About Us

who we are

Hello, we are Chris Hughes and Jim Winter, certified fitness trainers. We created FREESTYLE Fitness BC in 2012 to help eliminate the barrier for people to living a healthy and active lifestyle.

We provide; Nutritional Coaching, Personal and Group Fitness training, Endurance Coaching and Epic Adventure Training Camps & Events!

Chris Hughes & Jim Winter

A little background...

Chris was born and raised in Quebec, and she moved here in 1987 with the RCMP and became a certified trainer in 2012.

Jim was born in BC and has been a Fire Fighter in Port Coquitlam for 28 years when he retired in 2018.
Jim became a certified coach/trainer in 2011 and he's now an Ironman Certified Coach.

We were both very active in sports growing up and just continued on with our passion of coaching people to live their lives potential when it comes to health and wellness.

We identified TIME, COST, KNOWLEDGE, and COMFORT as some of the major reasons why people aren’t active.

So at Freestyle Fitness we’ve worked diligently to eliminate some of those barriers.

Freestyle Fitness believes in exactly that, free balance. Your physical development is directly linked and grows in conjunction with the rest of your life. Nobody accomplishes and achieves their dreams alone. The support of friends and family and a sense of belonging and acceptance are critical in growth.

We Founded our Business on the principles of Family & Community first!

In an effort to celebrate our members’ achievements and the people that support them. We organize hikes, runs, and nutrition presentations, everyone is welcome because we realize without their support we can’t do what we love to do!

A little more about Chris

Retired from 26 years of police work, 18 years as a dog handler. One of the first female dog handlers in the RCMP. One of the first females in Canada to pass the Emergency Response Team's Physical requirements.

Competed in multiple Police and Fire Games, winning Gold Medals in Body Building, Toughest Competitor Alive, Triathlon, and the Grouse Grind Team Mixed Team event.

Over 30 years experience in weight training. Has competed in hundreds of run races and triathlons of varying distance, including Ironman Canada and Ironman New Zealand, Boston Marathon, and Ultra Marathons.