Adam Black
Manager // Strength & Conditioning Coach // Sport & Fitness Nutrition Specialist
Degree of Sports & Fitness Leadership // CF-L2 (CrossFit Level 2) // CFG (CrossFit Gymnastics) // Pn1 (Precision Nutrition Level 1) // CPR-C and AED
Adam fell in love with the gym after spending his whole life playing sports. Throughout that time he has competed nationally and internationally in various competitions. He has also coached provincially ranked hockey teams and top track athletes. Adam has spent time coaching fitness in Hawaii, using measurable, functional movements to improve all aspects of fitness, to a wide variety of abilities. Possessing a degree in Sport and Fitness Leadership, Adam has the skills necessary to modify and adapt any fitness program for anyone with a Chronic Disease to High level athlete, to ensure that everyone is enjoying their training and meeting their individual needs. After seeing the benefits in health and performance that proper nutrition has played in his personal life, Adam has continued to expand his knowledge on the topic, and enjoys seeing similar results in others.
Vicky Doucette
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
CPR-C and AED
Growing up in a small town in New-Brunswick - Village de Collette - there wasn’t much to do but play outside. Vicky dipped her toes in many sports from figure skating to hockey to volleyball, naming a few. Upon graduating high school, she attended University of New-Brunswick, Fredericton, in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She then moved to Calgary in 2006, immediately working as a Weight Room Supervisor and Personal Trainer at Heavens Fitness, and eventually becoming a Manager.
After 9 years of career progression under the Heavens Fitness umbrella, Vicky took her acquired PT and management skills to Victoria. She’s been managing and offering personal training services at WF (then Catalyst) since March 2015.
Vicky’s clientele over the last 15 years has been varied, contributing to her ability to assess a wide and diverse range of bodies and their mechanics. Her extensive one-on-one interpersonal experience has also refined the skill to help clients overcome barriers, some physical, and others psychological such as one’s mind-set and lifestyle (for example). Vicky believes it is essential that clients, and people in general, understand that exercise is only one piece of the dynamic system that assists in overall health.
Caitlin Johnston
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Diploma in Personal Fitness Training
Certified Personal Trainer, American Council on Exercise
Group Fitness Instructor Certification, American Council on Exercise
Caitlin spent most of her life in northern BC before she packed up and moved to Edmonton. It's in Edmonton where she fell in love with all things fitness. Starting her career as a running coach, teaching individuals the basics of running and how to complete their first 5km races. From there she decided to expand her knowledge and completed a 2 year diploma program in personal fitness training from NAIT. While in school she began training and teaching group fitness classes. Eventually though she decided the cold weather and snow in Edmonton was not for her, and moved to Victoria in 2022.
Caitlin comes to Selkirk Waterfront Fitness with 4 years of training and group fitness experience. With several years of running, martial arts and slow pitch experience under her belt, Caitlin has the knowledge, experience and passion to help you find success. She believes in a well rounded health and fitness approach and that optimal health isn't just based on exercise but also how you eat, sleep and think.
Tristan McEachern
Strength & Conditioning Coach
BCRPA Certified Personal Trainer
BCRPA Older Adult Fitness Instructor Alive Academy Diploma in Applied Nutrition
First Aid/CPR Level 1
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Tristan has always enjoyed living an active outdoor lifestyle. He likes to spend much of his spare time hiking & exploring the outdoors with his dogs. He has played hockey from an early age and continues to do so. While working in Northern Alberta in his late teens, Tristan found another way to spend his spare time productively. Strength Training. From then on Tristan has studied a variety of Strength Training techniques that have allowed him to gain experience with a wide variety of clientele.
Focusing on quality of movement, pain-free living, and functional strength are the top priorities for Tristan when it comes to not only his own workout programs, but each and every one of his clients. “I believe each exercise that you perform in the gym must serve a purpose to you as an individual.” This means that the exercise programs you’re following should benefit you both inside the gym and in your everyday life.
Ruth Norfolk
Yoga Instructor
Bachelor of Education, University of London UK
Ontario Certified Teacher
Silvananda Yoga Teacher
Radiant Child Children’s Yoga Teacher
Restorative Yoga Teacher
Cardiac and Cancer Yoga Teacher
Yin YogaTeacher
Yoga Therapist
Mindfulness in Schools
Ruth is a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist and a mindfulness practitioner and teacher. She brings thirteen years of experience teaching public and private classes and workshops to adults and children. Ruth’s emphasis is on self-awareness and in her yoga practice with students she encourages them to notice how their bodies work and feel, as well as giving them coping skills to better counter stress and anxiety in their daily lives. She believes that yoga and mindfulness lay a foundation for lifetime wellness by focusing on physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Tonija Skuja
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Eleiko Strength Coach - Powerlifting and Olympic Lifting LVL 1
Fascial Mobility Training - DTS Fitness Education
Canfitpro certified PT
Black belt in Shotokan karate
CPR-C and AED
Fitness has always been a huge part of Tonija’s life. Starting with gymnastics and martial arts from a young age taught her the importance of body awareness and working with a prepared body. She practiced Shotokan karate for 12 years, obtained a black belt at the age of 16, and became nationally ranked at the age of 18. For the last several years, before March 2020, Tonija had been involved in lacrosse, flag football, and floor hockey and loved the challenge these sports challenged me both physically and mentally.
With nearly 10 years of experience in the fitness industry, Tonija’s noticed how her training as an athlete has been extremely beneficial in coaching and training clients. The many injuries that she’s overcome and bodily imbalances to work through taught Tonija to apply that experience to her clients. The more people she works with allows her to continually evolve and improve her training style. Tonija’s training approach: results based, insuring the body can move properly first to maximize their potential in and out of the gym.