Reviews of Core-Ten Private Personal Training Gym - North Vancouver (Gym)

Catherine Siegler

I have attended at Chris and Mark’s CoreTen gym for 10 years. I’m “a lifer!” I rarely miss a workout. I see my sessions as essential to my well-being as much as good nutrition and other healthful life habits. What I particularly love, besides their positive outlook, is that I don’t have to think about how to lift weights and what muscles to work. And if my form is not quite right, Chris make sure it’s corrected. I love the gym privacy, the orderliness and cleanliness. Chris even makes sure my favorite music is playing. Pre-COVID, my workouts always ended with a thorough after-training stretch. I loved it as much as my workout. I’m so looking forward to getting back to normal!

Lynne Bjarnason

Ryder continues to train with Mark, but I’ve jumped into the sessions to give myself a re-boot and regain my confidence to use our home gym. I don’t want to leave, but will soon give up my space so Ryder can continue with Mark on his own. As parents, we are amazed at Ryders progress, he deals with extreme anxiety and depression. His time working out with Mark at Core 10 has been the greatest “therapy” ever. Along with Chris, Marks partner, who is also a trainer (she’s awesome too!) but she runs the Healthy Habits program which I’ve taken and loved, AND she is a certified life coach and worked with Ryder most of last year. Another hugely positive experience for Ryder. We so appreciate Mark and Chris and Core 10 and all they have done for our family. To have a safe gym to come to - they are clean freaks and always wear masks. They are an owner operated private gym and only take 2 clients at a time (I’m an anomaly because I work out with my son, so we are a maxed out family group). And the gym is set up perfectly to have 2 trainers work independently from each other, keeping us more than safe and feeling extremely confident in coming to work out. Clean, Safe, Great location, Parking, Professional, Knowledgeable, Excellent equipment, We only have positive things to say about this gym and the owners. Thank you Chris and Mark - you are life savers!

Katrina Jenkins

Chris and Mark each have an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience. I trained with Chris for many years. She knows how to push you without pushing you past your limits and how to get you fired up. She knows so many exercises that she can always keep it interesting. More importantly she is an expert on form, as is Mark. After working with them I now know how to train properly without hurting myself. I highly recommend Core Ten if you’re looking for top notch personal training!!!

Alison Scholefield

Training at Core-Ten is an awesome experience! The location is great and Chris created workouts for me that helped me gain strength and get rid of a lot of aches and pains. I highly recommend training at Core Ten!

Katrina Kwan

Great, knowledgeable trainers and a challenging bootcamp class!

Leonie

The Core-Ten team are absolutely excellent. The facility is very well equipped. Both Chris and Mark are proficient and masters of their trade. I highly recommend Core-Ten.

Cynthia Fazio

Mark and Chris are both great trainers. I look so forward to my training days with them. They are both professional and fun. I have also done Chris's Healthy Habits Coaching, and it is amazing. I highly recommend them.

kim vickers

I've trained with Chris Kwan for many years. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and fun. I always look forward to training with Chris and appreciate the atmosphere.

Colette Loslier

I have been strength training with Chris and sometimes with Mark for over 15 years. They are excellent personal trainers, they are professional, knowledgeable, and very reliable. They have a fabulous gym, perfectly equipped and very clean. I highly recommend Core-ten, a 5 stars private gym.

Erin Ellis

When Covid-19 reared its effects throughout the fitness industry it not only affected me professionally but also individually. You always have to have a plan B which Core 10 definitely filled every need that I was looking for. Their facility has an amazing set up, very clean and equipped with everything I needed but most of all the one-on-one sessions are incredible and I am extremely blessed to have the opportunity to also train there for my up-and-coming competition. I hold the upmost regard towards Chris & Mark's professionalism, kindness, knowledge and dedication towards the fitness industry and their clients..... it shows in every aspect of their training and personalities. Mark and Chris tenfold hats off to you ~ thank you for everything you do. ????????????

Farshid Shahbazi

I am a dentist in North Vancouver and have now been training wth Mark for the past 2 months. I really enjoy Mark's attention to my personal fitness goals and also his emphasis on using the right techniques.You can tell he knows his stuff???? Therefore, I have recommended core-Ten to many family and friends

Kevin Hughes

Great gym with fantastic trainers. Have been training on my own for many years, but have already learned so many new things since I started training with Mark.

Rob Blaksic

Joined after a 12 hiatus from training. Mark and Chris are super knowledgeable and professional. Have been going for the last 2 1/2 years, coming up to my 55th birthday and am now in better shape than most 40 year olds. Nothing but praise for both of them.

Robert Kellogg

Core-Ten is a great place to workout. Chris is so skilled at matching your level of fitness to the workout routine and then gently pushing you to the next level. At eighty nine the level of fitness I enjoy is all due to Chris and the Core-Ten personal training program.

dave vickers

My wife and I have been training at Core Ten since they open their doors and we love it. Chris and Mark are very professional and experienced and the workouts are custom tailored for each individual. Always a great workout and very enjoyable.

Julie Paulson

Enjoyable gym to train in!

Sadru Mawji

I have trained with Chris for the last couple of years and for about ten years prior to relocating away from the north shore. Chris is a very caring person and a top notch physical trainer. She has had a significant impact on my well being. Her sessions are impactful both physically and intellectually. That review was prior to COVID-19 when everything seemed to stop. I couldn't make my twice a week trip to her gym because I am considered to be vulnerable because of age. Well, she found a way of training me via zoom. I wish I could add a star to the five above.

Paul Taylor

Mark has developed a personal training plan in a very friendly environment, and the improvement in my physical strength is remarkable. Highly recommended.

Jacqueline Allison

I have been a client for over a year and have never been so strong, fit, and cut! Core-Ten (Mark and Chris) are the best. Before I started at Core-Ten, I worked out regularly (running, boxing, HIIT workouts) and adding strength training and plyometrics to my routine changed the game not just the aesthetics of my body but my overall power for all other activities. It was also really great to be told what to do and how rather than try and teach myself weight training at the gym. The difference between Core-Ten and other trainers (I have tried others), is KNOWLEDGE AND CLIENT CARE. They also keep the gym COVID clean so if you are looking to improve your health, loose weight, gain weight, shred vanity pounds, get stronger, learn about PROPER nutrition, train on an athletic level- feel safe to try now- they have you covered.