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Richard Huard

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I’ve always been involved in fitness in one way or another. At age 14 I took karate lessons. I actually thought I was Bruce Lee! haha. Later I started up in Tae Kwon Do and actually taught TKD for a year or more. In high school I played a little soccer and was the fastest runner for the 100 meter dash in my area.

In 1990-something I moved to Moncton, NB, Canada and joined a gym. Tae Bo was taking off like crazy around that time. With my background in martial arts and teaching classes I decided I would approach the gym owner and offer to teach a Tae Bo style class. The owner did not hesitate and hired me. I had around 50 people show up for my first class. We had to turn away 15 or more people.

I took different fitness related courses and worked at this gym for almost 6 years. I helped people with weight loss, muscle gain and instructed those Tae Bo style classes. Meeting lots of great people was the best. I still love to meet new people.

Suddenly the gym closed down on me in the end of 2005(something like that). No more classes to instruct and no gym to go to. I kind of stopped working out for about a year or so. I noticed I was getting out of shape and missed being around people who wanted to be fit.

In 2007 I formed a business called Serious Trainer. I did not know which way I was going to go with my business but thought I would go with whatever came my way and then stick to what works. At first I thought I was going to only do one on one training sessions but that was not the case.

The spring of 2007 I put up signs and made myself a website and started a fitness Boot Camp class in the city park. I offered these classes three days per week. One class at 6 am and the other at 630 pm. It was slow at first. I got around an average of 6 to 10 people for the classes that summer. I stuck to it and got myself and indoor place for the winter. My numbers went up to an average of 20, that winter.

Today my classes are anywhere from 35 to 50 people! In the winter I offer up to 9 classes a week and each one of these classes have no less than 25 people and most often have 30 or more. Most people in the city talks about the Serious Trainer classes and knows it is the toughest Boot Camp in Moncton, New Brunswick. Even though it has a tough reputation, it still get lots of great people signing up.

I keep thinking that the gym that closed down did me a favor.

Well there ya have it, my story.

Certified Personal Trainer
Fitness and Nutrition Diploma
Kung Fu Fitness Certified
MMA Conditioning Coach (in progress)

Richard Huard
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Serious Trainer
www.serioustrainer.com