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Let's Move Canada Podcast
by Let's Move Canada
The Let’s Move Canada Podcast brings Canada’s health movement to life—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical ideas that help people start moving and stay active. Each episode connects listeners to simple, community-driven ways to improve their health, build lasting habits, and stay strong as they age—advancing a national mission to inspire active citizenship and make Canada the healthiest, most active nation.
Episodes
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Episode #58 - Dustin Hogan
Dustin Hogan is a men's counselor, TEDx speaker, and advocate for a holistic approach to well-being, helping men navigate challenges such as stress, anxiety, and life's many transitions. Dustin believes that movement is about much more than just physical health, it is a powerful foundation for...
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Episode #57 - Paulina Bak & Lucas Wilhan
What makes Brazilian jiu-jitsu so much more than a martial art? In this episode of the Let’s Move Canada Podcast, we sit down with Paulina Bak and Lucas Wilhan, founders of Lapel Arts Academy, to explore how Brazilian jiu-jitsu builds confidence, resilience, discipline, and community. We also...
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Episode #56 - Fiona Mattrasingh
Fiona Mattrasingh is a Registered Dental Hygienist with over a decade of experience. What began as sharing her knowledge through summits and mentoring new RDH graduates has evolved into content creation and the soon the launch of her own practice. Passionate about education and patient care…
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Episode #55 - Logan Dubé
Logan Dube is a Canadian fitness educator and former elite soccer player, now serving as Director of Education at the Pain-Free Performance Specialist Certification (PPSC). Based in Vancouver, they bring 20+ years of experience in training, studio leadership, and mentorship, with a deep love for...
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Episode #54 - Jolene De Vries and Glenn Herperger
Coach Jolene De Vries helped turn a tough health wake-up call into a powerful comeback story! With her support, Glenn Herperger, who once weighed 565 lbs, lost 175 lbs and is still moving strong. Their journey proves that with the right coach, a little determination, and a whole lot of movement,...
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Episode #53 - Samantha Gladish
Samantha Gladish is a holistic nutritionist, author, and wellness coach who specializes in women’s health and hormone balance. She’s the author of The 30-Day Hormone Solution and has built a thriving practice helping women reclaim their energy, improve their health, and feel empowered through...
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Julie-Anne Staehli
Julie-Anne Staehli is a Canadian Olympic runner, Pan Am Games medalist, and co-founder of The ReRUN Shoe Project. Hailing from Lucknow, Ontario, she pairs her love of sport with her passion for learning, holding degrees in health studies, sport psychology, and education. Beyond the track,...
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Raphaela Vargas
Raphaela Vargas is a Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience in nutrition, food services, physical activity, and chronic disease management. As founder of Positive Nutrition BC, she blends culturally rooted nutrition with a holistic approach, sharing practical tools and tips through...
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The Honourable Adam Van Koeverden, Secretary of State for Sport
In our milestone 50th episode of the Let’s Move Canada Podcast, we welcome The Honourable Adam van Koeverden — four-time Olympian and Canada’s Secretary of State for Sport. From his non-linear path to Olympic gold to his current role shaping sport policy, Adam shares powerful insights on equity,...
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Sean Hume (Outward Bound Canada)
Sean Hume, the Ontario Urban Wild Program Manager at Outward Bound Canada, has dedicated over 30 years to education with a focus on outdoor and experiential learning. As a former teacher and principal, he integrated nature into the classroom, believing in its power to transform young people’s...
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Noah Bloom (RunGo App)
Noah Bloom is the CEO of RunGo App, a platform that combines fitness, technology, and community to create guided running experiences. With thousands of routes worldwide, RunGo helps runners explore safely and stay motivated through turn-by-turn voice navigation and engaging challenges. Noah is a...
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Marc Lebert
Marc Lebert is the creator of the Lebert EQualizer, Lebert HIIT System, and Lebert Buddy System. A fitness innovator and international presenter, Marc is a master trainer, gym owner, and passionate educator. His equipment is used in thousands of gyms worldwide, and he is known for promoting...
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Erin Phelan & Brent Bishop
Erin Phelan is the founder of Erin Phelan Fit. With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Erin is an award-winning group fitness instructor, personal trainer and health coach. Brent Bishop is the founder of Think Fitness Studios. He is a national on-air fitness expert, celebrity trainer and...
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Jamie Phillips (Pedalheads)
Jamie Phillips is a Recruitment Coordinator at Pedalheads. Pedalheads provides bike swim, and soccer programs for kids aged 2-12. They offer camps and lessons designed to build confidence, independence, and a love for being active through fun and engaging instruction. Pedalheads operates in over...
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Tammy Adams (CNIB)
Tammy Adams is a longtime member of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and currently serves as president of the CCB Rocks chapter—a dynamic group that fosters peer support, advocacy, and accessible recreation for people who are blind, deafblind, or living with vision loss.
