Melissa Montgomery

Born and raised in Montreal, Melissa earned her Bachelor’s degree at Concordia University in Exercise Science (Kinesiology) where she learned the science behind human kinetics, health and physical activity. She is also specialized in Clinical Exercise Physiology giving her the knowledge and tools to assess, evaluate and design exercise programs tailored to people requiring special medical attention. She has worked as a personal trainer at the YMCA in Downtown Montreal and in Cartierville with healthy and disabled populations. She was also a research assistant at Sacré-Coeur hospital working on a variety of studies related to the effects of exercises on weight management and cardiorespiratory health. Following a year of work experience, Melissa decided to continue her education path and completed a Master’s degree in physical therapy at McGill University. She was first introduced to the Catalyst team when she did her internship alongside Donald Balmforth and Matthew Romano at the beginning of summer 2016. Following her internship, she was hired as a personal trainer at our new location while she finished her master’s degree. Today, as part of the team at Catalyst, she combines both physiotherapy and exercise fitness approaches with her clients. Her passion for health, wellness, nutrition and yoga & meditation have guided her to using a holistic approach with her clients, by looking beyond the physical injury and taking into account the many factors that can affect one’s health and recovery.