Geno Bast, Novice Bodybuilder

Meet Our New Figure and Fitness Model Pro Card Winners!!!! 

Sally Rotlisberger Win's Her Figure Pro Card!

Steph Lawlor Win's Her Fitness Model Pro Card

Fitness Model Novice silver medalist, Keagen Cave: Way to go Keagen, Sam and all of the Fit-Campers are so proud of you as well!

Keagen Cave, Fitness Model Novice Silver Medalist!

Fitness Model & Figure Novice top 10 placing for Peggy Cave: We are so proud of you Peggy, you had another amzazing transformation. Peggy did an I am proud to be an IDFA athlete video that was so good it was presented at the IDFA show! Peggy is a mother of two and her youngest is only 18 months old, way to go Peggy!

Peggy Cave Fitness Model Novice

Figure Master's top ten placing for Stephanie Felker: Super Mom, and wonderful inspiration! Stephanie, we are so proud of you, and excited that you were able to achieve this goal and have had a baby only 11 months earlier.

Third from Left, figure masters Stephanie Felker
Novice Bodybuilding top five placing for Geno Bast: What an incredible transformation Geno, we can't wait to see that pro card in your hands in future competitions!

First in line up Novice Bodybuilder Geno Bast

We are also very proud of all of the athletes that we helped with competition preparation, i.e nutrition coaching, and posing, as well to all of the athletes that attended our competition workshop!

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Having just turned 39 years old late 2010, I had been struggling with my weight for years. I had let 50 pounds of body weight crawl onto my body. I had gone through a divorce and used video games as an escape, to take my mind off my troubles. The computer chair attached lifestyle became my body's undoing. Kraft dinner, Pizza, burgers, fries and a coke were everyday meals it became a real problem as the weight poured on and I couldn't go a day without taking at least 2 antacid pills. I became tired sluggish, my memory was failing me, it was like I was going through life in a fog as my performance in real life dropped at work as well. 

I decided to lose the weight last year but I tried to change one thing at a time. Diet change, I ate 600-800 calories a day, boy did that only make the fog and sluggishness worse. Now I only wanted to stay in the chair further eroding my metabolism, no energy for moving around at all, let alone exercise. I was totally starving myself and I didn’t know it. I had no motivation, no energy, and when I tried to exercise and with that came massive headaches every single time I tried to workout with the lack of food it was debilitating. Clearly the weight gain, poor diet, lack of sleep and video gaming had hijacked my life and I needed to take control. I knew I had to put it all together. 

The New Year came and I committed myself. I quit video games cold turkey, got my body composition and pictures taken for the Health to Wealth challenge the first day it was available to register at 7am on January 10th, signed up for additional sessions with my personal trainer, and perhaps most importantly scheduled an appointment with Dr. Kevin Ashby. Little did I know THIS WAS THE TURNING POINT.  Kevin created a schedule that outlined exactly what to eat at what time of day and streamlined when I was supposed to exercise.

I won’t lie, the first few weeks were hard following his food schedule, eating certain amounts at certain times but honestly the food plan got easy!! I just kept following the plan. The weight was melting off at a predetermined weekly rate and the centimetres were coming off! This constant improvement was feeding on itself and steamrolled to an unbelievable change in only 12 weeks. Everyone I knew was complimenting me on how much younger and better I looked even 6 weeks into the challenge after losing 27 pounds at the halfway point. I was being stopped all the time by people I know, asking me what I did and how I lost all the weight and I was more than happy to exuberantly tell them. The thing is after 6 weeks the routine became EASY!! This is the single most important thing I could tell people. It became second nature to eat healthy, to exercise, and to sleep proper hours, my health was improving exponentially and I was only halfway done. Everyone needs to know this. It gets easier as you go and it propels itself. It was a self feeding machine.

By 12 weeks, the end of the challenge I HAD BLOWN PAST MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL of 190 pounds. My weight had dropped from 230 pounds to 180 pounds over 22% of my weight and my body fat percentage had dropped from 24% to 11%. My pant size had gone from 38 to 32.

I used to finish a workout before the weight loss and I would be done, finished, tired the rest of the day. 50 pounds lighter and everything is easier. 12 weeks ago I was running 50 pounds heavier! I pick up my 50 pound daughter and I think ``No way, I used to weigh this much more, why did I let that happen! `` I have renewed vigour and focus at work and at home and this is just the beginning of my transformation. I am going to keep up the healthy changes I have made. I have already set new expectations and objectives for myself while maintaining and improving my new self. I am determined to do something I have never done before in my life, in the 40th year of my life I am going to run a sub 3 hour marathon with the proper training, nutrition and rest. I have asked Dr. Ashby to create another plan to take me to 8% body fat and to accomplish this goal. I have no doubt with his guidance I will accomplish my goal.

Now whenever someone comes up to me and compliments me and then asks how I did it, I enthusiastically tell them every step of my journey and try to motivate them to do it for themselves. Nothing would make me happier than if my story helped someone else’s transformation and I hope I can inspire someone to begin their journey as well.


Thank you Dr Kevin Ashby, my daughter Jayde and my friends who all encouraged and supported me through my transformation!

36-year-old mother of a little guy who is 10 months old. First time mom, Doctor of Chiropractic, Fitness professional and 1/2 of Calgary’s fit couple. I have found that it takes a lot of planning to find that one hour a day for yourself! My tip is to walk as many times during the week that you can with your baby, nursing is excellent for your baby and for returning your body back to your pre-pregnancy figure, and with careful planning it is important to include yourself on your list of things to accomplish each day! Also it takes 9 months for your body to grow a baby, so be patient and give yourself the time post-baby to get your figure back, if you stick to your goal, don’t worry it will happen!

Tip to Staying in Fit and Balancing Being a Mom: BE CONSISTENT, PATIENT AND SET SOME GOALS

For new moms remember if you stick to your goal of leading a healthy lifestyle and getting your pre-baby figure back, your consistency will pay off, don't worry it will happen! I Have found that taking my baby for long walks, balanced with good nutrition, nursing and weight training a few times per week has boosted my energy levels and helped me spring back into shape. The best reward of it all is I have the energy to keep up with my little boy!

Egg White Omelette (serve 4 egg whites/person)

We love eggs! They are so fast to cook, packed with protein, affordable and delicious.

1. Whip up Egg whites with your favourite spices
2. Sauté zucchini, onions, green peppers in non-stick fry pan, (can coat pan with Pam Spray
3. Pour Egg white mixture on veggies and cook until firm
4. Grate a table spoon of low fat cheddar cheese over omelette
5. Serve on Wasa Crisp Bread or Whole Grain Toast!