Meet our staff:
Our program is, first and foremost, its people -- and the people of Mountain Trek are extraordinary. Vital, energetic, upbeat and knowledgeable, they are fitness and life style change experts who wear their expertise lightly. These folks practice what they preach. Only they don’t preach. They guide. They motivate. They challenge. They care.
KIRK
Program Director, Life Coach, Guide
Strong, focused, dedicated and nurturing, Kirkland embodies the Mt. Trek ideal. A park ranger for two decades, a certified hiking guide and a certified Life Coach, he is a motivator who will challenge you to do more than you thought possible and a caring coach who will help you make important and enduring life style changes. Let’s just say he walks the talk…sometimes barefoot.
CATHY
Head Guide, Fitness Director
Energetic, positive, upbeat, a mother who knows what it means to juggle and honor commitments, Cathy is a true role model. For the past 25 years, as a certified hiking guide, the outdoors have been her “office” as she’s worked as a park ranger, avalanche/ ski patroller, rappel forest fire fighter and wilderness first aid instructor. Cathy’s vitality and vigor are contagious, whether on the trail or in the gym.
JANICE (J.P.)
Nutritionist, Guide
Engaging, adventurous and fun, a true outdoorswoman who is also a veteran holistic practitioner, J.P. embodies the mind-body-spirit connection that underlies the real change at the heart of the Mountain Trek experience. A delightful hiking guide, a passionate listener and a wise counselor, she will validate your strengths and help you overcome your challenges.
JEFF
Dietician, Guide
A university-trained dietitian with a ten-year background in diabetic health and weight management, Jeff is committed to helping you understand how to care for your body from the inside out. Down-to-earth, practical and both professionally and personally dedicated to healthy eating, Jeff is also a certified hiking guide, with sea kayak, glacier and white water guiding experience on three continents.
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From The Blog
You may consider yourself to be in better than average shape (after all you are a Mountain Trek Veteran). Now at home as part of your integration plan you’ve been hiking 3 times a week in close by local parks. Some friends come into town for the holidays and you decide to go biking. No...
Filed under: Fitness / by Cathie
With all the fanfare of recent days with the Queen of England’s visit to Canada, I watched with interest as she greeted the Canada Day crowds with her Queen’s wave; elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist….which made me giggle as “the wave” here at Mountain Trek ...
Filed under: Fitness / by Cathie
I have been watching some of our guests in the gym of late and often detect and correct a very common practice involving the use of free weights, specifically dumbbells where they swing their arms freely with fast, loose movements. So how important is proper form when using free...
Filed under: Fitness / by Cathie
Testimonial:
Great program, wonderful staff, beautiful scenery – probably the best thing I’ve done for myself in years. Maybe ever!
Peggy
