Diversifit

About the Program Creator

About the Creator:

DiversiFIT creator and program director, Zita Dube-Lockhart, is a Neurodivergent health and fitness professional based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a proud and loving wife, and mother of two incredibly amazing children: her 5 year old daughter, “chatty” Charlie, and her 8 year old “Super” Sammie, who is Autistic, non-speaking, and the inspiration for the DiversiFIT program. Learn more about how the program was developped here: https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2017/diversifit-fitness-autism Zita has been named a finalist for Impact Magazine’s Canada’s Top Fitness Instructor (2018), two-time nominee for YEG FITNESS Magazine’s Trainer of the Year (2017, 2018), and a two-time recipient of Autism Edmonton’s Community Champion Award (2017, 2018). In 2016, in partnership with Autism Edmonton, Zita and the DiversiFIT program were awarded a $10,000.00 grant to bring the project to life.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology/Political Science) from the University of Alberta’s Campus St Jean (2007) and a Diploma in Health Sciences from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (2015), and is a qualified Early Childhood Worker (Level 2). She has been involved in coaching and training athletes of all ages since she was only sixteen years old, and continues to spend a significant amount of her time working with school aged children through programs such as Pound Fitness, Zumba, and Kids Gone Strong. She holds over a dozen different fitness certifications and specializations including:

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