MEET KAREN KOEHLER
Feel Better, Move More,
Live Fully in Your Next Chapter
You can feel better in the coming season than you ever have!
ABOUT KAREN
Fitter in her 50s than in her 20s! She's proof it's possible
Karen is loving being super fit in her 50s. She is fitter now than she was in her 20s and 30s. She credits her good condition to her own experience being coached by personal trainers and health and life coaches — and now loves to share those skills with women who desire more strength and mobility for longevity in their favourite outdoor activities.
She has spent years developing teaching skills at a large variety of sports, outdoor centres, and camps since 1997, and from a number of years teaching in the Elementary School System.
She enjoys meeting clients where they are on their journey to a sustainable fit and fulfilled next chapter.
"It was her dogs Bundle, Oodle, Much, and Buncho that truly brought Karen to her next level of fitness and fulfillment. Buncho is a combination of all of those names and Buncho Momentum was truly born from her experience with these dogs."
-THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME
QUALIFICATIONS
Certified, experienced, and still competing
✓ Life and Health Coach — Health Coach Institute, Spark the Change) since 2020
✓ Nutritious Life Coach — Keri Glassman, since 2020
✓ Personal Training Specialist — CanFitPro, since 2023
✓ Standard First Aid and AED/ CPR — Level C, 2026.
✓ Teaching skills to people in the great outdoors since 1997 at various outdoor centres
✓ Taught elementary school for 12 years
✓ Self-trained since 1996 - cross country skiing, triathlons, running, marathons, dog sports
🏆 Athletic Achievements
🏅 World Gold Medallist — Canicross, Women's Masters
🏅 World Gold Medallist — Bikejor, Women's Masters
🏅 2x Canadian Champion — 1 Dog Bikejor & 1 Dog Scooter
🏅 Canadian Silver Medallist — 1 Dog Skijoring
🏅 Top 3 finishes in Triathlons, Adventure Races, Duathlons, Marathons, & Trail Runs — in her 40s and 50s
Photo Credit Eleanor Dobbins
HOW KAREN COACHES
The Beautiful Blend - Training + Mindset
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Personal Training
Personalized strength, mobility, endurance and injury resistance programs built around your body and your real life — using basic equipment that is affordable and easy to move around. Karen had been training herself since 1996 and became a certified Personal Training Specialist through CanFitPro in 2023.
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Health & Mindset Coaching
In 2020 Karen became a Health and Life Coach. Just like the body can hold tension that causes pain, old habits can hold tension too. Once we become aware of what is keeping us stuck, we can shift and release it — and get more of what we actually want.
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Personal Training
Our bodies are designed to heal. The things we think "of that's just the way it is" have so much potential to change when we open to possibility, get to the root cause, and take small steps towards natural solutions. Karen helps clients discover and unlock that potential.
KAREN'S PERSONAL JOURNEY
She ran into all the obstacles and solved every one
Before her 40s, Karen dealt with plantar fasciitis, painful forearms and wrists from skiing, bad tendons in her elbow, knee and lower back issues, easily sprained ankles, digestive issues — and was carrying 20–30 extra pounds.
She fixed all of these things naturally, with the help of physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, naturopaths, and a personal trainer. Now in her early 50s she is feeling better than she did in her 20s and 30s.
In February 2023 she decided to get help from a certified trainer before a Canadian Skijoring Championship — and immediately felt the difference resistance training made. She loved it so much she became a trainer herself, certified by June 2023.
She is passionate about tailoring programs with basic equipment, and loves seeing clients leave sessions energized and with a big smile.
MEET THE REAL BOSS
Bunch0 — World Gold Medal Teammate
Buncho helped Karen earn her World Gold Medal and first two Canadian Championship titles. He keeps Karen's fitness and fulfillment support team in order — and is getting more cuddly with age!
Buncho is the brown dog. The name "Buncho" combines the names of all Karen's belowed dogs: Bundle, Oodle, Much, and Buncho. Together they are the heart of Buncho Momentum.
