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Get Fit With Dave - In-Home / Online Training đŸƒâ€â™‚ïž Movement Mentor
đŸ§© Neuro, Recovery & Mental Health
đŸ’» Virtual + York Region
đŸ’Ș Est 2010 Let the fitness come to you!

06/10/2026

M’s first time stick handling and passing with a hockey stick.

This is a great way to focus on hand & eye coordination, and spatial awareness.

06/04/2026

While the clips are very short, you can see that a simple game like hitting the tennis ball back and forth with tennis rackets, allows us to work on our hand eye coordination, speed, agility and reaction time.

It was also cool that this client unintentionally was able to hit the ball into the trashcan.

06/01/2026

At the core of every sport and every game is fitness, but more than that, it’s connection.

Today marks my 16th year as a trainer.

A lot has changed. but going back to my roots hasn’t.

Yesterday at Limitless League, we played a throwing game. Bean Bags, streamers, a little chaos and Pure fun.

This is my work.
This is my why.

If you’ve ever run a summer camp or coached youth sports, you know one thing is absolute truth.Kids don’t learn movement...
05/23/2026

If you’ve ever run a summer camp or coached youth sports, you know one thing is absolute truth.

Kids don’t learn movement from a textbook or from being told what to do. They learn it by doing, and they learn it through play.

I’m spending the day levelling up with a Children’s Fitness Coach course.

Looking at these slides on Fundamental Movement Skills Locomotor, Object Control, and Balance—takes me right back to my roots in recreation.

What started as a part-time job in 1999 as an ice skating instructor led me through different aspects of recreation (summer camps, afterschool camps, cruise ships) which taught me that if a game isn’t fun, the skill doesn’t stick.

You can’t just drill repetition. You have to weave it into the experience.

That foundation is exactly why I built the Movement Mentor approach the way I did.

Traditional personal training doesn’t work for everyone, especially the neurodivergent kids and young people I coach.

They don’t need another rigid fitness routine or someone just barking instructions. They need sport as the entry point, games as the structure, and fitness and regulation as the outcome.

When a kid is playing tag, they’re working on locomotor skills.
‹When they’re throwing a bean bag at a target, they’re building object control.
‹When they’re dribbling a soccer ball between cones and shooting on net, they’re working on speed, agility, and foot-eye coordination.

They’re engaged because it’s fun.

That’s the magic. Movement, sport, and games aren’t separate things. They’re the same toolkit, just applied with intention.

05/13/2026

Me pulling up to the ball court for my client’s session

*for anyone who knows me, I am not the greatest at basketball, but this isn’t about me*

This is actually what adaptive fitness looks like.

You find out what your client loves.

You show up in their world, and suddenly fitness doesn’t feel like fitness anymore.

This client loves basketball. So we ball.

That’s the job.
That’s the connection.
That’s how change happens.

Today’s adaptive fitness session.We went for a walk to the park found a great spot and then we kicked at old school with...
05/12/2026

Today’s adaptive fitness session.

We went for a walk to the park found a great spot and then we kicked at old school with this.

This exercise is not only cardiovascular, it works on speed, agility, cross lateral movement and spatial awareness.

Limitless League’s first session wrap up. To put it simply, it was a joy.Our goal has always been to bridge the gap betw...
05/04/2026

Limitless League’s first session wrap up.

To put it simply, it was a joy.

Our goal has always been to bridge the gap between physical fitness and social confidence.

Watching the participants move, engage with the drills, and—most importantly—interact with each other made all the hard work worth it.

The energy and smiles in the room said it all.
We are so excited to keep this journey going.

Our next session begins May 24th. We’d love to see you there!

We are super excited to announce that we will be running a second term of four week classes.If you know of anyone that w...
04/29/2026

We are super excited to announce that we will be running a second term of four week classes.

If you know of anyone that would benefit from this, please reach out.

Limitless League is a one-of-a-kind social skills group designed specifically with the needs of children and youth with a level 1 and 2 autism diagnosis, ADHD and/or a dual diagnosis in mind.

Our program provides the kind of environment that supports children and youth who may not learn to their best ability in a completely integrated setting but attend it anyways. This program integrates neurodiverse children with neurotypical peer models in a structured intentional setting.

*Many social skills groups place children with varying skill levels together which does not target the subtle skills groups of our kids – we work hard to meet these specific needs*

Dates: May 24, 31, June 7 & 14
Location: 6 Bradwick Dr, Concord, ON

We provide groups for the following ages:

-School-Aged (5–8)
-Tweens (9–12)
-Teens (13–16)
-Teen leaders (16-18)

Email: [email protected] to register or learn more.

This program is uniquely designed to provide your neurodiverse kid with an opportunity to practice:
Following group conversation (this is broken down into many specific skills and tends to be the focus during group activities)
Following the group during sports and physical fitness activities.
Paired group interactions
Appropriate game play (i.e. board, card and group play)
Gross motor agility
To generally list just a few...

Join us this May 24, 31, June 7 & 14 for a neurodiverse program designed to spark joy, encourage teamwork, and develop physical, social, and emotional skills through movement, games, and teamwork.

Led by an RBA (Ontario), a certified physical trainer and a Registered Social Worker (RSW)
image.png Cost: $150 per session ($600 for all 4 sessions) *OAP Eligible*
Contact: [email protected]

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