Bruce Tisdale is one of Toronto's most sought after experienced personal trainers and has provided several television appearances and seminars on fitness to both local and international audiences (click on News tab for more details).

The name of the company bsirk, is actually an acronym for 'body shaping and injury rehabilitative kinesiology'.  He has been a personal trainer since 1989 and actively involved in sports since 1969.  He has also designed or improved several of down town Toronto Health Clubs' Fitness and Personal Training Programs. He has also had the experience of participating in athletics at the Varsity level at the University of Western Ontario.  He has worked with professional and amateur athletes, local and international film industry professionals, fashion models, health club members, in home clients, luxury hotel guests, motor vehicle accident patients and sports injury patients.  See Proud Associations for more details.

 Professional Experiences:

• President bsirk (body shaping and injury rehabilitative kinesiologist) 1996 to present
• Bodiworx with Harley Pasternak - 2001-2002
• Director of Fitness and Personal Training - The Adelaide Club 1998 to 2000
• Senior Personal Trainer - The Adelaide Club 1996 - 2001
• Senior Kinesiologist - The Canadian Back Institute 1993 to 1995
• Assistant Site Co-ordinator The Toronto '93 World Indoor Championships in Athletics
• Senior Fitness Consultant and Personal Trainer- The SkyDome Fitness Club 1990 to 1993.
• Personal Fitness Consultant - Gold's Gym - London, Ontario 1989

Professional Accreditations:

• Bachelors of Arts (Honors Physical Education), The University of Western Ontario
• Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant (PFLC), Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
• Advanced Personal Trainer Certificate of Enhanced Qualification, The American College of Sports Medicine
• Master Trainer, The IDEA Professional Personal Trainer Recognition System
• E.P.I.C. Lift Capacity Certified Evaluator, Employment and Rehabilitation Institute of California
• Level III Theory for Athletics and Canadian Football, National Coaching Certification Program

Bruce's Unique Experience Profile

SkyDome Fitness Club 1990 -1993

Visiting Celebrities including concert artists playing at the SkyDome, visiting Major League Baseball players and CFL players.

Toronto Blue Jays - All Star Classic 1991 (President George Bush used Club SkyBox), World Series Championship 1992

Toronto Argonaughts - John Candy, Wayne Gretsky, Bruce McNall era.  Blues Brothers visited along with cast of Second City, Grey Cup Champions 1991

Mirvish Productions - Staff and Actors for Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Crazy for You

CBC Staff and Celebrity Hosts and Guests.

Night Club Owners, City Councillors, Radio, Film, Music and Television Personalities

Organized and Produced 1992 ParticipACTION "Challenge of the Stars"

Appeared on Breakfast Television with Anne Rohmer and City TV with Judy Haladay.

Toronto '93 World Indoor Track and Field Championships

Site Co-ordinator's Assistant - Athletics Canada, Seiko, Olivetti, Mondo, IAAF Members and President of IAAF

Canadian Back Institute 1993 - 1996

Senior Kinesiologist with Dr. Hamilton Hall as consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

The Adelaide Club 1996 - 2001

DC Television Series

Senior Executives

Bodiworx with Harley Pasternak 2001 - 2002

Chicago - Academy Award winning film

Blue Murder Television Series

Sarrazin Couture Entertainment

bsirk since 1996

The Health Show - CBC with Erin Paul

Four Seasons Hotel Yorkville - Health Club Members and Hotel Guests (a lot of celebrities at this hotel) 2001 - 2006

Cube (the Movie)

Josie and the Pussycats (the Movie)

Senior Executives - Most Notably Globe and Mail's CEO of the Year 2003

Former Secretary of State for Canada

Syncopation - Mirvish Theatre Productions

All Together Now - Creative Trust Gala

Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre

45 RPM - trainer to Jordan Gavaris

Balmy Beach Club - 2009 - present

*Three of his clients have received the 'Order of Canada'*

Our Philosophy

We believe that in order to achieve your fitness and lifestyle goals a balance between work, family and social activities is of the utmost importance.  bsirk is a company committed to assisting you  to achieve your fitness and lifestyle goals  through our innovative approach to this endeavour.  Quite often a fitness routine is not the only answer to achieving long term health and well being.  Studies have shown that a repetitive, often clinical, regime of sets and repetitions may only be effective for a maximum of 3 months and sometimes completely ineffective if it is not combined with consistent cardiovascular activities and proper eating habits!  We have helped hundreds of individuals to reach a healthier lifestyle by helping them develop the knowledge and skills to perform a variety of activities in their programs and integrating exercises that they enjoy from several disciplines such as Yoga, Pilates, Athletic Conditioning and Kinesiology.  We provide a holistic approach to fitness in a supportive environment with the services you need to reach your goals.  We address barriers to success and help you to achieve the changes necessary to keep you on track.  We help you to achieve both short term and long term goals depending on the reason for utilizing our services.  We also maximize your time and energy without making it a huge inconvenience. We specialize in being able to effectively assess your current strengths and weakness and formulate together a plan that is as unique as you are.  We are unique by providing ‘hands on’ techniques to improve your strength, flexibility, balance and stability.   We offer in-home and on- site training for many of our clients.  We will also work out of some of Toronto's luxury hotels and on-site in some of Toronto's corporate fitness centers, and film locations.

 

 

'We have guaranteed results .... provided our clients follow our direction!  We are master planners and problem solvers detailing each individual's road map to success.  Variety, innovation, consistency and commitment is what we bring to our clients.'

Bruce Tisdale, founder of bsirk.