Anneke Winegarden

Real performance isn't magic. It's built — piece by piece, through consistent, purposeful training, guided by someone who understands both the science and the human behind it.

Over the years, I've applied that idea at the highest levels of sport: with Rowing Canada's NextGen athletes, with Nordic ski racers, and inside the research labs that shape how I think about training.

The sport science behind elite programs should be available to anyone with something they want to do — a goal, a comeback, a challenge they're not yet sure they can meet. That's the work I do.

Most of the people I coach are everyday athletes — not professionals, not elites. They're people with a real life and a real reason to train.

Some are chasing a goal: a peak, a race, a personal challenge they've been circling for years. Some are returning to training after an injury, surgery, pregnancy, or a long stretch away — transitions that need real expertise, not a generic plan. And some don't yet know what they're training for. They just know they want to feel strong, capable, and ready for whatever's next. Part of my job is helping them figure that out.

What stays the same is the approach: structured, science-backed coaching that builds the capability you need to take on what's in front of you — with confidence, not guesswork.

I have a particular passion for coaching women across all stages of life. My MSc research explored menstrual cycle physiology, sex differences in training response, and HIIT prescription — areas still under-studied and often misapplied in mainstream fitness. I bring that depth to every client relationship, alongside CSEP pre/postnatal and high performance certifications.