Coaches Biography
Lisa Lewko
Owner of Harvest Health & Fitness
Lisa grew up in the small town of La Salle Manitoba playing a variety of Community Sports and High School Sports. She loves all things competitive with her favorite Sports being Softball and Volleyball. After graduating from Sanford Collegiate she received her Certification as an Advanced Remedial Massage Therapist in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2001.
Once she turned 20 and her baseball days were over she longed for a new sport/goal to work towards and turned to Figure Competitions . Within the 3 years she competed she placed 2nd in Manitoba and went on to compete in the Canadian Nationals and then The North Americans placing in the Top 5.
After her second child she decided the competition life was getting to busy with two young kids and decided to try something new. This is when she decided to give CrossFit a try! She instantly fell in love with the community that worked out together and the motivation/ goal setting that came with CrossFit. This also lead her in to doing 4 CrossFit competitions. In 2014 after her third baby she took her CrossFit Level Certification and started Coaching at Prairie CrossFit. She also decided to become a Certified Personal Trainer and work from her home gym. Within a year her business started to grow and turned in to full time Personal Training as well as Functional Fitness style classes from her basement. She knew she always wanted to own her own gym space and in 2019 her dreams became reality and she opened Harvest Health & Fitness outside Sanford, MB. The Gym is now home to 3 Certified Coaches, 50 regular clients and still growing. She offers Classes, Personal Training, Massage Therapy, Kids Classes and Dryland Training. In her free time you can find Lisa watching her kids play hockey /baseball, Coaching and training for future CrossFit competitions.
Her Certifications include: CrossFit Level 1, Can Fit Pro Personal Training Specialist, Children’s Fitness Coach, First Aid/CPR, Trigger Point Therapy, Advanced Remedial Massage Therapist, and Precision Nutrition Coach
Candace Boyd
Coach at Harvest Health & Fitness
Candace started her fitness journey with Harvest Health & Fitness in 2015 after having her two kids. With a family history of heart disease she was determined to get into shape and live a healthier lifestyle. Candace's fitness has improved tremendously since she started her personal training, and she has shown great dedication. She soon became to love going to the gym, and enjoying her 'me' time. In early 2019 Candace got her Personal Training certificate and began coaching classes at Harvest Health & Fitness. On top of coaching her classes, you can find her working out at the gym at least 5 times a week. When Candace isn't in the gym you can usually find her at a rink or ball diamond cheering on her kids.
Her Certifications include: Canfitpro Personal Training Specalist, Canfitpro Children's Fitness Coach, CPR/AED
Kristy Friesen
Coach at Harvest Health & Fitness
Kristy grew up participating in high school sports but never really took physical activity too seriously. In her early twenties she started to do home workouts and play ultimate frisbee. But it was after her 2nd child that she started to get more serious about fitness and trained diligently to run two 10km races! After her 3rd child she contintued to keep active by running, doing home workouts and also participating in community fitness classes. 2 years ago she joined a friend at Harvest Health & Fitness. It didn’t take long till she was hooked. The community of people and workout style drew her in! Now she can be found at the gym working out 4-5 times a week. She also recently completed her CanFitPro Personal Training Certification and helps with coaching! When not at the gym Kristy is spending time at home or outdoors with her husband and 3 daughters.
Her certifications include: Canfitpro personal training specialist
Ally Murray
Coach at Harvest Health & Fitness
Ally Murray, lover of all things fitness and four legged. Especially horses, dogs and orange cats. Ally grew up in Domain and lives on her family farm. Conveniently located just 5 km from Harvest Health & Fitness (Lucky!). Ally works on the farm with her mom and dad to care for 20 plus boarded horses. Her hobby and passion outside of the gym is her main man Bruce. Bruce is a tall handsome man standing at 17.1hh. He is an OFF track thoroughbred whose career with Ally is show jumping. Ally has been competing at Hunter/Jumper shows since a kid. A big love of horses also comes with a few speed bumps and injuries along the way. Ally starting weight training with Lisa back in the OG days of the basement as a form of strength and injury prevention. Not long after she fell in love with weightlifting, and wanting to catch up to members that had been there for years. Fast forward to 2022 Ally is now a Personal Trainer/Coach herself. You can find Ally at the gym 5/6 times a week, sometimes even twice a day on occasion! Legs and glutes are her favorites to train and her favorite lift is the deadlift.
Her Certifications include: Canfitpro Personal Training Specalist, CPR/AED
Damien Lavallee
Coach at Harvest Health & Fitness
Damien enjoys staying active and keeping fit and began keeping fit at an early age with baseball and hockey and then moved onto weight lifting before joining the MacDonald fire department and becoming the Training Officer. Wanting to take his fitness to another level Damien joined Harvest Health and Fitness and started training under Lisa’s guidance and in 2019 competed in his first Crossfit competition. Also in 2019 Damien became CanFitPro certified and coaches two classes a week and really enjoys the people and Comradery at Harvest Health and Fitness. When Damien isn’t coaching he’s spending time with his three daughters or at the GYM 4-5 times a week and sometimes when needed serving the community with the rest of the Macdonald Fire Department. Damien enjoys growing stronger and finding the best version of himself and helping others do the same and encourages everyone thinking about becoming active to join Harvest Health and Fitness.
His certifications include: Canfitpro personal training specialist, AED/CPR and First Aid, Certified awesome
