212 Degrees Personal Training

212 Degrees Personal Training 212 Degrees is more about than your physical fitness, it is a way of life! A mantra in which you can For me, health and fitness have always been a top priority.

Growing up playing the highest level of hockey possible required me to stay in top physical shape. I guess you can say that's where my passion for health and fitness stemmed from. Not only did training to become a better hockey player challenge me and expect me to change, but it also taught me great discipline, work ethic, commitment, mental endurance, and what it takes to be a team player. It was through my love of hockey that I learned about 212 Degrees, a motto that soon became a way of life for me. At 211 degrees hot water is just hot water, but add an extra degree and hot water becomes steam. Steam is powerful enough that it can power trains and boats, it can be used as fuel source where hot water, is well, simply just hot water. It was this philosophy that helped me shape my business and approach to training. Most people spend their lives living in hot water, simply by not knowing that 212 degrees is possible. It is my life's mission to help as many people as I can discover their extra degree. Not only in a physical aspect, but in a mental and emotional aspect as well. See the extra degree isn’t simply about losing weight or looking great for your wedding day, its deeper than that. It’s about an knowledge that better is possible, in all aspects of your life. So, what are you waiting for? that hot water isn’t going to boil itself, you need to stoke the fire, get excited and start taking control of your life! I promise, you will be amazed at how much fuller your life could be. Contact me today to start living to your 212th degree.

01/08/2026

This client said to me....

"I didn't even share with my family how scared I was about this trip. Before we left I was looking at all the activities and seeing if there were ways I could modify it in case I couldn't do it.."

If you have pain and your life has gotten smaller because of it,

Let's chat.

Coach Nic 👊🏼

Walking is free and it might be one of the most powerful things you can do for your health.No fancy program. No extreme ...
01/07/2026

Walking is free and it might be one of the most powerful things you can do for your health.

No fancy program. No extreme routine.

Just walking.

It supports longevity, brain health, mood, and heart health more than most people realize.

Even short walks, done often, shift your biology and how you feel day to day.

You don’t need hours in the gym to make progress.

You just need to move.

Save this and go for your walk today.
YYC | Calgary | Personal Trainer | Fitness | Coach | Pain Specialists | Gym | NW Calgary | Glacier Ridge |

We know lots of goals and plans begin on this first Monday of the year. And there is nothing wrong with that! We are all...
01/06/2026

We know lots of goals and plans begin on this first Monday of the year.

And there is nothing wrong with that!

We are all for goals here are a few tips, if you need them 😝
YYC | Calgary | Personal Trainer | Fitness | Coach | Pain Specialists | Gym | NW Calgary | Glacier Ridge |

I said what I said 😝For reference, the average daily screen time for adults worldwide is approximately 6 hours and 58 mi...
01/05/2026

I said what I said 😝

For reference, the average daily screen time for adults worldwide is approximately 6 hours and 58 minutes (DataReportal, 2023)...

Start 2026 off with less screen time, and more movement!
YYC | Calgary | Personal Trainer | Fitness | Coach | Pain Specialists | Gym | NW Calgary | Glacier Ridge |

01/04/2026

It’s not a flexibility problem. It’s a safety problem. 🧠💥

For anyone dealing with chronic knee pain, the end range of a movement often feels like a no-go zone.

Your Central Nervous System (CNS) recognizes that position as a threat, so it sends pain signals or creates stiffness to protect you.

Stretching alone won't fix that. To truly heal, you have to:
💥Enter the "scary" range of motion.
💥Add load (strength).
💥Prove to your CNS that you are stable and safe.

We aren't just building muscle; we’re rewriting the story our brain tells us about pain.

01/03/2026

I grew up playing rugby and it was my passion. It helped take my mind off the outside world and leave those worries at the sidelines. I for sure thought rugby was going to be my career and was going to chase that dream as far as I could. At 16 is when my dream got robbed from me. I had hit my head and everything took a huge haunt. Laying a dark room for days debating what my next move was going to be. The endless doctors appointments, feeling like I couldn’t even walk or think straight some days, feeling sick and in absolutely agony day in and day out.

Finally my road to recovery started. Sometimes it was 2 steps forward and 5 back but each day I continued to give it my all so I could get back to a somewhat normal life. This is where I found my love for the gym again and found boxing as my outlet. It was absolutely SCARY in the beginning as I was unsure if I could even do any of the things I could before. I showed up every day and gave what I had in the tank whether that was 10%, 65% or 100%. I needed something that was still going to challenge me in a way, get my anger out and not feel like a bag of s**t the next day.

Every day is a new day with new challenges. I’m not 100% but I’ve learned to live with my new life and the cards I was given. Do I miss rugby 1000% but I can’t change time can only control what in front of me going forward. Don’t give up when something doesn’t go as planned there’s always something out there even when you gotta pivot and head down another path.

Coach Hannah 💪🏼

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My Word For 2025 Was Results.When my parents got married, they had to fight me, kicking and screaming, into a ...
01/01/2026

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My Word For 2025 Was Results.

