Malcolm was born in Mexico City and grew up in the countryside of Michoacán, Mexico. From a young age, he was exposed to sports and team environments, participating in activities such as soccer, swimming, and both long- and short-distance running. 

 

Eventually, Malcolm discovered weight training at his local gym. After years of consistency, he saw not only a transformation in his physique but also a profound change in his lifestyle, habits, and mindset.

 

Inspired by the impact fitness had on his life, Malcolm moved to Canada with the goal of helping others experience similar transformations through exercise and structured training.

 

Malcolm began working in a commercial gym in 2022 and soon became a personal trainer. During this time, he gained experience working with clients of all ages and fitness levels, helping them build strength, confidence, and healthier lifestyles.

 

In addition to coaching, Malcolm has competed in bodybuilding and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which has deepened his understanding of performance training, recovery strategies, and effective nutrition practices.

 

Malcolm believes there is a place for everyone in the gym. His philosophy is that training should be intentional, challenging, and tailored to each individual’s goals.

 

His mission is to help clients improve their quality of life through effective training, breaking through limiting beliefs and making lifestyle changes.

 

Outside of coaching, Malcolm loves dogs, the sun, spending time with his family and friends, training in martial arts, bodybuilding.

Fluent in: English, Spanish 

Emma Bergeron grew up as a nationally ranked athlete, moving to the United States at 17 to pursue competitive show jumping. She represented Team Canada at the international level thrice, and still competes occasionally. With her athlete’s mindset and love for challenging herself, Emma found a passion for calisthenics in 2022.

Believing that control over your own body is the ultimate display of power and poise, Emma is a proponent of the wisdom to be found in the simplicity of ancient training techniques.

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Upon experiencing such transformative personal empowerment through gaining strength, Emma felt a deep call to help others discover the same self confidence and self love that changed her life so drastically.

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From 2022-2024 she gained immense experience working in a commercial gym space, learning how to be adaptable to individual client needs while finding the balance between her compassion for others, and challenging clients enough to drive adaption.

Working with a scoliotic curve and consequential imbalances inspired Emma to further educate herself on joint health, and how to move unimpeded and without pain. For this reason, her focus with clients is largely on quality of movement, and restoring the bodies natural resiliency and pliability.

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With an uncanny love for the collective human race, Emma inspires and uplifts her clients with an exuberance and light that promotes a complete overhaul in mindset to one of positivity and hope.

Jerry's fitness journey began at the age of 12, sparking a passion that led him to become an ACE-certified personal trainer and martial arts instructor with over five years of industry experience. After graduating from UBC with a bachelor's degree in Marketing, Jerry sought a career that merged his marketing background with his love for fitness, ultimately finding his dream role at VIP Fitness.

 

Jerry is a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu, and a competitive kickboxer. He enjoys sharing his martial arts knowledge with the VIP Community. In his kickboxing classes, Jerry emphasizes fitness, coordination, flexibility, and practical self-defense techniques and combos, personalized to suit our members' varied needs. Whether you're starting your fitness journey or are an experienced athlete, Jerry is committed to helping you reach your goals and building a strong community at VIP Fitness.

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Fluent in: English, Mandarin

Alex is a certified personal trainer with ACSM, a fascial stretch therapist, and a registered kinesiologist with BCAK. He graduated from UBC with his bachelors of kinesiology in 2015 and has been designing strength, weight loss, and corrective exercise programs for nearly five years.

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Alex is skilled in assessing and correcting movement patterns, designing corrective exercise programs, muscle activation, bodybuilding techniques, and sports specific functional movement. Alex is currently a student of Osteopathy manual practice at the Candian School of Osteopathy.

 

He's a total "human body nerd" and loves to see clients succeed at whatever their goal may be. The puzzle of figuring out not only how to make the client move correctly, and overcome plateaus, but how to modify lifestyle habits and change the way they view food, exercise, and health is what makes him love his job so much.

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Steph began her fitness journey more than 15 years ago as a high performance track and field athlete. After sustaining an injury she became invloved in recreational running, now frequently running both half and full marathons, and weight training.

 

Steph has a keen interest on evidence based practices which is what had lead to peruse higher education. Steph is currently working on her Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology and has Master of Arts in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Kinesiology under her belt. She is also an American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer.

 

Steph’s research focuses on the social influences which impact accessing healthcare services, adherence to physical activity, and the complexities of wearable fitness techonology on health promotion. Through this she understands that there is no ‘one size fits all’ appraoch to health and practicies this belief as a personal trainer.

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