foundations Online is US$750 (3 payments of US$250) and Strong & Steady Online is US$1,350 (3 payments of US$450). All other programs, in person or online, are in Canadian dollars, wherever you live. The price shown is the total you pay. Your bank may add its own fees.

Yes, any time. Before your first session it costs nothing. Afterwards, only services already delivered at your contract rate are owed. I waive the cancellation penalty the law allows. Use the Cancel my program button, the contract form or written notice. Refunds are issued within 10 days.

The Fit Guarantee refunds payments if you stop within 7 days of your first session, or 14 days for The Private Rebuild. Results promises concern strength, function and habits, never weight; conditions are specified in the contract.

With at least 24 hours' notice, the session is rescheduled within the same 4-week period. Illness or a medical reason notified any time before the session: it is rescheduled, never forfeited. Otherwise, a late cancellation or no-show counts as a delivered session. You also get one life-happens pass every 12 weeks.

Yes, if you're in good health. After a short health questionnaire, I can set calorie and protein targets and build a simple meal plan around your tastes and your training. If you have a health condition where food is part of the treatment, that plan belongs with a dietitian-nutritionist (ODNQ) or your doctor; I'll refer you and keep coaching your training.

Yes, within limits. I don't design or change diets for health conditions. I can help you shop, cook and batch-prep in line with the plan your dietitian-nutritionist or doctor gives you, and I'll keep coaching your training. To find a dietitian-nutritionist, use the ODNQ directory (odnq.org).

No. In Québec, "nutritionist" and "dietitian" are titles reserved for members of the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec. I'm a personal trainer and lifestyle coach with training in nutrition for healthy adults.

No travel fees. Core areas: Westmount, Downtown (Golden Square Mile), Nuns' Island, Griffintown & Old Montreal, Outremont & Town of Mount Royal and NDG, Côte-Saint-Luc & Hampstead. The West Island, Laval and South Shore are served through a Building Circle or The Private Rebuild.

Yes. The website, contracts, receipts, app interface, program content and sessions are available in French and English.

Core areas: Westmount, Downtown (Golden Square Mile), Nuns' Island, Griffintown & Old Montreal, Outremont & Town of Mount Royal and NDG, Côte-Saint-Luc & Hampstead. Building Circle and The Private Rebuild also serve the West Island, Laval and South Shore.