Tamara Hambly
BCRPA Fitness Theory, Weight Training, Personal Training

When Tamara found her love for personal training, her passion and excitement for helping people reach their health and fitness goals intensified. To teach and challenge her clients she educated herself in a multitude of areas including nutrition, strength training, TRX, indoor cycling and much more!

Tamara is a firm believer in functional training as it translates into daily life and feels it is the most beneficial type of training. Using free weights, machines and a variety of tools she creates total body workouts that will transform your body and your life!

As a personal trainer she feels it is her purpose to give each of her clients an exclusive program to help them achieve their personal health and fitness goals. She works with her clients on a variety of different levels depending on their needs, from nutrition, to weight loss or gain, core strengthening and balance, to athletic training, plyometrics and much more.

Testimonials

Here is what some of Tamara's clients had to say...

I am one of the many people who use to get “inspired” after Christmas and join a health club with the plan to get into shape before spring. As is the case with many people, the great plan tended to last for about two months. Fifteen months ago I decided it was time for a new approach and went with a personal trainer. As luck would have it (no offence to the other great trainers at the club) I was set up with Tamara. To say the achievement to date has been more than I hoped for would be an understatement.

Tamara has been great at both keeping me motivated and at the same time pushing me to improve constantly. She is able to make each session lively and challenging. But at the same time she is monitoring to make sure you do not over do a workout and end up getting discouraged. I like that she listens to you and will adjust a planned workout based on any aches or pains or even availability of a particular area of the gym. She makes the time fly by and it is not til the end of the session that you realize how much she has got you to do and that you can accomplish more than you thought possible.

While the conditioning and weight loss was my primary goal for getting the trainer, I have discovered that not only has she improved my conditioning and strength in the gym,, it has helped keep me motivated at work and more importantly it has carried over to significantly improving my golf game, a definite added bonus.

For those on the fence about getting a personal trainer, I strongly urge you to try a couple of sessions. I think you will be surprised with the results. The one piece of advice I have for those starting out with Tamara is that if she mentions “Sumo Squats”, RUN AWAY......

Jim Weir

I recently completed an 8 week group training session with Tamara Hambly.  My goals were to tone and tighten, strengthen my core and rehabilitate my shoulder. After 8 weeks under Tamara's instruction and motivation, I am well on my way to achieving my goals. I feel stronger, have more energy and my shoulder is so much improved. Her positive attitude and extensive knowledge makes working out so much more effective and enjoyable than doing it on my own.  I can see results already.

Tamara is so upbeat and positive and you feel that she really wants you achieve your goals. She incorporated a  huge variety of exercises in our sessions so it was never boring and was always watchful that I had the correct form so I wouldn't hurt my shoulder. I learned so many new exercises that I can do on my own when I am away from the gym.

I highly recommend the group training sessions. If you are tired of working out alone and would like to see a positive change in your physical and mental well being, then give it a try. I know I will be signing up for the next session. It makes going to the gym fun!

Janice Williamson

"For as long as I can remember I have thought of fitness as a chore. It was never something that I enjoyed but rather something done with the attitude of 'The sooner we get to the gym, the sooner we can be done and leave.'

Over the last 2 months Tamara has completely changed my way of thinking and my attitude towards fitness and nutrition. She makes fitness fun and exciting!! She has educated me on a whole new way of working out that has eliminated my back pain and made tasks at work, that were once difficult, much easier. I've also gotten some major results that are noticeable and measurable, keeping me motivated and excited about continuing my workouts and making fitness a lifestyle choice and not just something that I have to do but something I want to do.

One of the many things that I love about Tamara is how much her love of fitness and her desire to change the lives of her clients shows in everything she does. She is more than just a trainer she also becomes a friend. When you see how much she truly loves the work she does it inspires you to want to learn new things and explore new aspects of fitness.

She has, over our time together, inspired me to do something that I never thought would be an option in my life. I am currently looking into taking Fitness Theory, Strength and Personal Training courses so that, like Tamara has done for me, I can be the inspiration to others and educate them on how to change their lives."

Melissa Peters

"To say I am not a fan of going to the gym is an understatement, not just for the work that has to be done, but for the uneasy feeling I always had working out around others. But I needed to do something otherwise I would suffer the same fate as my father and grandfather, overweight, and diabetic.

Only one person came to mind, a person I knew could help with her positive attitude and non-judgmental ways, someone who not only would inspire, but also help motivate and give me the required push to change.

Tamara is that trainer, in less than 2 months of working out with her, I can feel the body I once had as a former soldier coming back, I feel motivated to carry on with exercising on my own. I learned, that through her guidance, I will gain SELF Discipline.

In Tamara, I found a trainer who will push me and who knows what I can and cannot do, and will make sure the workouts I do will suit my needs to achieve my goals in getting back into shape.

Like any close professional relationship, a trust must be there, and it must be earned, like your Doctor or your Dentist. Tamara not only earned my trust but has never faltered in it and the better I get, the more she is going to push me harder. Harder than being yelled at to do 25 push ups for not polishing my boots properly. . . .

This time, I know the workouts are not punishments, but work I must do to stay healthy and live the life I want to live. She is not just there for the workout, she is there to help you change your life style, to feel great and to walk tall.

I put working out off for so long, it was depressing me, but now, I never felt happier, all thanks to Tamara."

Ian Fults

"Tamara is more than a personal trainer; she is a mentor, an educator, and my own personal cheering squad. She has taken my goals and modest ideas and made them attainable and real. She has motivated me without pushing, and has made me care more about my overall quality of life. Her influence extends far beyond the gym to my lifestyle choices about diet, nutrition, work/family balance and stress management. Every session with Tamara is an education, and though it can be tough to motivate myself to make it to those early morning sessions, I get there because I know she is there. My goals have become her own in that she wants me to achieve them as much as I do. I feel as if she is always thinking about me and she comes to each session completely prepared and focused on me, while being flexible about what I need that day. She never pushes and has a light touch on the tougher days when I feel my limitiations. I have had personal training sessions with other instructors in the past that left me completely depleted, but with Tamara, for the first time in my long experience "gym-ing", I leave my workout session feeling invogorated, strong and and upbeat. She gets those good hormones pumping through my body! I recommend Tamara almost daily to friends, co-workers and family, and I can talk endlessly about the benefits of joining a personal trainer program in terms of value for money and getting the most out of an hour in the gym. It's the best time and money I have ever spent on myself, and an hour with Tamara is a great way to start the day."

Sinéad Costelloe