A converted barn, a family farm, and a room built for adults.
Between The Bumpers started in a garage with a few friends and some rusty weights. It is now a coaching-led training centre with physiotherapy and athletic therapy under the same roof, on land Sam's grandfather bought sixty years ago.
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It started because something was missing.
Sam Sabourin, a strength coach and athlete, spent nearly a decade away from Stittsville and felt something was missing from his career. His wife Arden encouraged him to move back, and that conversation became Between The Bumpers.
The first members trained in Sam's parents' garage: family, a few friends, outdated weights on a concrete floor. It grew faster than the garage could hold. In April 2018 the Sabourin family converted the historic barn on their farm into the space you train in today, on the same land Sam's grandfather, Dave Morley, bought nearly sixty years earlier.
What has not changed is the reason it exists. Most gyms sell access, a key card and good luck. We sell a plan and a person. Every session here is written before you arrive and coached while you are in it, in a calm room built for adults who would rather stay capable than start over.
In 2017 that was a garage. Today it is Stittsville's first Health & Performance Center, with a physiotherapist and an athletic therapist working alongside the coaches, so nobody gets discharged into thin air.
Calm room. Planned hour. Long game.
- The room is calmAdults, capped sessions, nothing to line up for, nobody performing.
- The hour is plannedA coach wrote it before you walked in. You never have to invent it.
- The plan is for the long gameStrength you still have at 60 and 70, with physio and athletic therapy in the same building.
Five-star Google reviews from your neighbours.
For community involvement in Stittsville and area.
Physio, athletic therapy and coaching credentials on staff.
The people who will know your name.
Coaches, therapists and the person who keeps your schedule straight. Every one of them works on the same floor.
Strength coach and athlete. Started BTB in his parents' garage in 2017 and built the barn on the family farm a year later.
Our string-puller. Keeps the back end running so the front end runs smoothly. Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Director of Operations at Girls Gone Strong.
MSc Physiotherapy, Brunel University London. Runs her practice out of BTB, with a focus on adults returning to movement.
CAT(C). Heads the athletic therapy program and coaches strength, so rehab carries through to real training.
An extensive background in fitness and the martial arts. Competes in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and runs our boxing fitness sessions.
Comes to BTB from US collegiate and professional soccer. A keen eye and real attention to detail in every session he coaches.
With BTB since day one at the old gym. Joined the 500-class club as a member, then joined the team. Brings energy and fun to every session, and runs a business on the side.
Joined after her college placement here and now heads programming. We were too impressed not to offer her the job.
Several years in the industry, and completing his Registered Massage Therapy degree at Algonquin College.
University of Ottawa Human Kinetics student with a love of soccer. On the gym floor, and helping with our social media.
Joined with an extensive resume in wellness and marketing. Also the lead singer in a band, so consider her for your next gig.
One of our first members from BTB 1.0, back on the team after completing her advanced diploma in X-ray technology.
Heads the postpartum program, helping new mothers rebuild after pregnancy. Also owner of Oaktree Health.
This could be you.
Half of this team started as members or students here. If you are a hard worker who genuinely likes people, and you think BTB could be a fit, we would like to hear from you.
Coaching internship
A university or college student looking to get into health and fitness as a career? Coaching, athletic therapy, physiotherapy, or the business side. We are always looking to mentor ambitious students, and more than one intern has ended up on this page.
Open positions
Coaches, registered massage therapists, and the occasional role we did not know we needed until the right person walked in. Every posting lists the schedule, the pay and what a week actually looks like. Staff train here free.
Come see the barn for yourself.
The No-Sweat Consult is a free, friendly sit-down. We show you the space, listen to where you are at, and tell you honestly what would fit.