Ernie founded All Canadian Fitness in 1993, following a 5-year professional football careerin the CFL. Prior to his time in the CFL, he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health Promotion from Purdue University where he attended on an athletic scholarship and was a 4 year letterman with the Boilermaker football team. He has also earned Certification as a Personal Trainer, Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant, Indoor Cycling Instructor and as a Medical Exercise Specialist.
Since 1993, Ernie has worked full time as a Fitness Consultant and Personal Trainer supervising over 25000 individual workouts. He has appeared on radio and television as a featured guest on City-TV's "Breakfast Television" and has been featured in ChatelaineMagazine. Ernie is also a regular guest on CHML-AM 900 radio and CHTV's @ Home show as a fitness expert. He has also lectured professionally on a variety of health and fitness related topics since 1993.
A married father of two, Ernie is active in running, weight lifting and mountain biking and is an avid guitarist with classic rock band, "Swimming to Vegas" and a voracious reader that brings uncommon energy to all of his clients.
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Honourable mention "Best Personal Trainer"
-Hamilton's View Magazine 2005 Reader's Poll
Voted "Best Personal Trainer"
-View Magazine 2007 Reader's Poll
Adam Higson- (CANFIT-PRO) Certified Personal Trainer
Adam is a CANFIT-PRO Certified Personal Trainer and an elite international athlete that brings an exciting mix of talents to All Canadian Fitness. Since 1996, he has trained a variety of individuals privately and in groups while maintaining the discipline to further his own career as a Martial Arts competitor, specializing in Muay Thai Boxing.
From 1994 to 2003, Adam has won Muay Thai and Kickboxing Championships throughout North America, including the Inter-Continental Middleweight title in 2002 that was broadcast nationally on TSN. In 2004, Adam also won TSN's "King of the Gladiators" tournament. Since then, he has competed professionally in Canada, Japan and Europe.
Adam is driven to succeed and is constantly adding to his already impressive skill set by doing Continuing Education on all aspects of health and fitness. He is passionate and respectful and is an inspiration to all that train with him. Drawing on a wealth of personal experience and from the experiences of his "students", his workouts combine many elements of fitness to create "focused yet fun" workouts that always see results.
Adam's other interests lean towards music and movies and even cooking since he has also worked as a sous-chef! His greatest asset is his ability to relate to all types of people and to help them to maximize their workout time with him.
Rich Menna- (CANFIT-PRO) Certified Personal Trainer
Rich Menna has been described as energetic, caring, creative and "thoughtful". He is a trainer that has walked the walk as much as he has... talked the talk. He has competed as a professional boxer and has also been a coach to others as well as a fitness trainer. Known for his attention to detail, Rich was renowned for his technical prowess in the ring and he now has the ability to blend traditional fitness protocols with boxing training techniques. In 1997, Rich won the Golden Gloves Boxing Competition in Detroit, Michigan and he was also a two-time Ontario Heavyweight Champion in 1997 and 1998.
With a seamless transition from competitive athlete to Certified Fitness Professional, Rich is especially adept at designing plans that present new challenges at just the right time. His belief is that with hard work and perseverence....you can achieve anything and at the very first meeting with him, it becomes obvious that fitness and nutrition education is his life and his passion.
A Hamilton, Ontario native, Rich Menna is married and the father of a young daughter that is his pride and joy! He loves working with people, does what he loves and....loves what he does.
Bryan Smith- (CANFIT-Pro) Certified Personal Trainer
Bryan Smith is a CANFIT-Pro Certified Personal Trainer with a passion for human movement.
His experience in the sport of parcour has lead him to focus on the finer details of body mechanics and allows him to specialize in solving mobility and postural problems with a success rate that leaves his clients absolutely stunned at how good they feel.
A college degree in Computer Science and wide scope of personal interests allow him a unique perspective on fitness. He recognizes and addresses the fact that clients often have multiple fitness goals and creates programs tha factor in a busy lifestyle.
Native to NewBrunswick, Bryan has carved out a place for himself on the Hamilton fitness scene with an unfailing commitment to the success of his clients and a passion for continued learning and growth.
Bryan's passions and interests include his ongoing study of fitness training techniques along with his study of human potential and motivation techniques. He has a love of music and revels in being the father of his newborn daughter!
Jerome Marrin- (CANFIT-Pro) Certified Personal Trainer
Jerome is the latest addition to the All Canadian Fitness training team. His background includes a Certification as a Personal Trainer as well as a Functional Conditioning Specialist and in the past, Jerome was both a competitor and a coach in tennis.
Jerome has designed training programs using traditional bodybuilding techniques as well as very non- traditional movements as a way to integrate the muscles of the core and to move the body using "multi-joint" activities to mimic the demands of everyday life and of specific sports. A self- confessed stickler for detail, he loves to study the science behind training as a way to develop results based programs for a wide variety of clients.
An amateur multi- media specialist, Jerome also has worked as a computer technician and enjoys creating power point projects and movies in his spare time. This unique blend of talents helps Jerome approach each client's challenges as a project that needs to be developed, studied and.... ultimately solved. His training style is best described as patient, organized and highly effective.
Jerome enjoys movies, music and being creative using the computer to create multi- media projects.
Liesa Schramayr- Business Liason
Liesa is the co-founder of All Canadian Fitness and has been instrumental in our growth and development since 1992. A graphic artist by trade, Liesa has worn many hats and has performed office administrative duties, bookkeeping, design work, payroll and banking duties, public relations, marketing and even has taught cycling classes as a Reebok Certified Indoor Cycling instructor.
Liesa's outstanding intuitive and communication skills have made her a valuable asset to All Canadian Fitness for over 15 years and she will continue to be instrumental in all projects from design to implementation.
Liesa's passion is helping others and has spearheaded the charitable works that All Canadian Fitness has performed in the past and will continue to do in the future. As someone living with MS for over 10 years, Liesa is especially driven to work with the local Hamilton MS Society Chapter.
A mother of two children, Liesa is an insatiable reader and she loves travelling, listening to music and spending time with family and friends.
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