Yes, Mark keeps an up-to-date title of Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). As a member of an internationally recognized board, you have the peace of mind knowing you’re getting current and relevant training methods, knowledge, and safety precautions.

Mark enjoys learning about strength and conditioning, communication, bidomechanics, and sports science in his free time which leads to having received continuing education including certifications like the Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms), Pain-Free Performance Specialist (PPSC), Range of Strength Intensive, and is also a Level 1 Speed Coach through the Universal Speed Rating (USR L1). Besides a comprehensive list of added courses and 1000s of hours of on the floor coaching, Mark is CPR/AED and first aid certified and the DHP Private Studio is equipped with a Heart Start AED and First Aid kit.

Training at Dexshow High Performance is an investment – an investment in your body, health, and performance that can positively impact your life in many ways.Each one hour training session is an amalgamation of Mark’s years of experience coaching, thoughtful cues and communication, precise exercise prescription, and performance tracking to ensure progress and safe training. As such, we don’t use a “price per session” model, but do offer Memberships and Packages.

Mark is very skilled at programming and adjusting work outs based off of how you’re feeling on a given day, if you’re experiencing any pain/discomfort, or if your goal for the day has changed. Personal training is so much more than a one hour time block. Please visit the services page for all training options and pricing information.

The Dexshow High Performance Private Studio is located in Moodyville, North Vancouver. The fully equipped gym space boasts a full size power rack, arsenal of traditional and specialty barbells, kettlebell pairs from 8-24 kilograms, 5-90 pound PowerBlock dumbbells, Ultimate Sandbags, a Schwinn AirDyne, a KBox inertial flywheel, two TRX suspension trainers, and more.

The space is heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer for your comfort. The DHP Private Studio has hosted 4000+ sessions and counting since its grand opening in February 2021.

Is Dexshow an online fitness coach?

DHP offers a customized, remote training as well as pre-made hockey goaltender off-season plans through the Train Heroic app. These are not live, online sessions, but you access your program through the app that is complete with demonstration videos, detailed written descriptions, and performance tracking built in. Remote training takes the guess work out of working out on your own an adds Mark to your team. See the services page for more information about DHP Remote Training.

Yes, Mark has extensive experience training middle aged and senior adults across all walks of life. As humans age, we lose strength, power, and bone density starting in our 30s, with the losses compounding each decade. Resistance training is, literally, the fountain of youth and can improve quality of life, decrease pain, and increase mobility for aging adults. Good training is an essential piece of our health and wellness, especially as we age.

Yes. One of Mark’s passions is educating people on the benefits of consistent exercise while teaching them the how and why about training. From the Initial Consultation and beyond, Mark helps trainees of all experience levels realize the power of appropriate, effective, and safe training sessions, all while having fun doing it.