Joan Machin
 Joan Machin has been the Fitness Director at Timberlane Athletic Club since Jan. 2007. She has been in the Fitness Industry since 1994 and has worked all over York Region.
She is a certified Personal Trainer with the Canadian Personal Trainers Network and a certified Fitness Instructor with the Ontario Fitness Council. She holds accreditations with the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and the Ontario Association for Sport and Exercise Science. She also is qualified with Canadian Fitness Professionals (CanFitPro) as a Director of Group Exercise. Joan has a degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and studied the Fitness Leadership Program at Seneca College.
She is also a certified Spinning and Weight Training Instructor with Body Training Systems International as well as a certified Aquafit Instructor with the American Aquatic Exercise Association. Joan is very proud of her highly qualified staff of Trainers and Instructors and hopes that, with her team, she can make your Fitness experience at Timberlane a very enjoyable and rewarding one.
 Kim graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honors B.A.. Kim is a Certified Personal Trainer with the Canadian Professional Trainers Network (CPT-CPTN) as well as a Level 2 Power Plate trainer (Power Plate North America). In addition Kim has also been certified to provide advice on weight management and healthy eating as a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant (American Fitness Professionals and Assocates). Kim has over five years of experience in sport coaching for children and has taught gymnastics, swimming and waterskiing.
Kim is continues to pursue her education in health and science and is updating herself through workshops, courses and research.
 Derrick is a Certified Personal Trainer with Can-Fit-Pro and a Registered Sports Trainer with the OMHA. In 2008 he completes his 16th year with the Toronto Police SWAT tactical unit and is now a Certified Police Fitness Appraiser and Trainer, formulating and delivering the fitness qualifications for the force's SWAT unit. He is presently a full time member of this unit's training section.
In past years he competed in the Toronto - York North Inter County Tennis league for Newmarket's A team and has also attained the level of Black Belt in the Korean art of Tae Kwon Do.
Further education also includes Nutrition - Wellness programs, Sports Specific Training and Strengthening programs and a complete certification in First Aid / CPR
 Charlie graduated from the University of Hanyang in Korea with Ph.D. in Physical Education (Equivalent was provided by the University of Toronto) and has written 30 publications which include exercise guide books for hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and low back pain.
More than 15 years experience in exercise prescription, preventative exercise and cardiac rehabilitation, Charlie has had positions as an exercise specialist and senior researcher (Korea National Fitness Center, Ball State University) and completed research projects in Cyber fitness tests, Intelligence jump lope Investigation and Fitness assessment systems.
Charlie has black belts in Taekwondo, Judo and Hapkido martial art and certified as sport taping and sport massage instructor by Korean sport massage association.
Charlie continues updating himself through seminars and research, and is currently working to investigate a study of blood pressure and body fat changes between middle-aged Korean and North American.
 Jennifer graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor Degree in Physical and Health Education. Jennifer is a Personal Trainer certified by the Canadian Personal Trainers Network (CPTN) and a Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant certified by the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and Ontario Association of Sport Exercise Science (OASES).
Jennifer is a Stott Pilates Mat and Reformer Instructor as well as a Twist Conditioning Sport Conditioning Specialist. She has extensive knowledge in core conditioning and specializes in one on one Pilates training. She also specializes in sport specific conditioning and functional training programs for all sports including tennis, golf, soccer and hockey.
Jennifer has over 12 years of work experience in the fitness and health field including Fitness Supervisor for the Town of Aurora, Aquatic Director for the YMCA of Greater Toronto and Fitness consultant and personal trainer for The Fitness Institute.
 Charlene is a Personal Trainer certified by the Canadian Personal Trainers Network and a Certified Fitness Consultant (Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and the Ontario Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences). Charlene is also a Certified Fitness Instructor (Ontario Fitness Council) as well as a Speedo Aquatic Fitness Trainer.
Charlene continues to pursue her education in health and exercise science through attending courses in the Resistance Training Specialist and Muscle Activation Therapy Programs. She has completed the Resistance Training Specialist Practical and Lecture courses through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Charlene has been in the fitness industry for over 13 years.
 Graduated from Fitness and Lifestyle Management at Humber College in 2007. Justin has completed his CSEP CPT/CFC and First Aid and CPR. He is involved in the community through his volunteer work with children as a basketball coach with his level one coaching certificate. He is inspired to keep up with the ever changing world of fitness by taking on going courses all year round. Justin is looking forward to working with the wide variety of members at Timberlane. So until next time keep fit and have fun.
 Tracy is a Personal Trainer certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (USA), a Certified Fitness Consultant (Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and the Ontario Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) and a Certified Fitness Instructor (Ontario Fitness Council).
Tracy continues to pursue her education in health and exercise science through attending courses in the Resistance Training Specialist and Muscle Activation Therapy Programs. Tracy has also completed the Rehabilitative Exercise Therapy Course with RMJ Fitness and Rehabilitative Physiotherapists and Consultants.
Tracy has held many fitness and rehabilitative therapy consulting positions as well as teaching positions in the GTA including "Corporate Fitness Consultant" for Reebok Canada Inc. during her 20 year career in the health and fitness industry.
 Nicole is a Can-Fit-Pro Certified Personal Training Specialist whose competitive spirit and interest in natural nutrition gives her unique insight into the health and wellness aspects of fitness.
Nicole comes from a competitive gymnastics background, competing at the provincial level for almost 10 years. She has been a NCCP certified gymnastics coach for over 16 years teaching individuals aged 6 to 16 in both recreational and competitive programs. Nicole is currently training as a Fitness Competitor and uses her wide range of athletic experience to enhance her training methodology.
Nicole brings experience from the medical information technology field to help provide the most up-to-date training methods and solutions. She has proven her ability to train winners in the gymnastics field and has a unique gift to motivate and encourage her clients to bring out the best in themselves. Nicole wants to show people that it is possible to be healthy and fit even with a busy schedule and how to incorporate their fitness goals into their daily lives.
Nicole's motto is: "Nothing we can do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future."
Christine Gardner is a certified Personal Trainer with CanFit Pro. She has been working in the Fitness Industry since 1992. She did the Fitness Ontario Leadership Program at Seneca College. She is also a certified Spinning Instructor. She has worked at several different clubs in York Region as a Personal
Trainer, Fitness Instructor and in Administration. Christine is a veteran runner, has completed over 20 marathons and has qualified and run the Boston marathon several times. She was ranked 15th in her age group in Ontario for the half marathon distance. She has also completed several triathlons and Ironman competitions.
Christine is very involved with the York Region community and has won several awards for her on-going volunteer work. Christine has a passion and contagious enthusiasm for fitness and looks forward to sharing this with the members of Timberlane.
Jack comes to us with a solid background in both traditional and non-traditional training methods, as well as years of accumulated experience as a Registered Massage Therapist and CanFitPro Certified Personal Trainer. His training philosophy is based on focus, intensity and attention to detail, and he believes that if you can consistently apply these three things to your own workouts then success in meeting both your short and longterm goals is all but inevitable.
Among his life experiences Jack also counts five years service as a Combat Infantry soldier and Anti-Tank Gunner with 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, where he learned the hard way the value and importance of mental toughness when confronting difficult tasks. So if you've ever wondered what REAL bootcamp is like and what "good to go" really means, come talk to him. He'd be more than happy to show you.
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