Denis Collier is a Registered Dietitian, holds a Masters degree in Kinesiology and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist. He has had the privilege of helping countless individuals improve their health, fitness and overall quality of life.
Based out of Toronto, Ontario, Denis is the founder of COLLIER Fitness & Nutrition Inc., a company dedicated to helping individuals set definitive goals to improve health and/or performance, and coaching them until they are achieved. Denis has helped athletes reach the medal podium at national competitions and busy executives lose excess weight that has plagued them for years. He has also presented fitness and nutrition seminars for universities, sports teams and businesses.
Denis prides himself on converting the latest scientific research into easy to implement strategies. He writes sports nutrition research articles that are circulated in the national newsletter of the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (past topics have included “Pre-Exercise Nutrition”, “Post-Exercise Nutrition” and “Iron in Health and Fitness”). He has authored two books: 1) “Performance Nutrition for Swimming” 2) “The Fitness Race” (which he co-authored with a client who lost 140lbs). His monthly teleseminars on The Fitness Phone are valued by health professionals and active individuals from all over North America.
In addition to his formal education, Denis has learned about fitness by participating in virtually every sport available to him. He is a former junior hockey player and varsity athlete in two sports – wrestling and track. An avid exerciser, he varies his year round training program to include specific phases focusing on muscle building, Olympic-style weightlifting and cardiovascular endurance.
Denis is fortunate to hail from the greatest place on Earth, Newfoundland Canada. He earned his undergraduate degree in Dietetics from Memorial University then completed his dietetic internship with the Health Care Corporation of St. John’s. He earned his second degree (a Masters degree in Kinesiology) from Lakehead University. He has also completed an extensive course to become a CEP (Certified Exercise Physiologist).
He is a member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario, Dietitians of Canada and the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
In his leisure time, Denis enjoys reading classic literature and watching classic movies. He just finished reading “The Pickwick Papers” by Charles Dickens and most recently watched “Citizen Kane”.