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By eva wasney
STAFF REPORTER
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A St. James gym wants to make getting fit more accessible — just in time for the new year.
Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing and Muay Thai (1777 Portage Ave.) will step into 2019 with a new fitness program that capitalizes on the diversity of the gym’s training team.
Boss Body Bootcamp is a six-week program that begins Jan. 7, 2019 and includes kickboxing coaching, cardio, conditioning, weight training and a nutrition plan for $175.
“We wanted to make something more reasonable priced for people and something that’s women-only,” gym owner and two-time Canadian Muay Thai champion Trisha Sammons said.
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Sammons and assistant coach Chelsea Zoske will take run the kickboxing portion of the bootcamp; while cousins Tanya, who is a certified personal trainer, and Ashley Viner, a sports and exercise nutritionist, will handle the weight training and nutrition program.
“We all have different strengths and wanted to put them all together into one class,” Zoske said.
Zoske started kickboxing seven years ago as a way to lose some “baby weight” and quickly fell in love with the workout. Sammons saw potential in her as a competitive athlete and convinced her to start training for the ring.
“(Trisha) really put a lot of faith in me and a lot of coaching into me and it’s just a passion that I found that I’d like to continue forever,” Zoske said.
“She was instantly good at it, I knew I wanted to get her fighting,” Sammons added, laughing.
Ashley Viner joined the gym three years ago at Sammons’ urging and is also dipping her toe into the competitive ring.
“I’ve found since coming here that it gave me strengths I wasn’t aware of,” Viner said. “It’s more a mental game than it is a physical game because you can come here and be so exhausted but you want to keep going… it’s mind over matter and it’s addicting.”
Being a competitive kickboxer in Manitoba means a lot of travelling since the province currently lacks a governing body to run sanctioned fights.
With kids at home, Viner, Sammons and Zoske all agree that it can be hard to compete at higher levels.
“When you have a family it’s tough because you can’t take off for a weekend, you really have to plan around it,” said Zoske, a mother of three who lives in St. James.
When Sammons opened her studio more than a decade ago, the Tuxedo resident wanted to do away with the intimidating atmosphere found in other gyms —she’s accomplished that by focusing on women-only classes and by making the gym family-friendly.
It’s not out of the ordinary to have kids watching from the sidelines or women teaching classes with a baby on their hip.
“We know some moms don’t have babysitting — we have our kids here all the time,” Sammons said.
The Boss Body Bootcamp runs Jan. 7 to Feb. 11 and is open to women at any fitness level. Hand wraps are included in the price and the gym has a promotion on until Dec. 20 for $25 off the registration fee.
Contact bossladiesfitness@gmail.com to register.
A St. James gym wants to make getting fit more accessible — just in time for the new year.
Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing and Muay Thai (1777 Portage Ave.) will step into 2019 with a new fitness program that capitalizes on the diversity of the gym’s training team.
Photo by Eva Wasney
Ashley Viner, Trisha Sammons and Chelsea Zoske pose for a photo at Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing and Muay Thai. The St. James gym — which is owned by Sammons — is offering a fitness and nutrition bootcamp in the new year aimed at accessibility.
Boss Body Bootcamp is a six-week program that begins Jan. 7, 2019 and includes kickboxing coaching, cardio, conditioning, weight training and a nutrition plan for $175.
“We wanted to make something more reasonable priced for people and something that’s women-only,” gym owner and two-time Canadian Muay Thai champion Trisha Sammons said.
Sammons and assistant coach Chelsea Zoske will take run the kickboxing portion of the bootcamp; while cousins Tanya, who is a certified personal trainer, and Ashley Viner, a sports and exercise nutritionist, will handle the weight training and nutrition program.
“We all have different strengths and wanted to put them all together into one class,” Zoske said.
Zoske started kickboxing seven years ago as a way to lose some “baby weight” and quickly fell in love with the workout. Sammons saw potential in her as a competitive athlete and convinced her to start training for the ring.
“(Trisha) really put a lot of faith in me and a lot of coaching into me and it’s just a passion that I found that I’d like to continue forever,” Zoske said.
“She was instantly good at it, I knew I wanted to get her fighting,” Sammons added, laughing.
Photo by Eva Wasney
Jenna Jarduck lands a kick during a class at Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing and Muay Thai at 1777 Portage Ave.
Ashley Viner joined the gym three years ago at Sammons’ urging and is also dipping her toe into the competitive ring.
“I’ve found since coming here that it gave me strengths I wasn’t aware of,” Viner said. “It’s more a mental game than it is a physical game because you can come here and be so exhausted but you want to keep going… it’s mind over matter and it’s addicting.”
Being a competitive kickboxer in Manitoba means a lot of travelling since the province currently lacks a governing body to run sanctioned fights.
With kids at home, Viner, Sammons and Zoske all agree that it can be hard to compete at higher levels.
“When you have a family it’s tough because you can’t take off for a weekend, you really have to plan around it,” said Zoske, a mother of three who lives in St. James.
When Sammons opened her studio more than a decade ago, the Tuxedo resident wanted to do away with the intimidating atmosphere found in other gyms —she’s accomplished that by focusing on women-only classes and by making the gym family-friendly.
It’s not out of the ordinary to have kids watching from the sidelines or women teaching classes with a baby on their hip.
Photo by Eva Wasney
Class participants run through a drill at Winnipeg Women’s Kickboxing and Muay Thai. The St. James gym is jumping on the bootcamp fitness trend by offering a six-week fitness and nutrition program in the new year.
“We know some moms don’t have babysitting — we have our kids here all the time,” Sammons said.
The Boss Body Bootcamp runs Jan. 7 to Feb. 11 and is open to women at any fitness level. Hand wraps are included in the price and the gym has a promotion on until Dec. 20 for $25 off the registration fee.
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