From the time I could walk, swimming, skating and ballet were all regular activities in my week. I grew up in small town Manitoba where "workouts" were all over the place - but my favorite was the long bike ride into town to visit friends. At 15 I started attending step classes at the community hall in the next town over, with a home-made step my dad fashioned out of plywood. At 16 I earned my National Lifeguard Certificate. As soon as I got a car I got a membership at the gym "in the city" (Winnipeg) and attended religiously. I earned a Bachelor of Education at the University of Manitoba in 1999 and moved to Vancouver to teach French as a Second Language. I got my Post Baccalaureate in Second Language Learning at Simon Fraser then moved to Calgary. I completed my AFLCA fitness theory and group exercise courses, then finished my Keiser M3 training and then pursued my Pre and Post Natal Specialist through Fit4two. Finally I completed the necessary steps to earn my Personal Trainer Specialist through Can-Fit Pro. Needless to say, my passion for teaching and fitness needed to go out on a date. They did and the rest is... as they say... history.

I used to teach several fitness (and a few preschool classes!) classes through the city of Calgary and train clients either privately or as a group, however I moved to Winnipeg in November 2009 and am just getting settled here. Email me at wendy@wendynovotny.com if you have questions.

As a busy single mom to a 19 month old and a 3 and a half year old with type 1 diabetes I juggle my life so everyone's needs are met and there's a bit of time to have some love sprinkled over us. In my spare time, I like to spend time with friends and read.