MEET OUR TEAM

Meet the dynamic team behind MOVEFIT LAB! Our dedicated professionals are passionate about helping you achieve your athlete goals.

SPORT SCIENCE TEAM

Shon Hsu

CSCS, MFPP, HBSc

Shon is a Strength and Conditioning Specialist and sports scientist that focuses on facilitating efficient movement strategies - specifically change of direction ability. He uses a data-driven and evidence-informed approach to understanding athletes' movement analysis, in doing so, help athletes develop and optimize performance.

Dan Villaluz

PTS, BASc.

Dan is a performance coach and sport scientist that aims to create a conducive training environment for growth and development. Dan believes this is a collaborative process, where his role entails helping athletes manage pain and perform better. He has experience working with athletes from diverse sporting backgrounds and hopes to continue expanding his depth of knowledge. Dan has completed his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and believes that learning is a lifelong commitment believing each experience in life teaches you something. He is happy and excited to be part of the MoveFit Lab team!

COACHES TEAM

Ariel Zhu

HBSc, MSc, CSCS

Ariel is a Kinesiology and Health Promotion student at Sheridan College with a background in Nutritional Science and Human Biology from the University of Toronto and a Master’s in Analytics. She is a competitive amateur boxer and certified Boxing Ontario Level 1 Coach, with experience coaching both youth and adult athletes. At MoveFit Lab, Ariel combines her passion for performance training and data-driven coaching to support athlete development and contribute to the team.

David Zhao

CFSC, RK, MFPP

David graduated from University of Toronto with a kinesiology degree, acquiring good experience of personal training and working with athletes. He is experienced with training teenage athletes and succeeded in helping athletes achieve their performance goals. During the one-year internship as an athletic therapist with the Varsity Blue Football team, he encountered various injuries in sport settings and dealt with experience and knowledge. He also practiced taping skills that can help prevent injuries across different body parts and enhance athletes' performances. David also worked in the physiotherapy clinic for years and he is familiar with movement assessment and rehabilitation treatment.

Deanna Barrett

Deanna-Kaye Barrett is a University of Western Ontario graduate with a degree in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences. She is strongly interested in sports performance assessments and aims to help athletes achieve their physical and career goals through physical fitness. During her 4th year at university, Deanna-Kaye completed her practicum experience with the Western Mustangs Women’s Basketball and Rugby teams as one of their Strength and Conditioning coaches and is presently working with various high schools as a sports medic. Deanna-Kaye also has been teaching swimming for the past 7 years, helping individuals improve their skills for both recreational and competitive swimming. She is persuing of her Registered Kinesiologist license with the College of Kinesiology of Ontario and plans to take her Strength and Conditioning Coach certification in the future. She believes that having a good mentor can facilitate good performance and works hard to do her best for the clientele at Movefit Lab.

Hamza Saajidh

BA, CPT, ISSA-SCC

Hamza is a Sport Performance Coach at Movefit Lab and a Kinesiology student at York University. As a varsity baseball athlete with York University and Wilfrid Laurier University, and with over 15 years of elite play with the Scarborough Stingers, he has developed a deep understanding of rotational power, speed, and on-field movement efficiency.

His athletic background is complemented by hands-on coaching experience. Hamza has coached youth baseball in the Markham community and is a black belt in karate, where teaching athletes of all ages strengthened his ability to break down movement, build coordination, and teach discipline-driven training habits.

As an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), he applies sport science principles to strength and conditioning, performance testing, and individualized training design. At Movefit Lab, he supports combine assessments, data-driven performance evaluations, and athlete development strategies. Hamza’s goals are to take his CSCS certification upon graduation and then pursue a career in the chiropractic field.

Ian Warner Sr.

CPT, MFPP

As a former football, track, and bodybuilding athlete, Ian turned his love of sport into a successful coaching career. His early experience involved coaching football at the high school and club levels. Over 30 years in, Ian can apply coaching principles and his philosophy to guiding athletes from various backgrounds, focusing on speed and power sports, using what he has learned from mentors in the Track and field space.

Samantha Bjelis

BSc, ~MSc. CPT.

Samantha is a performance coach and sport scientist.

She has a Bachelor of Science in the Kinesiology honours co-op program from University of Waterloo, and is currently completing her Master of Science focused in neuroscience. She is educated in movement rehab and nutrition. She is currently preparing for the CSCS and CPSS certifications.

