Fitness Solutions: The Systems, Strategies and Tools of Top Personal Trainers and Coaches for a Lifetime of Peak Physical and Mental Health

by Ernie Schramayr

Mar 7, 2025 | Books, Health, Sports

This book is a collection of articles that have come from years of writing a weekly newspaper column called “Fitness Solutions.”

While I began writing about medical exercise and how to best manage medical conditions with exercise, I quickly expanded the weekly subject matter to include articles about general health and fitness, mindset and mindfulness, healthy eating, active aging, athletic training, fat loss, muscle building and lifestyle. The information in the articles comes from my 35+ years of experience as a professional athlete, certified personal trainer, boot camp coach, life coach and medical exercise specialist. It also comes from interviews and work with colleagues who are experts in areas that are outside of my professional scope of practice and from interviews with real-life people whose stories are inspiring and enlightening.

This compilation of articles doesn’t not read like a story. The reader can think of it as a smorgasbord of ideas that can be sampled in any order that they prefer. They should feel comfortable jumping around, sampling… and applying information as they go. Or read it in chronological order like any other book. The beauty is that there is no right or wrong way to consume this information. There will be times when one lesson is more relevant to you than at others. Use it in the way that works best for you.

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Ernie Schramayr

Ernie Schramayr

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Ernie was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec before attending Purdue University on a football scholarship, leading to a BA in Community Health Promotion and a career in the Canadian Football League. Following his time in the CFL, Ernie founded All Canadian Fitness in Hamilton, Ontario in 1993; a personal training and medical exercise service and studio. Since 2005 he has written the “Ask A Trainer” and “Fitness Solutions” columns for The Hamilton Spectator, publishing over 500 articles while doing regular media work in radio, television and on podcasts.

In March of 2024, Ernie graduated from the Todd Durkin IMPACT Life Coaching Program in San Diego, California and began work as an IMPACT Life Coach. This represents a culmination of 30+ years of helping people manage their fitness, their medical conditions and their life goals.

Ernie has been married to Liesa Schramayr since 1994 and is the proud dad of two kids; Lyric and Justus.