Qualifications & Certifications

Degree in Kinesiology – Wilfrid Laurier University

Registered Kinesiologist – College of Kinesiologists of Ontario

NCCP Level 1 Certified

Certified MOSSA Group Fitness Instructor

Seniors Fitness Instructor

Certified Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)

Standard First Aid/Level C CPR

Schwinn Spinning Certified

Bellies Inc. Certified Pre/Postnatal Rehabilitation Exercise

Renée Dijk ​
Fitness Instructor (Yoga)

Renée’s passion is to promote active, healthy living for people of all ages, shapes and abilities.  Renée is a Kinesiologist with a degree from Wilfrid Laurier University (BAkin) in Waterloo, Ontario.  She has always been very active and exerted her athleticism through childhood, into her high school years and as a varsity student-athlete at Laurier in the sport of competitive swimming.  During her last years at WLU, she was the captain of the varsity swim team, swimming at an elite level.  Upon completion of her degree and “retiring” as an athlete, she longed for more physical activity and something that would keep her inspired, fit and healthy.  Renée began working and continued some casual swimming before and after work, but where she really found joy was in teaching group exercise classes and strength training.  She also found love for yoga and running in this time, and started a regular home yoga practice.
 
Fast forward a few years later, she is now a yoga instructor with more than 200 hours of education through an academy that is recognized by the Yoga Alliance.  Renée’s love for promoting healthy living and exercise is stronger than ever, and she has found her niche in teaching group fitness classes, boot camps and Vinyasa flow yoga.
 
Renée has worked with seniors as physiotherapy support personnel in a retirement community where she taught chair exercise classes focused on strength and resistance training as well as balance and fall prevention.  She has also worked teaching and coaching children in her years as a swim coach with swim teams in the Stratford and Waterloo areas.  Her Kinesiology degree also brought her to work alongside very experienced physiotherapists at Stratford Physiotherapy Centre.  Renée is thankful for the opportunities she has been given and strives to make good use of her experiences and education by bringing active living to the community.
 
Renée looks forward to working with your and your peers, friends or family to make our community a healthier, active place!
 
“I thrive on working with people of all ages and abilities as it presents me with a challenge and connects me with truly inspiring individuals.”