vancouver personal trainer

Our Mission Statement

We are highly dedicated to promoting healthy and active lifestyles so that
everyone can be healthier, happier, and live life to it’s fullest.

Our Motto

You only have one body to live in so take good care of it.

Fitness Essentials is founded by Dan Poenaru with Stephanie Green acting as Personal Training & Group Fitness Co-ordinator. Fitness Essentials provides personal training and fitness services in the City of Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam and surrounding areas.

Dan Poenaru

I was born in Bucharest, Romania, during the Cold War years. Back then, Eastern Europe was not a fun place to live. Maybe just one of the few good things coming from that era is that the Country made sport a national priority.  Being an athlete was for some of us not only
a way of life but a way to escape the grim day by
day reality.

I was very fortunate in that I started fencing when I was only nine years old. So I can say that sport and physical activity has always been a very important part of my life as far back as I can remember.

Later, becoming a former member of the Romanian Olympic Fencing Team, a career in sport was a natural choice. I
graduated from “National Academy of Physical Education and
Sport”  and I was teaching and coaching for the following eight years. In
the early 2000, I moved to Vancouver, B.C., .and founded Fitness Essentials.
In 2004 I finished my Ph.D. in biomechanics.

I am pleased to see public interest in general fitness and sport grow like it has over the past ten years, and I feel that, our careers as fitness professionals
has never been more important. As fitness professionals we help people improve quality of their life and improve athletic performance.

 

Stephanie Green

"After dedicating myself to reach my own fitness goals (actually losing more than 70 pounds, I decided to make a career of fitness and now look forward to helping others be successful in this important
area of their lives. 

I do believe that you can reach your goals if you are doing the things you need to be doing.  I motivate my clients with encouragement and positive reinforcement, giving them confidence in their ability."

Our areas of expertise include:

Balance Training Body Toning & Sculpting Lifestyle Management Muscle Imbalance Correctional Pre-menopausal Nutrition & Wellness

Pre/Post Natal Fitness Reactive Neuromuscular Training Seniors Fitness Sport Conditioning Applications Fitness Kickboxing Fitness Boxing

Injury Rehabilitation Teen Fitness Traditional Strength Training Enhanced Performance Women's Health Core Conditioning

Locations

 

Vancouver personal trainers offer an alternative to crowded gyms, experience
our personal training in a personal training studio.

The Vancouver personal training studios are fully equipped with weight machines, free weights, medicine balls, bosu balls, wobble boards, fit discs, and high-end cardio equipment.

Vancouver

Train with us at Georgia Athletic Club located at 180 W. Georgia Street.  Plenty of street parking in the area, and walking distance from the skytrain. NOTE:  Georgia Athletic Club will be closed in February during the Olympic Winter Games.
Train with us at 1595 West Broadway (2nd floor).  Underground parking with elevator access is available.  The entrance is from W. 8th Avenue, near Fir Street.

Testimonials

"My Health Care Providers all highly recommended making regular exercise part of my necessary lifestyle changes. As someone recovering from an extended illness and now dealing with a chronic condition, my major concern was that I might further hurt myself.

Dan makes sure I have fun and he keeps me motivated. He routinely adjusts my training program to prevent further joint damage, keep me from getting bored and to build up my strength and endurance. I trust his knowledge and techniques because I am achieving great results and feeling better and better about life. Dan’s terrific!"
- Laurie Stansfield
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"Steph is great at keeping my work out routine fresh and new. I’m getting great results! I can see my body changing – getting more firm and tone. She’ll push you and challenge you and make you sweat, but you definitely see the fruits of your labor! Steph motivates me and is great at listening and adapting exercise techniques to suit my comfort levels without sacrificing a good work out. Thanks Steph!" - Nicole L.
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"Before starting with Steph, I had never broken a noticeable sweat at the gym. Within the first 5 minutes with her, I was dripping all over the place.

After just 4 sessions with Steph, I had dropped 2% body fat and felt absolutely amazing. I have visible definition everywhere.

She brings a fresh and fun variety to working out and pushes me to work harder than I ever have before. When I would have normally given up, there Steph is rooting me on and making me laugh.

I look forward to working out with her every time, not just because I know I will look better and better after each and every session, but also because she is a great person to talk to, laugh with, and just hangout with.

I may curse inside my head at times, but is it ever worth it. I have these strange muscles I never knew existed and my bum has been saved from gravity.

I have recommended her to all my friends and wouldn't even think of going anywhere else." - Rebecca L.
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"I heard from some of my friends about how personal training could help me to achieve my weight loss goals, but I never believed that it could actually happen to me.

What can I say? I got lucky and found Stephanie!

As a result of the progressive and intense workout sessions -- so far, I've lost a total of 31 pounds! I'm simply ecstatic!"

-Kate Remmer
Sales Associate
Richmond, Vancouver, Canada
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"I have been training with Steph for almost 2 years now and have seen fabulous results. When I first met her I gave her my parameters: I only had 1 ¼ hr to spend at the gym 3 times a week of that time 25 minutes was for cardio – for the rest I wanted a work-out routine that would give me results. She makes me work my butt off but the end result is well worth it. She is definitely motivating and comes up with innovative ways of doing an exercise to keep it interesting. I would recommend her to anyone." - Jayme C
PS: I get compliments on the definition in my arms all the time.