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JD Middleton

Personal Trainer

JD has been working for over a decade with clients from different backgrounds: general fitness enthusiasts, chronic rehabilitation patients, weekend warriors, and professional athletes.  

With a committed client-centred approach to coaching, he does what’s best for his clients first and foremost, taking their needs, abilities, and motivations into account. He wants to ensure that the programs he creates fit into his clients’ lifestyles so they can stay consistent and motivated.   

“I hope to teach my clients the necessary skills that help them maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, even if we stop working together. I hope to teach them that there is no direct path to achieving their goals and that they will often face setbacks. It’s about learning to find the small wins that will create those big wins in the long run.” 

Industry Since

2013

Achievements
  • Top 100 for all Canadian CrossFit Athletes in the 2019 CrossFit Open
  • Trained CrossFit Games Athlete – World’s 12th Fittest in 2019
  • Have worked with professional Europe and NHL hockey players
Areas of Expertise
  • High Performance Strength and Conditioning – Sport Specific
  • Olympic Weightlifting
  • Movement Analysis and Development
  • Acute and Chronic Rehabilitation
Education + Certifications
  • Master of Professional Kinesiology, University of Toronto
  • Honours Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology, McMaster University
  • NSCA CSCS Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified
  • FMS and SFMA Level 1 and 2 Certified
  • Prehab 101 Certified
Testimonials
"I started working with JD because i wanted to ease my way back into exercising. Having had a bad experience with getting injured, it was important for me to work with someone who can guide me through proper exercise form. After setting my goals, JD helped me identify my muscular imbalances and made me understand why its important for certain muscle groups to be strong in order for me to achieve my goals safely. After working with him for 2 months, i beat my goals. More importantly, I fostered a passion for exercising which I maintained beyond simply working out at the gym"
Nariman Hashemi
“Working with JD has been the best decision I ever made. I came to him to fix my tennis elbow pain, lower back pain and to lose weight. Within a couple of weeks I went down a belt buckle loop, and my lower back and tennis elbow pain was gone. The nerve of that guy, am I right? He has helped me achieve my goals while accommodating my lifestyle and every session is a blast. I can’t imagine going back to working out on my own because working with JD is worth every penny. His experience, expertise and knowledge is apparent based on his ability to help a very difficult client like myself. I am excited to continue to work with him on my new strength goals and get into the best shape of my life.”
Klaus Nienkamper
"JD is a great guy and excellent trainer. He was quickly able to identify the areas of my body that needed work. Within the first session he had me working muscles that I felt like I had never activated before. He is intelligent and strategic with his approach to training the body. He helped me setup an exercise and nutrition plan - JD has been a pleasure to work with is an integral part to my fitness journey. I recommend him to anyone serious about getting in shape."
Kyle Carenza