06/04/2026
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT | Jill Yates ⭐️
She hates burpees… but she shows up anyway. And cheers everyone on louder than anyone else. 💪🔥
Jill joined Bodyshop Fitness & Nutrition in Feb 2024 after signing up her husband and stepdaughter first… just to make sure she’d actually commit. (Strategic planning at its finest 😄)
Since then, she’s become one of our most consistent, positive, and encouraging members—inside and outside the gym.
Her favourite movements are cleans and pull-up progressions.
Her least favourite? Burpees. No debate.
Since starting, Jill has seen huge improvements in strength, fitness, and confidence—plus the occasional proud “mirror flex” at home.
Outside the gym, Jill is an ASL interpreter, with incredible career highlights including interpreting for The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, and even Coldplay.
She also loves community theatre, travel, concerts, and wine tours—but says her favourite “hobby” is her family.
Inside Bodyshop, what she loves most is simple:
the energy of everyone suffering (and succeeding) together in workouts.
Her advice for new members:
“Just walk through the door. That’s the hardest part. After that—you won’t regret it.”
A proud moment for Jill was competing in a rowing regatta with her mom—shortly after her mom beat breast cancer. 💛
Because strength clearly runs in this family.
🎭 BONUS: Catch Jill in Alice @ Wonderland at Kalala Winery (June 25–28)!