Education

Education

Education · Certification & workshops

Learn it properly, from someone who’s done it.

The “Education” in our name is not decoration. Oasis is where new trainers earn their certification and where curious people come to understand how their bodies actually work — taught by a canfitpro ProTrainer with more than two decades in the field.

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What’s the Big Deal About Strength Training?

And who actually needs it? If you already walk, hike, golf, paddle, and garden — do you need it too? Is it only for people chasing bigger muscles or living in the gym? What changes as we age, and why does strength matter more than most people realize? One practical session, all of these questions answered — no jargon, no shame.

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Saturday, September 2612:00 – 1:30 pm PDT
Online or in-studioJoin from anywhere, or come in person
$45Secure checkout with Square
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Become a personal trainer

canfitpro Personal Training Specialist.

If you’ve ever thought about turning your love of training into a career, this is the way in — nationally recognized certification, taught in person and online.

canfitpro ProTrainer

Personal Training Specialist (PTS)

Study for your canfitpro Personal Training Specialist certification with a ProTrainer who still coaches every week. You’ll get the theory, yes — but also the practical instruction, the exam preparation, and the honest reality of what the job actually looks like.

  • Theory and practical exam preparation
  • Taught in person in Gibsons, or online
  • Small numbers, real coaching, real feedback
  • Guidance on what comes after the certificate
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Your instructor
Colleen PrestonOwner, Oasis Training & Education
canfitpro ProTrainerCertified PTS + FIS since 2009 · teaches PTS
Sports Science diplomaDouglas College — Physiology of Aging
Rehabilitative CoachPlus neuroscience coaching studies
Creator of The Preston Method™Built over two decades of practice

Healthy Eating & Weight Loss Coach In development

A second canfitpro certification is in the works — coaching people through nutrition and weight loss with the same practical, no-shame approach. Want to know when it opens?

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Workshops

Understand your own body.

Short, practical workshops for people who want to know the why — not just be handed a workout. No jargon, no shame, no nonsense.

Four-week workshop

Strength Training for Fat Loss

Train the brain. Build the muscle. Fat loss follows. Four weeks of learning how strength training actually changes your body — with a workbook to take home and a plan you can keep using long after the workshop ends.

In person · Four weeks · Includes workbook
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Workshop

Strength Training Over 40

Why does strength training matter more as we age, what are the real benefits, and how do you start without hurting yourself? A practical look at what your body needs in its second half — and how to give it that.

In person · Practical and hands-on
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Who comes to learn

You don’t need a fitness background.

Our courses and workshops draw a wide mix of people — and that mix is part of what makes them good.

Future trainersPeople ready to make a career out of what they love.
Career changersStarting something new, at any age.
Curious clientsPeople who want to understand their own training.
Working trainersCoaches sharpening their practical skills.
Health professionalsProviders who want a deeper movement lens.
Anyone over 40Wanting to train smart for the years ahead.

For coaches and practitioners.

Beyond certification, The Preston Method™ is a full assessment-led methodology — with practitioner training currently in development for coaches who want to work this way with their own clients.

The Preston Method™

See the methodology, the Elements, and what’s coming for practitioners.

Explore the method

Ready to learn?

Tell us what you’re after — certification, a workshop, or just a conversation about whether this is your next step.