Ed Stiles nominated as Top 10 Fitness instructor (Peak Performance Fitness Services image)

By Brian Konrad

City Fitness Coordinator honoured

Ed Stiles nominated as one of Alberta’s Top Ten fitness instructors

Mar 17, 2022 | 1:41 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB— A well-known trainer in Medicine Hat has been recognized for his dedication to helping people of all ages improve their fitness.

Ed Stiles is among the nominees for Canada’s Top Fitness Trainers and Instructors, as chosen by Impact Magazine.

Stiles says being nominated as a Top Ten trainer in Alberta is an honour, and humbling.

Impact Magazine bases the nomination on the work done in the community, including service and education.

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For Stiles, the real reward is found every day, working with people.

“The big trophy is getting to do what I love doing which is training clients, be they an elite athlete or a beginner or an injured athlete, and when I say athlete anyone who is trying to improve their fitness is an athlete to me,” says Stiles.

Stiles has been helping people with their fitness in Medicine Hat for 30 years, and is currently the fitness coordinator with the City of Medicine Hat.

Stiles says the real reward is helping ”spread the word that the magic pill that we’re all searching for in health is found in the medicine of exercise.”