When my parents got married, they had to fight me, kicking and screaming, into a flower girl dress. I was 3 years old.

When my dad and stepmom got married, I was the best man. I wore a suit. It was euphoric. I was 9.

When I graduated high school, I wore a dress. I look at those pictures now and I can see how uncomfortable I was. I was 16.

When I moved away for university, I started leaning more masculine. I finally felt comfortable. I was 18.

For most of my life, I had these litmus tests. Places where I had to play the role of a girl, and places where I was allowed to express my true identity. Operating between those two realities created a constant internal noise.

My word for 2025 was Results.
But I realized early on that results are directly wrapped around beliefs. If you believe something to be true, your results will match that belief.

For a long time, I didn't know what that noise was. I just knew it was there. I learned to silence it. I learned to hide it. I believed it was just something I had to live with forever.

My biggest personal Result in 2025 was finally understanding what I was hearing. It wasn't just noise. It was gender dysphoria.

I finally started treatment for the feelings that have been there my whole life. The noise that has flooded my head for decades is getting quieter and quieter.

The belief that I have to "just deal with it" is gone.
And replacing that belief has been like taking a breath of fresh air for the first time.

It is hard to let go of certain results when we base them on beliefs limited by fear. But when you start to question those stories you tell yourself, you realize you don't have to stay in the same place.

Different beliefs. Different results.
Finally, me. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Coach Nic 👊🏼

You Can't Get Results With Old Beliefs.We often look at Results as hard metrics. 🏋🏼Weight on the bar. 📊Revenue in the ba...
01/01/2026

You Can't Get Results With Old Beliefs.

We often look at Results as hard metrics.
🏋🏼Weight on the bar.
📊Revenue in the bank.

But for 2025, I learned that results are actually just evidence of your psychology.
I spent years believing that I had to be the one doing everything at 212° PT.

That belief was rooted in the fear that I’d lost everything I’d fought for over the last 13 years, through TBI recovery and business expansion.

I realized that if I wanted the result of a sustainable, growing company, I had to kill the belief that grinding was the only way.

I hired a mentor. I unpacked my fears. I let my team lead.
The outcome wasn't a failure. It was the opposite.

Revenue increased.

I gained the space to do proper business development.

I watched my colleague, Coach Hannah, thrive in a leadership role.

We tell our clients this all the time regarding their physical health, but it applies to leadership too:

It is hard to let go of results when we base them on beliefs limited by fear.

Letting go, being vulnerable and changing my beliefs absolutely changed the results.

2025 was the year I shredded old beliefs that were limiting my results.

Cheers to 2026.

Coach Nic 👊🏼

12/31/2025

We’ve seen the highs, the setbacks, the quiet weeks where motivation dipped, and the moments where strength showed up anyway.

Not just in the gym…but in real life.

Being a coach isn’t about one program or one year.

It’s about walking with you through seasons.

Adjusting when life gets heavy.

Celebrating when things finally click.

And reminding you who you are when you forget.

We don’t stop at December 31.

We carry the work, the lessons, and the momentum forward.

From one year to the next…we’re still here.

Still coaching.

Still supporting.

Still in your corner.

Let’s keep the community, compassion and courage going into 2026.
YYC | Calgary | Personal Trainer | Fitness | Coach | Pain Specialists | Gym | NW Calgary | Glacier Ridge |

12/30/2025

"This is as good as it’s going to get."

That is what a neurologist told me after 2 years of hell.
I was suicidal. I was broken. And I refused to accept it.
On July 2nd, 2016, one bad hit in a paintball game took my life away.

I went from a pro athlete to a guy who couldn't walk to the bathroom without falling over. The pain was bad, but the "Fog" was worse. It felt like I was suffocating in my own body. For years, I tried to get my "Old Life" back.
But around year 3, I realized I had to stop grieving who I was and start building who I could be. I stopped trying to lift heavy and chasing my former self

My new workout? Riding a stationary bike for 10 minutes.
My rule was strict: Do not let my heart rate go over 110 BPM.If I hit 111 BPM, I would crash for days. It was humbling. It was defeating. But it was the only way forward.

It took me a full year just to work up to a 30-minute ride.
But that slow, agonizing crawl taught me the most important lesson of my life

Load vs. Capacity.

10 years later, am I "cured"?

No. I still have vertigo. I still have days where the fog rolls in. But I have my independence. I run a business. I lift. I live fully. My life isn't small or limited because of my chronic pain.

I don't teach this stuff because I read it in a textbook. I teach it because I lived it.

Coach Nic 👊🏼

12/30/2025

Let us help you. At any age, at anytime.

We want to help you have a better, pain free life.

And if you’re not in pain?

Great! We’re still here, if you need us.

-Coach Nic 👊🏻 & Coach Hannah 💪🏻
YYC | Calgary | Personal Trainer | Fitness | Coach | Pain Specialists | Gym | NW Calgary | Glacier Ridge |

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