Mark McTavish

Fitness has been his passion since the age of 12, when Mark McTavish began training with Dad’s old weight set in the basement. Drawn into the self-imposed challenge that weightlifting provides, Mark began setting monthly goals to gradually improve his strength and confidence. Over time, many of his friends began to join him for after-school workout sessions. This provided them with a great sense of camaraderie and lifted their confidence to new levels. Little did he know that fitness would become his passion and lead him to a great career!

Mark has maintained a consistent daily fitness regimen for over 15 years now, training on the regular at over 30 different health club facilities in various locations around the world. As a student at the University of Guelph in 1998, he began training other students in the University of Guelph Athletic Centre. He spent several years providing personal training to others, and was eventually drawn into the commercial fitness equipment business. In 2004, he opened a retail fitness equipment store in Toronto by the name of Keystone Sports/Medical Inc. Now known as Keystone Commercial Fitness Equipment Superstore, they offer the largest inventory of remanufactured commercial fitness equipment in Canada and provide quality product to customers in several countries around the globe. Since 2004, he has been responsible for providing equipment and consultation services to over 100 new fitness facilities in Ontario alone. Proven success within the commercial fitness club industry led him to help those who need it most, the youth and teachers in schools!

Working directly in schools has allowed him to see firsthand the issues that teachers must deal with when it comes to helping their students get into shape. He has worked with over 300 schools in Ontario alone, and has seen it all! His focus is to help teachers spend their budget dollars appropriately on fitness solutions that meet the needs of their students. This leads to age appropriate fitness instruction, a necessary part of any student fitness program.

As a representative of the International Youth Conditioning Association, he is now in a stronger position to help our youth. More specifically, as a certified Youth Fitness Specialist he has the ability to educate the teachers in our schools. This provides them with new knowledge and tools that they may utilize in creating successful exercise programs within the school environment. In an ideal world, personal fitness 101 is a mandatory course for all grade levels! His goal is to help make this a reality!

Fitness is his passion, students are his focus, and eliminating youth obesity is his mission!

David Kittner

David Kittner is a passionate, caring and dedicated individual with over 15 years experience working with children who truly understands the unique sciences associated with child development and the practical means by which those must be applied to any fitness or sport-based venture.

He is among the leading authorities of more than 2,500 Youth Fitness Specialists that make up the International Youth Conditioning Association, the premier international authority with respect to athletic development and youth participant based conditioning.

David is certified as a Youth Conditioning Specialist, Youth Speed and Agility Specialist, and  Youth Nutrition Specialist with the International Youth Conditioning Association, as well as being a Can-Fit Pro Certified Fitness Professional.