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Nancy Cook was recognized
by Can Fit Pro Delegates as Canada’s Fitness Professional of the
Year 2009. This award recognizes a Can-Fit-Pro certified and
practicing professional member who has demonstrated exceptional
leadership, motivation, and technical skills and has inspired
clients to achieve their goals.
Nancy
has opened the doors of her business Go Figure! Family Fun and Fitness
in January 2006. What an impact it has had. Go Figure! was the first
facility in Canada to receive national recognition for their compliance
with the Canadian Fitness Safety Standards. Making national headlines
in Canadian Fitness Trade magazine as well as in local media.
Nancy genuinely
cares about people's health and well being. The mission statement
is to educate, motivate and stimulate people of all ages to improve
their overall health and wellness through active living and healthy
lifestyles. Nancy advocates strong family ties through family activities,
healthy eating habits and a natural lifestyle. A real get back to
basics approach.
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dedicates much of her free time to advocate healthy living. To help
spread the word Nancy joined various committees who also advocate
similar messages such as the Barrie Springwater Good for Life Committee,
Active Barrie Coalition and Active Transportation. In partnership
with these committees Nancy puts on events for the families in Barrie
to have an opportunity to participate in fun physical activities.
Her love of children radiates as she gets down and partakes in the
activities with the children, grass stains and all. Nancy has truly
embraced her community.
Nancy
Cook was nominated as Barrie Best Personal Trainer in 2006 –
Barrie’s Advance Reader’s Choice awards. As a published writer,
Nancy ‘s articles have appeared in Food and Home, Barrie Media and
SNAP and web articles (Got
My Kids.com). You might even have seen Nancy, on Rogers Daytime
Television, promoting some great local events – supporting physical
activity in our community.
| Certificates
and Certifications
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Fitness
Leadership, Graduated with Honours
Seneca College, Toronto, ON
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Certified Personal Trainer - Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP- CPT), Seneca College, Toronto, ON
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Certified
Fitness Consultant CSEP - CFC,
(Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology)
Seneca College, Toronto, ON
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Personal
Training Specialist Can Fit Pro
Georgian College, Barrie, ON
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Nutrition
and Wellness Specialist Can Fit Pro
Georgian College, Barrie, ON
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Youth
Leadership Workshop, Facilitator, CAAWS, Halifax, NS
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Principles
of Healthy Child Development, High Five
- Creating the Best Programs for Children
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Weight Management, Human Kinetics,
Continuing Education, Toronto, ON
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Resist-A-Ball
C.O.R.E Instructor, level one Can Fit Pro
Barrie, ON
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Emergency
First Aid and CPR "C", Barrie, ON, Action First
Aid
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Certification
of Fitness Safety Compliance, Canadian Fitness Matters
Shelburne, ON
www.canadianfitnessmatters.ca
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Fitness
for Kids, Accredited Course Health in Motion
Ottawa, ON
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Gymstick Nordic
Walking Instructor, Toronto, Gymstick
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Gymstick Muscle/Cardio
Instructor, Toronto, Gymstick
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Train the Trainer
Workshop - Active Transportation
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Figure
Skating Coach, Can Skate program, Beginner and Novice levels
Russell, ON
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In
8 short weeks I was able to achieve a level of fitness that
I was never able to realize during several years of gym membership...
read about it |
Nancy
is dynomite! She blasted me into my strength training sessions.
She is very knowledgeable... read
about it
| Memberships
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Can
Fit Pro, Canada
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CSEP
(Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology)
Toronto, ON
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OASES
(Ontario Association of Sport and Exercise Science)
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Committee
Member, Barrie and Springwater Good For Life
Barrie, ON
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Committee
Member, Barrie Active Coalition, Active 2010
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High
Five (Quality Assurance Program), Park and Recreation Ontario
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VIEWS
(Voices Inspiring Equity for Women in Sport and Physical
Activity)
Ottawa, ON
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CAAWS
(Canada Association of the Advancement of Women and Sport
Ottawa, ON
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Committee Member, Active
Transportation Simcoe County, ON
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Roundtable Member, Active
Transportation Ontario, ON Canada
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Coordinator/Facilitator
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Project
Coordinator, Huronia Trails and Greenways
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Facilitator,
Stroller Striders, Bayfield Mall, Barrie
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Planning
Active Transportation Communities, Active Transportation,
ON
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Awards/Accomplishments
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Canada’s Fitness Professional of the Year 2009
chosen by Can Fit Pro
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2007 Sudbury Championships (Level 1) 2nd Place Women's Figure - short division - Sudbury, Ontario
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Woman
of the Year 2007
International Women's Day
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FAME
- Fitness Model Competitor
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2007 Business Woman of the Year Award Nominee, Women in
Business, The Barrie Examiner
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Nominated Barrie’s Best Personal Trainer – Barrie’s
Advance 2006 Reader’s Choice Awards
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