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Mission

To provide law enforcement, fire rescue, military, and public service agencies the most efficient, effective, and functional physical fitness training; to instill a sense of pride in all agency members in maintaining a healthy lifestyle by teaching the importance of fitness as a lifestyle, not a means to an end; to have each and every client be confident they are “Fit For Duty.”

To encourage the civilian general fitness population to train the Code 5 way with honest-to-goodness, old-school training using hard work to see real results through functional fitness.

Vision

To offer realistic fitness programs and testing protocols to law enforcement, public safety and general fitness populations. To be the industry standard in functional fitness training and teaching, and to accomplish this by offering hands-on classes and programs along with resources such as online training, publications, DVDs, workshops, and seminars. 

Values

Integrity – Dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choose right over wrong, ethic over convenience, and truth over popularity... there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.
Honesty – with yourself, your colleagues, your family, your friends
Motivation – to continue, even in the face of adversity…  people do not lack strength, they lack will.
Drive – to succeed and to be the best of your ability
Passion – for your career and life
Courage – the quality that guarantees all others
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Instructor Bio

Tricia is a registered BCRPA & Can-Fit-Pro Fitness Trainer, run coach, and a Certified Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) Instructor. She is also the head instructor of the renowned Police Training Program at the Vancouver YWCA, where she trains law enforcement hopefuls to pass the demanding physical fitness requirements test.  

 

As an RKC, Tricia has presented Kettlebell workshops and demos for large and small groups at local, national and international conferences and seminars.  Highlights include working with: The Justice Institute of British Columbia, CFB 19 Wing Comox, The British Columbia Regiment (DCO), Can-Fit-Pro, BCRPA, YWCA, Ryan Lee Bootcamp (Stamford, CT), numerous fitness events and promotions, various corporate workshops, and was an Assistant Instructor at the 2008 RKC at UCLA and 2010 RKC in Philadelphia.  She has also had the honour to train under World Champion Russian Kettlebell Sport coaches Sergey Rudnev and Sergey Rachinskiy in Los Angeles, CA and is on the roster of the Association of Tactical Strength & Conditioning Instructors (ATSCI) as a Kettlebell Specialist.

 

Thanks to her Kettlebell expertise Tricia has appeared in the Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun, Georgia Straight, National Post, Metro, Vitalics Magazine, Breakfast Television, Channel M, Shaw TV, CBC Radio-Canada International, quoted and interviewed in numerous online fitness resources, and had appeared in two kettlebell DVDs as well as The Great Kettlebell Handbook and Poster series. 

 

A former Vancouver Police Constable, Tricia is currently a career firefighter candidate, having completed all basic NFPA 1001 Structural Firefighter standards, as well as the CPAT and Fit-Tech fitness testing. Additionally, she is a Level 3 Occupational First Aid Attendant, holds a Class 3 driver’s licence with Air Brake endorsement, is a blue belt with the Vancouver Police Judo Club, practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, loves salsa and Polynesian dancing, sport-bike motorcycle riding, freelance writing and photography. She’s raced 5km, 8km, and 10km runs, two half- and two full marathons and a sprint distance triathlon. She also has a BA in Criminology, a Certificate in Journalism and is fluent in Spanish.

 

In addition to Police and Kettlebell training, Tricia has also prepared Canadian Forces Primary Reservists (BCR DCO 39 BDE) for workup training and overseas deployment.  Now she is proud to present Firefighter Fitness Training, designed to prepare firefighter applicants and pre-recruits for the demanding fitness standards for structural firefighters.

 

Tricia and her associates are available for police, fire, military, or kettlebell training, coaching and instruction, as well as fitness workshops, seminars and presentations.
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