Jewell was the Best Decision I Ever Made

We were interested in the opportunity to try something new and signed up for a few personal training sessions with Jewell, this turned out to be the best decision about fitness we ever made.

We have both worked with personal trainers several times before, but none of them has brought the same mix of knowledge, enthusiasm, energy, and fun that Jewell displayed every session. When we heard that Jewell was offering a children’s program two days a week, we enrolled our 10 year old son. He quickly came to love Jewell’s class and his confidence and fitness greatly improved.

Kelly & Shelley Scott
Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Senior Training Program was Great!

I am 60 years old and have been fitness training for 15 years. I have worked with competent trainers at different classes at different clubs and successfully reached the peak of Mount Kilamanjaro a couple years ago. I believe Jewell has the most varied training program of anyone I have worked with. She pushes me to the max with the bare minimum of equipment.

Margaret Jones Fidler
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Passionate and Reliable

Jewell Bastien is one of the most passionate and incredibly dedicated people I have ever met. She single handedly developed all of our gym’s boxing programs, including one for all levels, summer camp for kids, a program for seniors, and a weight loss program for all age levels. Her strong interpersonal and communication skills coupled with her compassion and knowledge of her craft have resulted in a highly successful career.

Greg Andzel
General Manager at Premier Fitness
Ontario, Canada

Thorough and Intense Training

I had the privilege of training with Jewell in her kickboxing class. She will always find alternative methods to reach the same goal when I was unable to perform certain activities. She always encouraged us to continue even when we thought we had nothing left to give. She has always been more committed to my fitness than even I was!

Eva Furedi
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Boxing Training helped my family

When I started taking personal training and boxing classes with Jewell Bastien, I was going through a difficult time in my life in regards to my weight and strength conditioning. I was 33 years old and concerned as doctors had told me that I had Osteoporosis and that my Carpal Tunnel syndrome would require surgery to correct. With the fear of having the surgery, and with my need to gain my bone density through exercise, I took an alternate route and started boxing with Jewell.

Her training and leadership abilities are second to none. After gaining self confidence and strength, I enrolled my son in an 11 week boxing camp she taught for kids. It was my a pleasure to see the excitement in his eyes and the eagerness he showed to attend the classes. With her leadership and encouragement, he has gained confidence and strength needed for his upcoming baseball season.

I no longer have symptoms of Carpal Tunnel and I’m relieved that I did not go ahead with the surgery. I would never have thought that as a 35 year old mother of three school aged children, that boxing would be such a large party of my family’s fitness.

Annette Natareno
Brooklin, Ontario, Canada

Jewell is the Queen of Abs!

Jewell is a wonderful instructor, easy to follow, and very informative. She taught me excellent exercises including Steps, Weights, Ball, and she is the Queen of Abs! When she switched gyms, I switched along with her. I have been taking boxing classes with Jewell for 4 years and you won’t find a more dedicated, hard working, and amazingly understanding woman than her.

Virginia March
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Asthmatic Mom who lost 32 lbs and 15 inches

I’m a 34 year old female. Over weight and asthmatic to boot. Mother of four (one 10 year old and triplet 7 year olds). Boxing was never on my agenda. What I saw in the mirror and felt inside differed from the vision of good health and the loving relationship with fitness that Jewell radiated.

Beginning with half hour personal training session twice weekly, Jewell’s ability to encourage me through cardio workouts and strength training allowed me to gain more control of my asthma. After 40 days, I was able to endure 45 minute cardio-boxing classes 3 times a week and still personal train twice weekly with her.

Jewell’s creativity and knowledge of her job allowed me to build my muscle mass and exercise that suited my likes and strength and weaknesses. 32 pounds and 15 inches later, I am training for my first half marathon. To withstand the training process, I can only attribute to being a living product of an extremely talented, kind, and energetic woman.

Chantal Hope-Tomilson
Courtice, Ontario, Canada

Professional and Courteous

I’ve known Jewell Bastien for the past 2 years, participating in her various Boxing classes.

Jewell is a very competent trainer. She will modify a move if she sees you cannot perform the task as well as if you are more advanced, she will give you a more challenging move. Jewell constantly monitors everyone in the room to ensure they are performing the move correctly and with proper form. Her willingness and enthusiasm for her job show in every one of her classes.

Gail Ford
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Excellent with Seniors

As a 52 year old woman, I was intimidated at the thought of starting boxing. After my first session with Jewell, I knew I would continue with her. Her warm, easy going manner put me completely at ease, while her skill gave me an incredible workout. Jewell made each workout wonderful and she had a real sense of when and how much to really push me.

While her positive and upbeat attitude maker her a great match for women and anyone new to fitness, her skill and knowledge give her the confidence to handle the biggest guys and even those “hardened” fitness buffs.

Jean Walker
Ontario, Canada