Mikkie Pollon (Nettles)

VWIB President

I am a mother of 4, a Certified Holistic/Sports Nutritionist, BCRPA Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Trainer, Pre/postnatal specialist and Bodybuilding/Figure/Fitness coach and athlete myself.

I have trained athletes for judo nationals and various other sports as well. Although athletes are fun, my true passion is to help people live a disease-free life, by preventative measures through proper exercise and good nutrition.

So how did I get into the health field? First of all, I was born with a birth defect in my back and physical activity in the right amounts and type has been a crucial part of my life. Then when I started having kids, I wanted to show how important it was to stay healthy and raise a healthy family through exercise together. I started Mama-Xise, exercise programs for moms; prenatal fit, stroller fit, mom and baby fit along with specialty pelvic floor classes for postnatal moms and menopausal women.

I won BCRPA personal trainer of the year for bringing these programs into a city that had none for this specific population. This was my gateway into nutrition as it became quite obvious that you can’t outwork a bad diet. Food + Exercise = Success & Good Health. I became the co-owner, then sole owner of Kamloops Fit Center a private facility to foster diet and exercise. In owning this we had some clients that showed interest in taking it to the next level in bodybuilding.

So I also got into training stage athletes and competing myself (I won a few trophies with 1-1st, 2- 2nds, 2- 3rds). I learned through this that diet was everything. It was very interesting to me to see the vast changes once a proper diet was implemented and how that made all the difference to success on stage. Even though this was exciting, my real passion became people’s health. I say my specialty is weight loss, but really, it’s dealing with the issue(s) and working with each person independently on how their bodies tick, then the weight usually almost always follows.

Then during COVID I sold my business and moved to Vernon, going to an online model. During all my years in the business, I also realized that I was doing a lot of education and mindset in my consultations with people, so I opened up a similar model here in Vernon DEEM (Diet Exercise Education Mindset) Health + Fitness. Everybody is different so everybody reacts differently.

Seeing people come off various medications for chronic diseases such as Diabetes type 2, cholesterol, and high blood pressure…. is the most rewarding thing I can help someone do.