Aside from being an athlete and gen pop coach for the last 6 years, she has also worked extensively in collaborative research which helped her understand how to best use current evidence and data to inform training. She specializes in cognitive performance training using technology guided by sport specific KPIs. She also uses lifestyle factors along with collaborative feedback from practitioners to improve performance in sport, gym and life.

She has a diverse set of skills and experiences working with a variety of amateur, semi-pro and pro athletes, as well as gen pop. So, she is excited to work with the populations at Movefit Lab!

Shane Sheng

CSCS

Shane is a High-Performance Coach and former professional basketball player from China. As a National First-Class Basketball Athlete in China, she spent over a decade training and competing in elite sport environments, including the Shandong Provincial Sports Team and China’s highest-level university basketball competition. Throughout her athletic career, she earned multiple national and provincial championship titles while developing a deep understanding of high-performance training, athletic development, and competitive sport.

Currently pursuing a Specialized Honours degree in Kinesiology at York University, Shane combines her elite athletic background with evidence-based sports science principles. While studying in Canada, she was also a member of the York University Varsity Basketball Team, gaining valuable exposure to both Chinese and Canadian high-performance sport systems.

Having coached athletes across China and Canada, Shane specializes in athletic development, strength and conditioning, movement quality, injury prevention, and long-term performance enhancement. She is passionate about helping athletes build strong movement foundations, improve performance, and develop the confidence and resilience needed for long-term success in sport.

Victor Low

CPT, BRM, FST

Victor began his fitness career in the commercial gym setting, working with the general public. However, his passion for performance and sports science led him to pursue dedicated studies in these fields. Using his own body as a test subject, Victor explored and applied advanced training techniques, allowing him to gain a deeper and more in-depth understanding of performance optimization.

Through his personal experience, Victor unlocked his true calling in the performance and sports science realm. This realization motivated him to shift his focus from general fitness to a more data-driven, goal-oriented approach. His journey has led him to Movefit Lab, where he intends to leverage his past experience working with a broad clientele and focus on achieving measurable, high-performance results for athletes and goal-focused individuals.

Victor’s commitment to understanding human performance is backed by both hands-on experience and a passion for helping clients maximize their potential. Whether working with athletes or those pursuing specific fitness goals, he combines his knowledge with cutting-edge techniques to create personalized, results-driven programs.

REHABILITATION TEAM

Joey De Leon

RMT

Joey is a Registered Massage Therapist with over 9 years of experience in clinical and athletic settings, focused on enhancing wellness, recovery, and performance. He has worked closely with a range of healthcare and performance professionals.

Rooted in structural integration, Joey’s approach views posture and movement as interconnected systems. He uses fascial‑line based assessment, manual therapy, and trigger point techniques to rebalance the body, improve movement efficiency, and guide clients from recovery back to performance. Whether working with athletes or anyone looking to feel and move better, he tailors care to help clients perform at their best.

Shejza Mino

DC, C-PS, BKin

Dr. Shejza Mino is an evidence-based chiropractor, neurofunctional electro-acupuncture practitioner & a Champion Performance Specialist. Her clinical practice focuses on sport injury management, rehabilitation protocols for safe return-to-play, as well as performance therapy for athletic optimization.

MARKETING AND MEDIA TEAM

Esther Chen

MSOCSCI (COMMUNICATION)

Esther is a Marketing and Communications Specialist with international experience in health and wellness promotion. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Science (Communication) from the National University of Singapore, with dual specializations in Global Media Communication and Strategic Communication. Esther has led marketing and program development in both Hong Kong and Singapore, including the creation of a long-term wellness initiative that impacted over 1,000 participants.

With a strong interest in wellness education and brand storytelling, Esther brings a strategic and community-centered approach to her work at Movefit Lab. Her focus lies in connecting people to movement, performance, and well-being through thoughtful campaigns and content.

Meryl Yeung

Meryl is a Media Arts graduate specializing in cinema and visual storytelling. She completed her work placement at Movefit Lab, where she now works as part of the team. Her practice explores the intersection of film, digital media, and contemporary visual culture, focusing on creating visually compelling and emotionally engaging content.

With experience in video production, editing, and visual design, Meryl is developing a strong interest in narrative and aesthetic direction. Her work captures everyday moments and transforms them into meaningful visual stories. She is particularly drawn to short-form and experimental content, and continues to grow her creative voice through collaborative projects.