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Lindsey Sonntag

Calgary

Summary

I'm a dedicated fitness professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organization as a whole. I'm an enthusiastic fitness leader eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent communication skills. I have a clear understanding of the fitness industry, one in which I love so much.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Trainer/ Group Ex. Instructor

The Academy (Heavens Fitness)
10.2022 - Current

I specialize in core/ functional training and injury prevention as well as injury rehabilitation.

I design and deliver personal fitness programs to both long and short term clients.

I design and deliver fitness classes. I teach HIIT, Athletic Circuit as well as Body Sculpt.

I maintain a long-term client base.

Elite Coach

Orange Theory Fitness
11.2018 - Current
  • Maintained my Elite coaching status for 6+ years
  • Safely and effectively deliver predesigned templates to members, with enthusiasm, energy and passion.
  • I have a strong focus on member/ client retention by creating relationships, providing sympathy, love, understanding and genuine care that does not go unnoticed by my members.
  • Maintain CPR A + AED for the length of my employment.



Owner/Operator

Bow Point Tree Farm Ltd.
04.2015 - 09.2023
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Assess income and expenses and adapted plans to improve profit.
  • Consult with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions for their yards and landscapes
  • Trained employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Train new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards as well as overall plant care maintenance.
  • Schedule employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths as well as weather and deliveries.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
  • Managed all filing of paperwork, WCB, payroll submission, answer phone calls, respond to emails in a timely manner.
  • Owned and operated for 10 years

Personal Trainer

GoodLife Fitness
03.2003 - 09.2004
  • Developed, planned and led personal training sessions
  • Successfully sold personal training packages
  • Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise and stretching.
  • Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
  • Monitored proper execution and form of clients and adjusted positions to improve results and safety.
  • Promoted safe and interactive environment for club clients and members.
  • Organized files and created new system for personal fitness plans, records and contracts.
  • Recruited new participants each month with expertise in relationship-building and personal training.
  • Educated club members about relationship between nutrition and fitness.

Personal Trainer

Fountain Park Health Club
05.2002 - 05.2003
  • Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
  • Developed, planned and led personal and group fitness sessions.
  • Developed a 6 week program Woman on Weights. Essentially teaching a female focused group, encouraging confidence in the weight room as well as a broad understanding of muscle groups and the basic movements that target those muscle groups.
  • Specialized in Core training, delivered core specific group fitness class.
  • Squash Director. I created the squash schedule. Planned the end of year tournament, as well as secured great prizes, arranged food and drinks
  • Maintained the cleanliness of the weight room
  • I worked the frontdesk and opened the club on certain days. I would manually process credit cards, answer the phone, check members into the club
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Education

Certificate - Fusion Workouts Instructor Training Course

AFLCA
Calgary
06.2022

Certificate - Group Exercise - Designation Portable Equipment

AFLCA
Calgary, AB
10.2020

Program - CPR A + AED

Can-Fit-Pro
Calgary, AB
10.2018

Certificate - Strength And Resistance

AFLCA
Calgary, AB
09.2018

PFT Certificate - Fitness Professional

Mount Royal College
Calgary, AB
05.2001

Skills

  • Personal training and coaching
  • The ability to lead many people at one time
  • Connecting to people by listening to them
  • Express genuine empathy and care
  • Effectively use heads sets, music tech
  • Excellent at multi-tasking
  • Design creative and effective training programs
  • I work well under high pressure sceniarios

Timeline

Personal Trainer/ Group Ex. Instructor

The Academy (Heavens Fitness)
10.2022 - Current

Elite Coach

Orange Theory Fitness
11.2018 - Current

Owner/Operator

Bow Point Tree Farm Ltd.
04.2015 - 09.2023

Personal Trainer

GoodLife Fitness
03.2003 - 09.2004

Personal Trainer

Fountain Park Health Club
05.2002 - 05.2003

Certificate - Fusion Workouts Instructor Training Course

AFLCA

Certificate - Group Exercise - Designation Portable Equipment

AFLCA

Program - CPR A + AED

Can-Fit-Pro

Certificate - Strength And Resistance

AFLCA

PFT Certificate - Fitness Professional

Mount Royal College
Lindsey Sonntag