Trainers + Staff
Sweat Co. staff are experts at motivating you to meet your fitness goals. Our highly accredited trainers and instructors stay on top of the latest fitness research and trends to deliver the safest and most effective workouts.
Maureen Wilson, Owner
Specializations
Personal Training
Group Cycle
Group Fitness
As the owner of Sweat Co., Maureen is one of Canada’s most sought-after and dynamic fitness professionals. She has earned the respect of her peers and gained a dedicated following with her expertise and innovative approach to fitness.
Maureen is an international presenter, ACE-certified personal trainer, and Group Cycle instructor. She regularly appears as a fitness expert on television and in print.
Chelsea Wissink
Specializations
Pilates Certified
After years as an athlete playing numerous team sports, Chelsea found Pilates in 2012 and quickly fell in love with the mindfulness of the movement. In 2014, she completed her Mat certification at Body Harmonics in Toronto, Ontario.
Chelsea has gone on to complete additional courses in postural alignment and movement. Her classes focus on creating energy in the core, the foundation of her movement.
Be prepared to work, sweat and laugh.
Hayley McGowan
Specializations
Personal Training Pilates Certified
Group Fitness
Group Cycle
Hayley’s experience and expertise have earned her loyal clients striving for everything from general wellness to finishing an Ironman.
Her sporting background includes basketball, rugby, swimming, soccer and college-level volleyball. Hayley recently had a top 20 finish at the BMO Marathon and completed the Boston Marathon, various triathlons (Half & Ironman distance) and cycling races. She is also acquiring new skills as a mountain biker and trail runner.
Hayley takes pride in staying current and updating her education to ensure she delivers excellence in personal training. She is also a regular contributor to the Health and Wellness column at www.laineygossip.com
Michele de Plater
Specializations
Personal Training
Group Fitness
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Michele has worked as an ACE-certified personal trainer since 2014, specializing in individual and partner training and group circuit classes. She is excited to be joining the Sweat Co. team!
Michele brings her creativity, humour and knowledge to motivate her clients in a fun, supportive way, making sure everyone walks out the door feeling stronger, fitter and of course, a bit sweatier!
When she’s not in leggings on the gym floor, Michele is usually running to auditions (yes, she’s also a working actor!), listening to a podcast on the seawall, or enjoying a bubble bath with a glass of wine and a good book.
Sara Allen
Specializations
Pilates Certified
Group Fitness
A former competitive synchro and speed swimmer, Sara has had a long history with movement and training. She was first introduced to Pilates at the age of 15 as a cross-training modality. She has been incorporating breath and the mind-muscle connection in her fitness routine ever since.
Sara began teaching group fitness in 2018 with Barre. She enjoys incorporating music and tempo into her group classes. In 2022, she began her Pilates training and has since completed her Mat and Reformer training with Stott Pilates. Sara’s goal is to help all her clients feel the difference that consistent and intentional movement can make.
Janine Jacques
Specializations
ELDOA™ Method Certified Trainer
Janine is certified as a Level 4 ELDOA™ method trainer. She has studied ELDOA™ extensively all over the world and with the creator of the method, French osteopath Guy VOYER D.O.
She recently returned to Vancouver from Berlin, where she helped to train new teachers in the ELDOA™ method.
Janine has been teaching not just ELDOA™ but other body movement disciplines (including Pilates) for many years. She loves to see how people can enhance their movement patterns, even in the space of a single class!
Christine Fraser
Reception
Christine has spent over 30 years in the concert and music industry working for countless venues and promoters, including the fabulous Commodore Ballroom.
Born and raised in Penticton, B.C., she thinks of herself as an Okanagan girl at heart. Christine loves (loves!) music and anything to do with the water – swimming, surfing, sailing, paddle boarding and snorkelling – and dreams of running off to Hawaii someday.
Her favourite quote – “Be the flame, not the moth.”
Aleita Northey
Front Desk Studio Manager
Aleita holds a BA in Communications from Simon Fraser University and is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre (New York).
Aleita is also an actor—You might recognize her from the CBC digital series "This Blows!"
In her spare time, she enjoys jogging, spinning, taking Pilates classes at Sweat Co., and training her dog, Alfred, to slowly become the kind of reception greeter she believes he can be. He’s working on it!
