When Tonia is not in our Calgary classroom or clinics, she is often seeing athletes in her mobile massage practice. Tonia earned a degree in kinesiology from UBC before becoming an RMT, so it is a familiar world to her. Unlike some of her colleagues in sports massage, she is most interested in working with “everyday” athletes, not professionals—clients who need to stay fit and mobile to do triathlons or play hockey. 

In her mobile practice, Tonia often treats the whole family. She likes working with children, educating them about massage and movement. For these young clients, she says a massage therapist’s job includes teaching them how their bodies move and how to prevent injuries.