bikini boot camp trainer | team in training coach | purplelemon graphics premiere client | member - idea health and fitness association | member - can fit pro | member - ace certified trainer | member - coaching association of canada | member - nccp | keiser certified cycle instructor | schwinn certified cycle instructor Our History Jun-1996 In the beginning I was 175lbs when I got married in June 1995. In about a year, I had gained 75lbs – without realizing it, I had blossomed into 250lbs. 1996-2001 Depression and Medication - 5 years, my life was affected by serious depression that was only controlled with high doses of medication. While the meds worked for awhile... I wanted to see if there was another way. So, with the help and support of my physician, my husband and my family - I made the decision to slowly take myself off the medication. It was then that I started to introduce physical exercise as a replacement. Dec-2001 Suddenly, I couldn't breathe. I was laying in bed one night when, suddenly, I couldn't breathe. I was sure I was having a heart attack! Though I had made the decision to implement exercise into my life, it was then that I truly realized my health was at risk. I knew that the excess weight I was carrying was causing me to feel this way... I needed to make a lifestyle change. Jan-01-2002 3-2-1…. GO! The day I started my weight-loss journey! Jun-2002 Finding the right combo. After many years of different trying the "Quick Fixes" and "Fad Diets", I realized that exercise AND diet need to be in my program - I hired a nutritionist. Jul-2002 I found a passion. Combining a good nutritional diet and steady exercise I had already lost 15lbs - but I wanted more. At 235lbs, I decided to add running to my exercise program - I was hooked! Dec-2004 My First Marathon! Three years after I thought I was having a heart attack at 250lbs - I ran my first marathon! I was 40lbs lighter at 210lbs and was keeping it off! Sept-2005 Fit Ball for Fun and Fitness From humble beginnings - with the help and support of my friends... Health Matters Fitness is created and our first group fit ball classes began! May-2006 Coaching a Swim Team – but not in the water! Health Matters Fitness becomes the Land Coach for the Killarney Synchronized Swim Team for their 2006 training season. Nov-30-2006 Honoured and Proud! "Team In Training" created an award in my honour called the "Sheena Denscombe Spirit Award". This award goes to people in the Team In Training program who go above and beyond giving back to the program. It is about loving what you do, be passionate about what you do, believing in what you do. It was in extreme honour for me to be receiving this award, never mind having it named after you. (I honestly thought I had to be dead to get one!) May-2007 Hired on as Boot Camp trainer! Became a trainer with "Bikini Boot Camp" - not your typical personal training experience! The programs are created specifically for women by women. 2004-2008 Ups and downs. I'm no different than anybody else - my weight has fluctuated between 210 lbs to 190 lbs for the past 4 years depending on my activity level and my will-power. 16-14-12 Down-down-down. I have always hated clothing shopping and would buy clothes %26 bring them home to try on. One shopping trip, I bought my usual size 16 pant, brought them home only to find they were "falling off" me. I exchanged them for a size 14... to my surprise, my husband said they still "hung" on me. Off I went to buy my first pair of size 12 pants in 30 years. What a feeling!!! Jan-2008 In the News. Movers and Shakers - an online article written by "Nexen" staff shares my experience and personal involvement with "Team in Training".