Like the foundation of Melissa and Paul’s personal relationship, the partnership was created through a shared passion for fitness and weight lifting and mutual respect for safe lifting practices.  

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Melissa’s experience managing numerous retail businesses and her education and skills as a Canadian Certified Athletic Therapist CAT(C) has given her a vision to provide a combination of products and services under one roof. With her exceptional leadership in weight training for over 15 years, clinical sports therapy for over 11 years, and as an active competitor in Bodybuilding for over 9 years, she has an outstanding balance of strength instruction for clients of all athletic levels and backgrounds.

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Paul’s passion for weightlifting moved him out of the trades industry and into the service industry as a certified personal trainer CPT. His lifelong dream of owning a gym started to take shape as the partners collaborated and began the unique development of a business model encompassing a whole physical health system. Paul's extensive knowledge and experience in weight training for over 25 years, commercial/occupational safety leadership in trades for over 25 years, and as an active competitor in Bodybuilding for over 3 years, plus over 20 years hockey and 10 years Rugby, he has an intuitive connection with elite strength and sports conditioning development.

 

Fitness Education and Instruction + Weight Training + Injury Prevention and Rehab + Weightlifting Accessories and Attire + Supplements = Westside Iron Training & Therapy!