B.Kin, BCAK Registered Kinesiologist, CSEP - Certified Exercise Physiologist, NSCA.

Darren obtained his bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia and is a registered kinesiologist (BCAK), certified exercise physiologist (CSEP-CEP) and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). His experience includes sports and MVA rehabilitation, sport specific coaching/conditioning for hockey, soccer, kayaking, tennis and weight training. He also has worked with ultra-endurance athletes providing periodized conditioning programs and nutrition management for events such as the Test of Metal and the 50/100 Miler Squamish Test Of Running Metal (STORMY). Darren has snowboarded competitively in Europe and became a certified snowboard instructor (CASI-Level 1) teaching in Zermatt, Switzerland and Cypress Mountain, Canada. Darren is also active in the communities of Burnaby and Maple Ridge educating the general public regarding injury prevention, lifestyle change, nutrition and optimal health and wellness through a variety of workshops and seminars. He is currently working towards certification as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Other interests include high altitude mountaineering, rock climbing, swimming, running, cycling, tennis, hockey and has backpacked extensively through Europe, Africa, North & South America, South East Asia & the South Pacific.

B.Kin, BCAK Registered Kinesiologist, CSEP - Certified Exercise Physiologist, BCRPA-WT.

Mia is a registered kinesiologist with the BCAK, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University College of the Fraser Valley. She also is a CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist and BCRPA Certified Weight Trainer. Mia has a passion for helping people whether it’s recovering from injury or increasing health and fitness levels. She works with everyone from rehabilitation clients to athletes looking to enhance their performance. She provides rehabilitation assessment and programming, fitness and body composition testing, one-on-one physical health consultations and exercise programming to our clients. Mia’s strengths include individualized programs customized according to the client’s goals, needs and fitness levels designed to work the whole body. Her programs feature core stabilization techniques, cardiovascular endurance, strength training and flexibility programs. Mia’s personal interests include: camping, hiking, snowboarding, playing softball, listening to music and visiting with friends and family.

M.Sc. Phys. Ed., CSEP-CFC, NSCA-CSCS, NCCP III (Karate), FCE. Registered Kinesiologist (BCAK).

Donna is a registered kinesiologist and has worked for West Coast Kinesiology since 1995. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in physical education (Athletic Training Stream) and masters degree in physical education training from the University of Alberta. She has worked with clients with a variety of conditions including sports and motor vehicle injuries and brain/spinal injuries for the past eight years. Her NCCP level 3 certification finds her teaching NCCP level 1 and 2 theory courses. She is a master course conductor for Technical Karate and she sits on the NCCP committee of the National Karate Association. Her achievements include completing a 3^rd degree black belt in karate, a fourth place finish in the 1997 international karate competition, 1981 Alberta Winter Games medal winner in badminton, and a 2^nd place finish in the 1986 Southern Alberta Bodybuilding Championship. Donna is also the author of two published papers on sport and exercise, as well as a contributing author to the current NCCP level II Karate Technical manual. Her other pursuits and interests include nutrition, hockey, running and providing functional capacity evaluations for injured clients.

B. Sc. Kin., CSEP-PFLC, HFAC (Assoc.), FCE, NCCP I. Registered Kinesiologist (BCAK). 

Kerry is the owner and president of West Coast Kinesiology and is a registered kinesiologist (BCAK). He has been a resident of Maple Ridge Since 1970 and has played a variety of sports here, including hockey, baseball, soccer, swimming (Coquitlam Sharks) and basketball (MRSS and Douglas College). Kerry has developed rehabilitation and athletic training programs since 1992 at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre. Most recently, he obtained his PFLC designation, which is the highest fitness testing designation in Canada and certifies trainers to test elite athletes. He was formerly the director of dry-land training for RPM Hockey schools and is a speaker for public and private groups on cardiovascular disease, injury prevention in the workplace and athletic training issues. He is actively involved in creating and developing community based exercise programs for both the districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Email: ksenchyna@mapleridge.ca