A fresh start to fitness
The Elk Valley inspires many to incorporate active living to their daily routine and long-time resident Rosa Gilmar’s innate passion of and health and wellbeing steered her to creating a life surrounded by fitness and helping others.
Gilmar’s Living Fit Studio opened it’s doors in the community of Sparwood last January, which seemed to be a natural transition from her previously owned Curves Gym in the same location.
“December, 2011 was once again a life change – the closing of Curves – and so evolved Living Fit Studio into a much larger venture,” said Gilmar.
Lover of the mountains and people in the Elk Valley communities, the fitness instructor and enthusiast first graduated from Mount Royal College in Leisure Education and Community Recreation and migrated west to Fernie 30 years ago.
The personal and professional challenges
Jumping the first of many hurdles, she opened a business promptly after the move in the fitness field where it was nearly impossible to find work at the time.
While working and raising her three children with her husband Bruce, she was able to commit to starting up her own fitness classes.
Continuing to educate and become certified in anything related to fitness, she is proud of the work it took to build to where she is today.
Shortly after the first fitness classes, she opened a studio as a personal trainer and medical exercise specialist with a close friend and fellow trainer, Tammy Schembri.
