Do I need clearance before I start?

Yes, from your surgeon, physiotherapist or doctor, for exercise. If you are still seeing a physiotherapist, we train what they have cleared, alongside them.

Will you work with my physiotherapist?

Yes, with your permission. We tell them what you are doing, and we follow their limits.

Can you tell me when I can go back to my sport?

No. That decision belongs to your surgeon or physiotherapist, usually after strength and hop testing. We build the strength those tests measure.

Are you physiotherapists?

No. We are personal trainers and coaches, and there is no physiotherapist at Vanguard. Registered massage therapists work in the same building, booked separately.

Can I use my health benefits?

Many lifestyle spending accounts reset on 31 December. Training often qualifies. Check your plan.

How do I get up to the studio?

By stairs. We are on the second floor of a heritage building with no elevator, about 18 stairs from the street. If stairs are not possible for you yet, call us on (236) 427-4283 before you book.

Personal training after injury or surgery in Vancouver

Cleared, then coached. Alongside your surgeon or physiotherapist, never instead of them.

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Before anything else. We are on the second floor, about 18 stairs up, with no elevator. If stairs are not possible for you yet, call us first and we will be straight with you.

Discharged is not the same as done.

When physiotherapy ends, the strength often has further to go. The research on the knee shows how far. We are coaches, not physiotherapists: we do not diagnose and we do not treat. Once you are cleared, we build the strength your clinician will test.

How it works

Your clinician sets the limits, we train inside them

Cleared
Your surgeon or physiotherapist clears you for exercise. Bring their limits in writing, or their notes. We keep them on file.
Point Zero
An hour with a coach. We take your history, see how you move inside those limits and, with your permission, contact your clinician so our plan matches theirs.
Coached
Every session with your coach beside you. Every set logged in the Vanguard app, so your clinician can see exactly what you did between appointments.

If a set looks wrong, it stops. You go back to your clinician before we go on. New to Vanguard? Point Zero is free.

What we train

All of you, not just the part that was hurt

The side that was hurt: Loaded a little more each week, inside the limits you were given, one side at a time where they allow it.
Everything else: The other leg, the other arm, the trunk. Nothing is left to fade while one part catches up.
Control before speed: Balance, slowing down and landing come first. Speed and impact come when your clinician says so.
The ordinary things: Stairs, slopes, getting up off the floor, a full day on your feet. We train those on purpose.

By joint

Start with the one that brought you here

Knee

ACL reconstruction, meniscus surgery, a knee replacement, or osteoarthritis with no surgery at all.

Training after knee surgery

Back, shoulder, hip, ankle

The same rules. Tell us what your clinician has cleared, and we start there.

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Where we stop

Five things we never do

Diagnose an injury.
Treat one.
Overrule your surgeon or physiotherapist.
Decide when you go back to your sport.
Push through a set that looks wrong.

Registered massage therapists work in the same building, booked separately. Infrared sauna and cold plunge are included with training.

The specifics

What it costs, and where

Format: 1-on-1, or 2-on-1 with a partner. A coach for every set, never a class.
Session: 50 minutes.
Price: $126 to $147 a session, GST included. The rate depends on how often you train and whether you choose month-to-month or a year.
First session: Point Zero. An hour with a coach, free, with nothing to join.
Where: 420 West Hastings, Suite 200, a block from Gastown. Second floor, about 18 stairs, no elevator.
Hours: Monday to Friday 6am to 8pm. Saturday 8am to 6pm. Closed Sunday.
Recovery: Infrared sauna at 45 to 65°C and cold plunge at 3 to 7°C, included with training.
Benefits: Many lifestyle spending accounts reset on 31 December. Training often qualifies. Check your plan.

Updated 23 October 2026. Signed by Maria, Owner and Master Coach.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your first session

Start with Point Zero

An hour with a coach. Bring your clearance. Nothing to pay and nothing to join.

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