Owner and Founder of Newbury Fitness

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Engineer by profession and a fitness enthusiast at heart, François realized over time that the most incredible engineering creation is the human body! Over the years, Francois pursued his inner passion for health and wellness and added a vast array of qualifications to his portfolio. He founded Newbury Fitness in 2015 with the mission to impact health and wellness in the community and empower people to take charge of their destiny.

 

Qualifications

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• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa (2005);

• Certified Personal trainer with "l’Association nationale des intervenants en entraînement"(2013)

• Level 1 certification: Hormonal Cascade, client evaluation and somatotypes; with the AAT Institute (2015)

• Level 2 certification: Cortisol, stress and health. Oestrogenic dominance. The thyroid system; with the AAT Institute (2015)

• Analysis of body composition with Dr. Kin (2015)

• Certificate in public management with the National School of Public Administration (2016)

• Training with Optimum Education: Hypertrophy, weight loss, activation of the lower limbs (2017)

• 220h of course credit in Functional medicine with Functional Medicine University (2020)  https://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/

 

Years of training: 25 years

 

Other

 

• Bodybuilding competition – « Physique Québec Testé » - 2nd place Heavyweight (2001)

• Terry Fox Run - 10 km (2010)

• Ottawa Race Weekend - 10 km (2011)

• Spartan Race Ottawa (Sprint) - 5 km (2012)

• Spartan Race Tremblant (Super) - 13 km (2013)

• Spartan Race St-Marie (Beast) - 21 km (2015)

• Bodybuilding competition - GNC / Allmax Ottawa Championship - 4th place Classic Physique (2018)

• IsaBody Transformation Challenge - Finalist - (2019)