About Me
Jackie brings a wealth of knowledge from a combination of both her formal education and her experiences as an elite level athlete. Competing on the world stage in martial arts for over a decade since age thirteen, brought forth a drive and dedication to optimal health and performance. These attributes lead Jackie to numerous national and world martial arts championship titles.
Experiencing countless injuries as a national level athlete ignited Jackie's passion to teach optimal movement patterns. Her keen attention to detail has allowed her to excel both personally and professionally. A dedicated commitment to her craft and helping others to master movement as a skill, inspired Jackie to start KINnected Training in 2013. Since then, she has helped numerous people from elite athletes to geriatrics, improve their health and performance, and to overcome acute and long-term debilitating injury, through functional movement skills, and strength and conditioning.
She implements a holistic approach to fitness, rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and nutrition. Jackie lives in Niagara Region with her husband and beloved lab Bowser.
Formal Education
Bachelors of Kinesiology - University of Western Ontario
Bachelors of Education - University of Toronto Ontario
Certifications
Functional Range Conditioning - Certified
Precision Nutrition Level 1 Practitioner
Functional Movement Screen
Bio-signature Level 2 Practitioner
TRX Team: Group Instruction Coach
Fascial Stretch Essentials Practitioner
Trigenics Institute of Functional Neurology - Shoulder Assessment
Cressey Performance - Sturdy Shoulders
Can Fit Pro - Personal Trainer Specialist
TRX Suspension Trainer: Level 1
Goodlife Personal Training Specialist - Instructor
NCCP Level 1 Boxing Coach
Canadian Amateur Sport Kickboxing Coach
CPTN Personal Trainer
First Aid and CPR
Achievements + Awards
Began competing at 15 years of age (2003) in adult kick-boxing international competition
Japanese Jiu Jitsu Black belt at age 16
Judo Brown belt at age 18
3x Jiu Jitsu National Champion
2003 World Jiu Jitsu Champion
10x National Kick-boxing Champion
4x North American Kickboxing Champion
3x Intercontinental Kickboxing Champion
2005 World Kick-boxing Champion- (competed as a senior at age 15)
2x Boxing National Champion
International Boxing Canada Competitor
Wrestling Team trainer (Medical/Rehab) for University of Western Ontario co-ed 80 athlete Wrestling Team -2009
First Female and Youngest National Junior Kickboxing Team Coach
Top 100 Goodlife Trainer for three years
Over 20 Years of Movement Coaching experience
Over ten years, and more than 15,000 hours of Personal Training / Kinesiology experience