Faye Colaço - Expert personal trainer and massage therapist

Meet Faye Colaço

Expert personal trainer and massage therapist

Faye is driven to support clients to succeed in their fitness goals. She achieved a bachelor’s degree in Health & Exercise Science at St Mary’s University and has also coached high profile clientele. Throughout her career as a personal trainer, Faye continuously develops her expertise by keeping abreast with research and acquiring new skills. She is passionate about supporting everyone in their fitness goals and will encourage you in whichever stage you are at on your journey to a healthier, fitter lifestyle.

Our philosophy is centred around the notion that in our pursuit of happiness we need to achieve a healthy body and a healthy mind. We strongly believe that strength training and physical activity increases confidence, boosts emotional health, and of course enhances physical health.

Our intention is to help you find ‘flow’ in movement, in order to fully enjoy fitness as a lifestyle. The psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defines ‘flow’ as being completely immersed in the moment with your concentration so deep you become unaware of distractions. The feeling is linked to happiness, as you are so absorbed and mindful of the present moment.

“The purpose of Strength and Flow is to enable clients to feel stronger and empowered in everyday life.”

Testimonials

Dan Hearne

Vice President, Information Technology

Faye is an amazing trainer, which is why I have been training with her for more than 15 months now. She makes the experience challenging and varied with upper body/core/lower body or strength/cardio work mixed in a way that makes my three sessions each week a fun, heart-pumping workout. I like that Faye focuses on my overall well-being, not just cycling through sets and reps. She provides guidance on healthy eating and nutrition and flexes sessions around any particular exercise that might not agree with a muscle or joint for whatever reason. I am the fittest I have been in a decade or more in no small part to Faye’s planning, coaching, and encouragement. Thanks Faye!

Natalia Proctor

Urgent and Emergency Care Project Manager

Faye is an excellent personal trainer and masseuse. She is very encouraging in her PT sessions and works with you to motivate you to reach your goals. She’s patient and doesn’t make you feel judged when you don’t do as well as you’d like to. But she encourages you to push yourself to your full potential. She’s extremely knowledgeable in her field and gives great advice to follow at home too. Her massages are also incredible. A few times my back and shoulders were locked up from spending too much time in at my desk and after one hour of her working on my back I regained all of my movement and she helped to relieve the pain greatly. I’d highly recommend her to anyone!

Dr Claire McVittie

Chiropractor

Faye is a very gifted therapist, who works with great knowledge, intuition and genuine care for her patients. Her extensive training means she can look at it from different angle to the average therapist. Her drive to get to the source of the problem, and address the concern, means she goes the extra mile to find out what is needed for each individual. What really makes Faye unique as a therapist is her beautiful heart and caring nature. I would highly recommended her to anyone looking for that extra special care!

Jon Heuer

Executive Director

I have been training with Faye for over a year and can’t recommend her enough. Her workouts are hardcore and she is very knowledgeable about fitness, health and nutrition in general. She has helped motivate me week after week and has always kept the workouts challenging and interesting. My fitness and diet plan have improved significantly thanks to Faye’s expertise.

Faye has also worked with our 8 year old son. She was very encouraging and fun; he loved working with her.

A major advantage to working with Faye is that she is an excellent massage therapist. She has done in-home massages with us many times. She does an excellent deep tissue sports massage, targeting key areas and helping with pain and stiffness.

Kathy Sullivan

Vice President, Sales

I came to Faye after a few months of being sedentary, with a goal of being ski competition ready in 5 months. After only two months, I am in the best shape of my life and much more confident about my skiing and my overall fitness. She makes good use of both mobile and online coaching. She was happy to use the fitness tracker I was using and also works with some great on-line resources to give well rounded and expert advice. It means her influence is not just in our sessions but continues through out the day.

Faye is a real pragmatist. She holds me accountable to the goals I have set for myself but will jump in with anything to help me get there – from recipes to essential oils – so I really feel like I have a life coach on my side.

Kathy Sullivan

One of the best decisions I have ever made was committing to a fitness program with Faye, which I continue as I write. In addition to strength gains and weight loss, my overall athletic performance has improved. The performance improvement came, in some cases, from relatively minor tweaks to sleep and nutrition, but which were astonishingly effective. The rest came from Faye’s coaching around form – so that I get the maximum benefit from the exercise I manage to fit into my day. The best part is the gradual way Faye introduced changes. I now eat, sleep, and move better than I ever have and there was no “shock therapy” involved. I would recommend this individualised, holistic and balanced program to anyone.

Faye is a stickler for good form – which means you get the maximum benefit of a good workout but equally avoid injury. She has an expert eye when it comes to exertion and energy. Her workouts are very demanding! She never pushes me beyond my capability but somehow knows when I’ve got more to give. In almost every workout, I am amazed at what I am capable of – and how the boundaries get pushed to new levels. So it has been a great confidence booster.

Steve Gurr

Upon first meeting Faye, I could tell that she was a total professional. After a massage treatment my entire body was completely relaxed. She could find the trouble spots without my having to tell her, and gave excellent advice for maintaining afterwards. I am definitely a repeat customer.

Patrick Mitchell

Faye is a first rate personal trainer. She takes time to get to know her clients and understand their goals. She really focuses on the things that matter to me – flexibility, strength and body conditioning. Training with Faye is always fun, even at 6.30 on a winter morning.

Tomoko T

Since I have started seeing Faye for my shoulder and backache, my backache is definitely on the mend as she takes very good care of working on all connected muscles. As for my shoulder pain, it is gone although I still have a few knots to be worked on. Amazing!

As she is my masseur she knows that I have some problems with my back and shoulder, so I feel like I can trust her with training when lifting weights and doing strength training. She corrects my form with considerations for my back and shoulder pain. Whether you are tired or having a super energetic day she will adjust your training plan to suit the current state of your body as well. Also I appreciate the homework program she gives me which she will update as you progress as well. I look forward to every session and I see myself getting stronger and toned.

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