Carey Valentine

Growing up I was always active. Baseball was my favourite sport, and I excelled at it, eventually playing in university and college on the York University and George Brown College teams.

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While at York, there was a strike, and I decided to turn a negative into a positive by going to the gym to fill my days – I loved it, and have been working out consistently ever since then, trying different things like crossfit, bodybuilding, etc.

Around the same time I went abroad for the first time, and fell in love with the world of food and cooking. I transferred from York to George Brown to become a chef, and went into the Toronto restaurant industry upon graduation.

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I also got certified to coach Crossfit around the same time, but that was a side hustle / passion project.

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Due to my active lifestyle, I always tried to make healthy food as appealing as possible to people that otherwise had a hard time eating healthy. This expertise led to me becoming the personal chef of a top ten ranked ATP tennis player, and traveling the world with him for several years. I was fortunate that this opened many doors for me, leading to me meeting and cooking for NBA, NHL, and MLB players, including all stars in all three leagues.

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Instead of traveling the world following the ATP tennis tour, I now cook for athletes in the Toronto and Muskoka regions and my side hustle is my personal chef business.

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As much as I love cooking and food, I started to find I was missing the world of fitness. While I still love Crossfit, I have come to believe there is a difference between seemingly being at peak physical fitness and true full body health for long term performance and quality of life. That’s why once I decided to make fitness my main career I was attracted to joining the 3 Seasons team.

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