Alesya

Alesya Bogaevskaya Ph.D. (she/her)

Alesya Bogaevskaya Ph.D. (she/her)

About

Alesya Bogaevskaya, Ph.D., is an ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor, Can-Fit-Pro member and a Registered Yoga Teacher.

Alesya started her fitness career in Russia as an aerobics instructor and ballroom dance teacher while working in academia. Later, during her doctoral studies and research on population aging and public policy on employment at Virginia Tech University, Alesya realized how important it is to promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle for national wellbeing. She moved from the US to Canada, and from academia to the fitness world, and became an ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor, registered yoga teacher and Pilates instructor. Alesya incorporates her knowledge of social psychology, sociology, human kinetics and anatomy into her fitness training. She encourages her clients to establish realistic goals and action plans to achieve the greatest possible results on their journey to fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

 

CLIENT COMMENTS

"I have been working with Alesya for over 10 years. I am 75 years of age and believe that I am fairly fit for my years. My continuing goal is to maintain my strength, posture and balance as I age. My expectation is to continue to work towards these goals and beyond. I believe that as long as I have the YWCA and my personal trainer to hold me accountable, I will be able to be successful physically, mentally and spiritually."

"Alesya pushes me with challenging workouts and is also my biggest cheerleader. She gets me to do things I didn't think I was capable of and is so knowledgeable about fitness, nutrition and how the body works. My workouts with Alesya are my favorite workouts of the week!"

"Alesya provides great motivation and understands the issues that need to be worked on. She is committed to ensure I continue with my health and fitness goals."

Areas of Expertise
  • Functional fitness for sport and recreation
  • Strength training and weight management/fat loss
  • Body Composition Analysis (Muscle/Fat %, Basic Metabolic Rate) 
  • Sculpting and toning
  • ACE Therapeutic Exercise Specialist: exercise programs to improve the health of adults with cardiovascular disease (hypertension, atherosclerosis), metabolic diseases (overweight, obesity, diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2), chronic musculoskeletal disorders: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and osteopenia
  • ACE Orthopaedic Exercise Specialist: post-orthopaedic rehabilitation of knee, shoulder, lower back.
  • ACE Pre- and Post-Natal Exercise Specialist
  • Hatha yoga, yoga for athletes, yoga for dancers
  • Balance and flexibility training, Pilates and Barre 
  • Aquatic Workouts in the pool (post-injury rehabilitation, arthritis, pregnancy)
Certifications
  • Ph.D.
  • ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor
  • Can-Fit-Pro member
  • Registered Yoga Teacher
Rates
  • Member $85/hour
  • Non-member $91/hour
  • 30 Minute Member $52.50
  • 30 minute Non-member $58.50
  • Partner training Member $65/hour per person
  • Partner training Non-member $71/hour per person
  • 10 session package Member $800 / Non-member $860 
Book Your Session

AVAILABILITY (*subject to change)

  • Monday: 2 PM - 7 PM 

  • Tuesday: 10:30 AM - 5 PM

  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 5 PM

  • Thursday: 10:30 AM - 5 PM

  • Friday: 2 PM - 4:30 PM

To book your session, complete our consultation form.

Drop-in Classes

Aqua Pilates, Tuesdays at 12:15 PM

Total Body, Thursdays at 12:15 PM