Meet Our team
Coach FLG
Fatima Lee Garsi - Director/ Head Coach
I am the Founder and Head Coach of Sister Fit.
I create my own path instead of following in other's footsteps and value others who can think independently. Fitness and martial arts has become so infused with my life, that's it's hard to describe what it does for me now. I can say, however, that when I do not practice or when I become unfit, my posture weakens and life feels very heavy.
I was able to overcome so many challenges and hardships through focusing on what was good for my body.
Sister Fit is a mix of community (positive and warm people), experience (high-level coaching and attention), and results (physical and emotional change) that make a new fitness lifestyle so easy to adapt to.
It is my mission to deliver a service to you that surpasses your expectations and challenges you to see yourself in a different light.
Professional Credentials:
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist
NASM Certified Senior Fitness Specialist
Precision Nutrition Certified Coach (Dr. John Berardi)
NCCP Level 1 and 2 Boxing Coach
Certified Restorative Justice Facilitator (Toronto District Police Service)
Certified Kettlebell Coach- Hard style (Kettlebell Taiwan)
Certified Bootcamp coach (Canadian Fitness Professionals)
Certified Speed and Agility Coach (Athletes Acceleration, Lee Taft)
Certified Level 1 Krav Maga Instructor (T3 Tactical Training, Jean-Paul Jauffret)
Certified IKFF Movement Specialist (Steve Cotter)
Accredited Level 3 Arnisador Instructor (stick fighting) in the LESKAS style lineage of arnis recognized by Grand Master Fil. V Buena.
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Coach Tai
Tai Salih - Yoga and Pilates Specialist
Tai is a 500hr+ CYT trained in hatha, vinyasa, yin, ashtanga, restorative, trauma-sensitive yoga, and post-rehabilitation, pilates, mindfulness, pranayama circuit, and interval training in addition to several workshops, immersions lead by master-level yogis and pilates instructors. Tai came to Canada as a young refugee from Sudan her passion to heal through her traumas lead her to yoga in 2009. She has dedicated herself to growing her yoga practice and sharing what has helped heal her.
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Coach Mombasa
Aaida Mamuji - Boxing and Fitness
I’m a competitive amateur boxer, boxing instructor, and a Professor in Disaster and Emergency Management at York University.
I started boxing at the end of 2010 at Final Round Boxing in Ottawa, and from the moment I first hit the bag, I felt something stir inside me. Witnessing the dedication of all those around me, I instantly discovered that we all have some type of power deep within, and most of us don’t know that it exists.
Boxing has made me feel like a stronger person emotionally and spiritually. I believe that external strength and internal strength go hand in hand, and one augments the other.
I love coaching and sharing my love of boxing with other women. The benefits of sport for self-confidence, self-esteem, discipline, teamwork, and physical fitness are innumerable. And, when we do things for ourselves, we have so much more to give to those around us.
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Shoilee Khan
Creative Editor
I’m a writer, educator, editor, and PhD student in English Literature at York University. I teach English at the School of Communication and Literary Studies at Sheridan College and love helping people explore their creative potential.
While I spend most of my time reading, writing, researching, or teaching, I value the focus, discipline, and emotional benefits of athleticism. I admire women who pursue the rigour of sport with determined focus and have always wanted to embody that drive in my own life.
For me, I find that drive and outlet in the simple act of running. This accessible and beginner-ready sport has provided me with a consistent physical challenge, and is an incredible source of mental and emotional peace. In the most wonderful of ways, it has also fueled my creativity - there’s nothing like a run to help you problem-solve when you’re facing a blank page!
I admire the work of all the women involved in Sister Fit and look forward to continuing my support of its programming through writing and creative development.
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Coach Brittany
Pro & Group Fitness Trainer
Brittany has always valued education and her passion for this field led her to become a certified Ontario elementary school teacher. She dove so deep into her studies that her health took a toll. It was then that she realized her overall wellness needed to be the priority. After being trained and mentored, Brittany decided to blend her passion for education and fitness and attain her canfitpro Group Fitness Instructor certification.
Shortly after that, she achieved her Personal Trainer Specialist certification along with becoming a Kettlebell Instructor. Since the pandemic, Brittany has enjoyed training her clients online, finding creative ways to make at-home workouts fun and effective for her powerhouse, busy, female clients who have started or recently restarted their fitness journey. Becoming a member of the Sister Fit team enables Brittany to continue dedicating her practice to breaking down the barriers, fear, and stigma of strong women in fitness.
Favourite Exercise:
Obsessed with the kettlebell swing!
Favourite Food:
Tough one lol (dinner made by either my Greek yiayia or my Trini nana).
Leisure Time:
Watching cute dog YouTube videos and recording my Small Business, Big Stories Podcast highlighting Toronto female millennial entrepreneurs and their stories.
Professional Credentials:
canfitpro PRO TRAINER (Teaching Personal Trainers)
canfitpro Group Fitness Instructor
canfitpro Personal Trainer
Agatsu Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
Agatsu Indian Club and Mace Instructor
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