Creating a #PHitOttawa
Parliament Hill BootCamp began with the vision to bring the community of Ottawa together to workout and stay fit. Founded on the principles of collaboration, the original Parliament Hill Bootcamp focused on showcasing the fitness talent here in the city of Ottawa. From there, an advisory board was formed to help spread the message of simplifying fitness and fat loss, to make fitness accessible to the community and to encourage communities to stop dieting.
Parliament Hill BootCamp takes place every Thursday at 12:15 on the front lawn of Parliament Hill located at 111 Wellington St.
This 45 minute upbeat, bodyweight bootcamp style workout is designed for every age and stage in life! We cater to all fitness levels and encourage everyone to come out for an awesome summer workout series on the hill and help us create a #PHitOttawa!
Jessica Kanstrup
CEO
Jessica Kanstrup is a personal trainer and nutrition & lifestyle coach with over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry. She is also a fitness competitor, fitness model and competition prep coach. She is the founder of her very own Beach Bod Bootcamp as well as the co founder of the Parliament Hill Bootcamp. Her ultimate goal is to help others create a healthy and balanced lifestyle by making fitness simple and fun.
Mia St-Aubin
Lydia DiFancesco
Director of Business Development
Lydia Di Francesco helps busy professional women get strong and fit through short, effective workouts so they can keep doing the fun things they love! She is the Founder of Fit & Healthy 365 and Creator of the 15 Minute Workout Club, her signature online fitness program. As a Certified Personal Trainer, Lydia educates clients and the public that healthy living doesn’t need to be complicated. She promotes simple, fun exercise and creating a healthy mindset with a long-term approach to wellness.
Lydia makes regular appearances as a Fitness Expert on CTV Ottawa Morning Live and Rogers Daytime Ottawa. She is also a Huffington Post Contributor and has been published in the national health and fitness magazine OptiMyz.
Genevieve
Director of Communications
Genevieve Chaput is a certified personal trainer and owner of Goddess Gains - a total wellness coaching platform to help women regain autonomy over their health.
At 29 years old, she has defeated thyroid cancer, was awarded an editorial columnist position for an international webzine, volunteered to teach the Maasai tribe in Kenya, founded the local chapter of a women empowerment non-profit - I Am That Girl, wrote e-books for the Senate of Canada, competed and placed in two bikini fitness competitions, is married and has worked in advertising and medical sales for the last decade.
Genevieve's goal is to inspire others through experiences, knowledge, and motivation, and to awaken their authentic selves
Our Story & Vision
Meet the team - PHBootcamp advisory board
As a certified fitness professional Mia's mission in life is to make fat loss, fitness and exercise simple! Inspired by her mother's national team achievements when she was young Mia set off on this mission early in life!
In 2011 she founded her online coaching company RUNYourLife Coaching and After founding the largest free bootcamp in the city, Parliament Hill Bootcamp in 2015 she is now on a mission to help make Canada the fittest Nation. I believe with the right tools, the right education and collaboration we can truly make a difference in the way we view what being is really all about!
Founder and Owner of
Parliament Hill Bootcamp
Yves Lanthier
Director of Community
My name is Yves Lanthier, I've been involved in fitness for over 17 years, I am the founder of VTT fitness (Victory Training Team) , I am extremely excited to be part of this mission with this team because we all have the same common goal of getting people moving and healthy
Cyrstal Yukich
Director of Energy
My name is Crystal Yukich, I've been in the fitness industry for over ten years, I am the owner of C Y Fitness Matters and also a Health Educator on the Monfort Academic Family Health Team. What's amazing is that I have seen the power of physical activity and the positive impact it has in people's lives. I am also a mom of three incredible young boys and want to teach and inspire all moms to live healthy and active lifestyles with their families. Once you learn how to make fitness a priority for both you and your family your life will be forever changed. My kids are my reason to stay healthy and active as I age!
Stephen Bierbrier
Community Ambassador
Stephen takes his community fitness very seriously. A participant of PH Bootcamp since year 1, you can find him cycling, running, leading a hike, posing in downward dog or rallying the Ottawa fitness community at WorkItYOW and Stadium Workout. When Stephen is not on the fitness clock, he's being a rockstar dad to his 3 kids and a legal beagle for Justice Canada. Stephen is honoured to be PH Bootcamp's first community ambassador.
Cyrstal Yukich
Director of Energy
My name is Crystal Yukich, I've been in the fitness industry for over ten years, I am the owner of C Y Fitness Matters and also a Health Educator on the Monfort Academic Family Health Team. What's amazing is that I have seen the power of physical activity and the positive impact it has in people's lives. I am also a mom of three incredible young boys and want to teach and inspire all moms to live healthy and active lifestyles with their families. Once you learn how to make fitness a priority for both you and your family your life will be forever changed. My kids are my reason to stay healthy and active as I age!
Samantha Moonsammy
Director of Energy
Samantha is a media strategist, event planner, dreamer and visionary of STARFISH. As a founding owner of the company, Samantha has built a solid team of event and marketing specialists who are passionately connected to their clients and willing to over-deliver on every project. With a Master’s Degree in Communications and Culture from York and Ryerson University specializing in new media technologies, a career in strategic communications with the Government of Canada and with hundreds of event marketing projects under her belt, Samantha is able to create original, fresh solutions for STARFISH clients.