FITNESS * NUTRITION * SUPPORT

Sandi has been in the Fitness Industry since 2005. She co-owns Body Balance Fitness Studio in Winnipeg with hubby Sheldon Gephter. She’s a certified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer through Canadian Fitness Professionals (CanFitPro) and Manitoba Fitness Council (MFC). Sandi teaches group classes of all sizes, one on one training, couples training, family training and team training. She is a certified Yoga Instructor & Pilates Instructor and believes that everyone can benefit from a strong core and functional stretch. She specializes in pre/post natal fitness, nutrition plans, metabolic body typing, fitness assessments, exercise program designs, and meal plan designs. For the past several years Sandi has also added in specializing in pre and post surgery conditioning and recovery (hip replacements, knee replacements). Sandi became a Beachbody Coach in Feb 2016 and is also a Certified Beachbody PiYO Instructor. Sandi added in becoming a Beachbody Coach because she had been doing Beachbody Programs since becoming a trainer back in 2005-2006. She loves working with the Super Trainers like Tony Horton and Autumn Calabrese and being able to help her clients stay more accountable by having at home workouts and loads of variety for nutrition plans and being able to have a 24/7 Online Support group for all to come and share their journey https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/teb/2/16/1f642.png:) Being A beachbody Coach allows Sandi to work with anyone who needs help across Canada, US and UK.Sandi also has a passion for horses and has been riding her whole life and trains competitive riders. Sandi also has a passion for martial arts and holds a 1st Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has done Kickboxing and some Judo. She loves their 2 cats and action movies and martial arts of course. Sandi won Canadian Fitness Professional of the Year through CanFit Pro in 2015.

Sheldon has been an athlete most of his life and is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo and still competes at 43. He co-owns Body Balance with wife Sandi. Sheldon not only teaches classes at Body Balance, he is a Beachbody Coach since spring of 2016. He has found that being able to coach people online anywhere in Canada and US has allows him the opportunity to help anyone in need. He is a Beachbody Certified Insanity Instructor and loves Super Trainer Shaun T even though Tony Horton is his favourite trainer, because Tony's program P90x was the first program he did back in 2006-2007 to lose 30-40 pounds for his wedding in Cuba with Sandi. Sheldon took Massage Therapy training in 1998 and brings years of knowledge of working with clients with many injuries, surgeries etc. He believes self care is really important for everyone of all age and fitness level. He loves quads, martial arts and action moves!