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Megan Kinna (Lacrosse Canada)
Megan Kinna is a Canadian professional lacrosse player and coach. Raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, she started playing lacrosse at age four and developed a strong, physical style on the field. Kinna played collegiate lacrosse at Northwestern University, contributing as a four-year…
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Granny Basketball League
The Granny Basketball League is a non-profit organization to provide fun, competitive exercise for women age 50 and older playing six-on-six basketball.
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Trish Tucker (Director, ChildLab)
Dr. Trish Tucker is a Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy and the Director of the Child Health & Physical Activity Lab at Western University. Dr. Tucker’s expertise are in the broad areas of health promotion, physical activity, and childhood obesity prevention. Her primary area of...
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Nigara Shaheen (Olympic Judoka)
Nigara Shaheen was born in Afghanistan. When she was six months old, her family moved to Pakistan, fleeing the Afghan War. At age 18, she moved to Kabul to study at the American University of Afghanistan. Shaheen qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics on the Refugee Olympic Team. She competed in...
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Jessie Thomas (Farm Girl Fitness)
Owner, Jessie Thomas, lost her job as an instructor and coach after 13 years in the fitness industry in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She not only needed to find work but saw a need in her community to keep people moving, connected and safe. So in June 2020 she converted her family’s…
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Beckie Scott (Olympic Cross-Country Skier / Founder of Spirit North)
Beckie is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. She is the founder of Spirit North, a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.
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Meimei Weston, Sharelle Samuel & Keira Christie-Galloway (University Alumni Athletes)
Meimei Weston is a passionate athlete and an advisor and for The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute (CHFI). Meimei played soccer on Ontario's provincial team, ran for Team Canada, and rowed as a varsity athlete for Harvard. Sharelle Samuel is a student-athlete graduate from UCLA and Harvard,...
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Sarah Douglas (Competitive Sailor)
Sarah Douglas is a Canadian competitive sailor born in Burlington, Ontario. She started sailing at the age of 7 in Barbados and competed at her first world championship at age 10 in the optimist class. Sarah won gold in the Laser Radial at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and took…
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Jordyn Pettit (Health Coach, Nutritionist)
Jordyn Pettit is a personal trainer and nutritionist now living in Canada. She is an accomplished athlete and model from Wellsville, New York. A standout basketball player, she excelled at Wellsville High School before continuing her career at Alfred State College. Beyond basketball, Jordyn has...
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Coach Sam Balto (Bike Bus World)
Bike Bus World is on a mission to transform the wellbeing of children, communities, and our climate, through biking together to school. Their organization helps communities launch their own Bike Buses to school. They do this by providing organizers with the tools and guidance to create bike…
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Nicole Rakowski (Fitsentive & BodyBuilder)
Nicole is currently completing her PhD in Health Management at McMaster University and is also part of the sessional faculty teaching various courses. Her research interests include leadership, strategic management, quality improvement, and strategies to improve health. Nicole Rakowski, a…
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Danilo Djuricic (Scarborough Shooting Stars)
Danilo Djuricic is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He played college basketball for Harvard and Santa Clara.
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Jen Hamilton (CEO/Founder of Oxygen Yoga and Fitness)
Jen Hamilton is the CEO and franchisor of Oxygen Yoga & Fitness. Since 2011, she has been at the helm of this innovative fitness franchise, overseeing its growth and development. She is actively involved in various civic-minded organizations and sponsors numerous children’s foundations, cancer...
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Keira Christie-Galloway (Track & Field)
Keira Christie-Galloway is a record-breaking hurdler who holds the Canadian U20 and U18 records in the 100m hurdles. She won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in 2023. In June 2018, she shattered a 36-year-old national U20 record and followed it up with a personal best…
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Sharelle Samuel (Track & Field)
Sharelle Samuel is a Canadian track and field athlete born in Ontario, Canada who competes in the 400 meters hurdles, 600 meters, 500 meters, and other events. Samuel set a Canadian Junior record time of 3 minutes and 31.90 seconds with her teammates in a relay race. She finished fourth behind...
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Maddison Noel (Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Coach)
Maddison Noel is a Certified Personal Trainer and fitness coach dedicated to helping others live happier, healthier lives. She is a beacon of positivity and strength in the health and fitness scene and helps her clients get fit, fuel their bodies, set goals and see results that last!...
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Felix Dolci- (Olympic Gymnast, Paris 2024)
Félix Dolci is a Canadian male artistic gymnast. He represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is the 2023 Pan American Games all-around and floor exercise champion and the 2019 Junior World Champion on rings. He has been a member of the Canadian national team since 2017.
