Andre Talbot
Director, Trainer, Teacher, MA, RP
Andre offers a creative, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary approach to movement training and physical practice that recognizes each clients potential for positive change, resilience, and growth.
Andre is the Co-Founder and Director of movement and mindfulness programming at the Spirit Loft Movement Centre, Toronto’s east-end studio and community, established in 2011.
As a personal trainer and movement teacher for over 25 years, Andre has studied with a diverse set of strength coaches and movement teachers and a variety of embodied disciplines, including Matt Nichol of Paragenix Systems, The Prague School of Rehabilitation, Agatsu and Fighting Monkey. He uses his rich athletic and training experiences as foundational tools to skillfully assess, guide, support and coach human beings in the fields of strength & conditioning, movement rehabilitation, group and individual training.
Andre enjoyed-endured a 10-year career as a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) achieving numerous accolades including Grey Cup Champion and Team Captain. He graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University after a 4-year career as a student-athlete where he garnered 2-time All-Canadian and team MVP honours.
As an athlete care and mindfulness coach, Andre has worked hand-in-hand with elite athletes and sports organizations to develop unique mind-body training programs to assist in the development and well-being of athletes in the high-stakes and high-pressure arenas of sports performance. His list of clients includes CFL, NHL, AHL and Olympic athletes.
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Testimonial
“I have known Andre Talbot for more than two decades. We competed against each other on the grid-iron, he trained under me as a professional athlete and now I turn to him for coaching in traditional mindfulness and meditation work. As a former professional athlete himself and a former client, Andre has a keen understanding of my training methods and of the physical/mental/emotional demands upon an elite level athlete. With this knowledge he has been able to tailor very specific workouts to enhance the health and recovery of my athletes. Andre is truly passionate about his work. He lives his message and I recommend him highly to anyone who is serious about committing to working IN, not just working OUT”
~ Matt Nichol, founder of Paragenix Systems Inc.