Gina Grain

Early in her professional career as a Kinesiologist she worked in the Cardiac Rehab and Exercise Therapy programs at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, BC while she trained for the Olympics. She also worked with kids aged 8-12 at the Commonwealth Place as a Summer Camp Supervisor. During her studies at SFU she volunteered at the Human Performance Center, and assisted the Athletic and Physiotherapists with Varsity team taping, assessing injuries and facilitating the athletes pre/rehab exercises. She has volunteered at the BC Summer games as a First Aid attendant, and has competed in First Aider Response competitions around BC.

She was part of a multi-disciplinary team at CBI Physiotherapy as an Exercise Therapist responsible for communicating and working with the other health care practitioners in the clients’ return to work program. She designed and taught a curriculum that informed the clients on the nature of their injury, implemented exercise rehabilitation programs and carried out ergonomic job site analysis’.

Gina was the lead Strength and Conditioning Coach/Sports Science for the U-17 Girls Whitecaps FC Regional Excel Program (national development team) and the Canadian Soccer Association during the U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016. She worked with the young athletes from 13-20 years old in the gym and on the field. She has trained elite athletes who have competed and medaled (Gold, Silver and 2x Bronze) at the Olympics, Junior World Championships and podiums at the National Championships. She has also lead Masters’ athletes to World Championships results, Ironman completions, and many other sporting achievements.

Gina works with clientele ranging from 8 to 74 years old. She conducts physical fitness, strength and movement evaluations to guide her process in designing individualized strength and conditioning programs to align with their fitness goals. She works with sports teams in designing injury prevention; sprint, agility and power; and strength and conditioning programs. Gina’s mission is to help and educate athletes and clientele to move well so that we can reduce the chance of injury while continuing to build upon a strength base that will help us to not only to feel good and strong but also to enable us to soar in sports and in life.

Gina devotes a lot of her ability to be disciplined in sports, work and life to her time in the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp 903 when she was younger. She earned her rank up to Sgt. Major of the Corp where she was certified as a teacher and instructed younger cadets to earn their badges in the classroom and leading the cadets in the field. She attended the Vernon Cadet camp and earned the best Cadet award both years. Gina knows what it takes to be the best and now shares her enthusiasm, knowledge and experience and as a Strength and Conditioning Coach helping others achieve their performance and fitness goals.