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Mel Vogel (Solo Adventurer)
Melanie Vogel is a solo adventurer who travelled the world extensively before she stepped on the Trans Canada Trail to begin her longest journey to date. Born and raised in Germany, she immigrated to Canada and decided to get to know this country by walking across it. Melanie started her…
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Ava & Dawson- CropDrop
Crop Drop is a farm-to-table grocery delivery service based in Vancouver, BC, specializing in local regeneratively farmed produce and pasture-raised meat. Their passion lies in partnerships with local farmers prioritizing ethical farming and environmental stewardship. By sourcing primarily from...
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Gregory Mack (Pedalheads)
Since 1986, Pedalheads has been a leader in bike, swim, and trail riding day camps and lessons for kids 2-12 of all skill levels. From learning to bike safely on roads to mastering strokes in the pool, Pedalheads kids grow their skills and confidence - all while having lots of fun! The Let's Move...
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Nancy Taylor- VP Apparel Design (Lolë)
Global Apparel Executive Nancy Taylor is an influential leader known for her visionary approach to combining fashion with sustainability. Her commitment has significantly impacted Lolë’s strategic direction, aiming to foster both environmental responsibility and consumer connection. Visit...
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Emerance Maschmeyer (Goaltender, Professional Women's Hockey League)
Emerance Maschmeyer is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She is also a member of Canada's national team, with whom she won the gold medal at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Let's Move…
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (Former NFL PLayer, Medical Doctor)
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a Canadian former professional football guard. He played university football and attended medical school at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, before being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft and playing six years on the team....
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Aleeya Hutchins (Track and Field Champion)
Aleeya Hutchins is a Canadian Track & Field specialist in the 800m who also competes in the 300m, 400m, 800m, 1000m, and 1500m. She is a 2x NCAA All-American who has accumulated over 1.6 million followers across all of her social media platforms through advocating for mental health and personal...
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Krissy Vann (Fitness Expert, Former CTV Host)
The Let's Move Canada Podcast is dedicated to sharing the incredible stories of Canadian athletes and health and wellness advocates! This podcast is brought to you by The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute. The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute inspires active citizenship to enhance the...
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Nathan Clement- Paralympian, Paracycling
Nathan was initially a Para swimmer and competed at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. He retired from the sport in 2018. In 2020 he did a 1,000 km trek on his bike through B.C., and it ignited his competitive passions again. Nathan won the gold medal in men’s T1 (tricyclist) time trial road event at…
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Barrie Chapman- Fit Fellas
Barrie Chapman, is an 85 year old instructor with the Fit Fellas. The Fit Fellas is a group of 170 men aged 70-102 who work out together daily in West Vancouver, BC. Their organization has gained national recognition and been featured on CBC news. Credit: CBC News
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Connor Emeny- Ironman, Athlete
Connor Emeny became the first person in the world to complete an Ironman Triathlon (3.86km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run) on all 7 continents. He is now working on a film titled 'Chasing Antarctica' to share this 4-year project with the world: The lessons learned, the people met, the crazy trials...
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Patrick Anderson- Paralympic Gold Medalist, Basketball
Patrick Anderson is largely considered to be the best wheelchair basketball player in the world and one of the greatest to have ever played the game. His talents on and off the court have garnered him international fame as a great role model and fabulous ambassador of the sport.
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Dr. Martin Gibala- Kinesiology Professor, McMaster University
Martin Gibala is a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and currently serves as chair of the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Gibala is an integrative physiologist who studies the mechanistic basis of exercise responses in humans, and associated health impacts. His pioneering...
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Sara Gilbert- LiveWell Exercise Clinic, CEO
With a 20-year career in chronic disease and exercise, Sara is a leader in the movement of clinically-based medical fitness programs and the founder of LIVE WELL. With a professional background in cardiac rehab programming and diabetes, Sara launched LIVE WELL in 2011 with a deep passion and...
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Brent Bishop- Fitness Expert
Brent Bishop is a national on-air fitness expert, celebrity trainer and published author. He is also the founder of Think Fitness Studios, performance-inspired conditioning centers in Toronto. He is currently fitness expert on CityTV’s daytime show, Cityline and has made several media appearances...
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Ted Temertzoglou- Physical Education Expert
Ted is the President and Founder of LifeIsAthletic, an advocate and thought leader for meaningful Health and Physical Education as a gateway to proactive medicine. He is a former Ontario Board representative for Physical and Health Education (PHE) Canada advocating and promoting the importance of...
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James Joyce- Harvard University
James Joyce is currently a Harvard University student. Listen to his interview with CHFI advisor, Meimei Weston, as he speaks about balancing physical a healthy lifestyle with college life.
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The Let’s Move Canada Podcast brings Canada’s health movement to life—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical ideas that help people start moving and stay active. Each episode connects listeners to simple, community-driven ways to improve their health, build lasting habits, and stay strong as they age—advancing a national mission to inspire active citizenship and make Canada the healthiest, most active nation.
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