Roderick Macdonald

Has adversity beaten you down, time after time? Do you wish you could find your way through all the challenges to finally be the best version of yourself? This book will introduce you to 15 authors who share proven processes you can use to claim your best life. A combination of their strategies and stories, you will learn about how life's greatest challenges were overcome and how you can achieve the life you want.

Some of the adversities shared within include kidnapping, murder… Show more

Has adversity beaten you down, time after time? Do you wish you could find your way through all the challenges to finally be the best version of yourself? This book will introduce you to 15 authors who share proven processes you can use to claim your best life. A combination of their strategies and stories, you will learn about how life's greatest challenges were overcome and how you can achieve the life you want.

Some of the adversities shared within include kidnapping, murder, relationship breakdown, abandonment, abuse, limiting beliefs, anxiety, and depression. This sometimes raw, always inspirational book will show you that you are not alone in your challenges and that there is a path beyond any adversity you may face.

Written by 15 successful life and business coaches, you will learn about how their biggest challenges became their greatest gifts. You can experience the transformations shared by these authors and understand how adversity can lead to adaptability through the power of coaching, empowering beliefs, and a positive mindset. Show less

I deeply renovated CCF's Life Coach and Business Coach Certification Training Program which provided new and seasoned coaches alike with leading-edge coaching and business development skills to naturally ensure your long-term success as a coach.

I substantially renovated The Business of Coaching Certification (formerly the Certified Master Coach Practitioner Course). It was an advanced Business Development Training Course offering a comprehensive platform designed to provide coaches with the systems, strategies and revenue-generators to build a thriving and lucrative coaching business.

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create the Active Aging Certification Certificate covers a wide variety of topics related to aging and the very broad spectrum of clients/class participants that a fitness professional will work with.

Topics Include:
Definition and Physiology of Aging
Eating Essentials for Vibrant, Active Aging
Managing Age related Changes/Conditions with Exercise
Is Low Back Pain Inevitable?
Active Aging Tips & Tricks – Rapport & Coaching… Show more

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create the Active Aging Certification Certificate covers a wide variety of topics related to aging and the very broad spectrum of clients/class participants that a fitness professional will work with.

Topics Include:
Definition and Physiology of Aging
Eating Essentials for Vibrant, Active Aging
Managing Age related Changes/Conditions with Exercise
Is Low Back Pain Inevitable?
Active Aging Tips & Tricks – Rapport & Coaching
Screening with the PARQ
Top Exercises for Older Adults
Understanding the Market Show less

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create the Foundations of Professional Personal Training, Second Edition (with web resource), serving as a road map toward becoming a successful certified personal trainer.

Developed and written by canfitpro, Canada’s foremost education and certification provider for fitness professionals, this full-color edition of Foundations of Professional Personal Training contains information for building skills, increasing confidence, and preparing for… Show more

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create the Foundations of Professional Personal Training, Second Edition (with web resource), serving as a road map toward becoming a successful certified personal trainer.

Developed and written by canfitpro, Canada’s foremost education and certification provider for fitness professionals, this full-color edition of Foundations of Professional Personal Training contains information for building skills, increasing confidence, and preparing for the Personal Training Specialist (PTS) certification with canfitpro.

Reorganized, redesigned, and extensively updated to match the canfitpro certification standards, this second edition includes colorful new artwork and all of the information needed for preparing for the PTS certification process. The second edition includes the following elements:
• A new web resource with online video to demonstrate exercise and assessment techniques
• New chapters on foundational movement sequences and dynamic assessments
• Color-coded “traffic light” elements that highlight key information for practical application by indicating when to exercise caution (red), think critically (yellow), or put a concept into practice (green)
• Three client case studies that are developed throughout the book for practice and application of concepts
• Details about canfitpro’s recommendations for optimal health, which integrates physical activity, nutrition, and mental well-being
• Strategies for cultivating the personal trainer–client relationship
• New information regarding exercise and back pain, myofascial slings and their relationship to flexibility, functional movement patterns, and postural assessment Show less

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create The Fundamentals of Nutrition webinar series. We invite you to share this educational resource with your clients, friends, or family to help them better understand nutrition and make sense of the information they hear in the media.
During this webinar series you will learn:
Anatomy of the digestive system
Nutrients, including:
Water
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Everyday nutrition
Nutritional… Show more

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create The Fundamentals of Nutrition webinar series. We invite you to share this educational resource with your clients, friends, or family to help them better understand nutrition and make sense of the information they hear in the media.
During this webinar series you will learn:
Anatomy of the digestive system
Nutrients, including:
Water
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Everyday nutrition
Nutritional strategies
Supplements Show less

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create The Healthy Eating & Weight Loss Coach program delivers information in a straightforward manner so you can confidently help clients make better choices; more often, lose weight, and lead healthier lives.

Nutrition information is constantly evolving and being able to decipher this information and apply it to fat loss strategies is essential for success. This program will allow you to understand healthy eating, the value of regular… Show more

As one of the contributing authors, I helped create The Healthy Eating & Weight Loss Coach program delivers information in a straightforward manner so you can confidently help clients make better choices; more often, lose weight, and lead healthier lives.

Nutrition information is constantly evolving and being able to decipher this information and apply it to fat loss strategies is essential for success. This program will allow you to understand healthy eating, the value of regular activity and ways to reduce body fat. This course will provide excellent strategies and tools for fitness professionals to help them educate others about how to build a healthier body.

Topics include:
The current epidemic of obesity
The science of nutrition (physiology, metabolism & digestion)
Macro and Micronutrients
Food intake practices to optimize fat loss
Psychology of fat loss and behavior modification
How to start the fat loss journey Show less

I have been a contributing author with Tonic Magazine since 2009, contributing over 100 articles on topics related to health and wellness.

From the tonic website:
Tonic is the best health, wellness, nutrition and green lifestyle magazine in the city. We’re all concerned about living longer, living better and a livable future. Published eleven times a year, Tonic covers wellness, food, fitness, natural health care and the environment with timely and informative articles that will… Show more

I have been a contributing author with Tonic Magazine since 2009, contributing over 100 articles on topics related to health and wellness.

From the tonic website:
Tonic is the best health, wellness, nutrition and green lifestyle magazine in the city. We’re all concerned about living longer, living better and a livable future. Published eleven times a year, Tonic covers wellness, food, fitness, natural health care and the environment with timely and informative articles that will surely quench your thirst for knowledge. Find us in your home-delivered Globe and Mail or free for pick-up in over 160 locations throughout the GTA. Show less

Between 2002 and 2017, I was the Editor-in-Chief and one of the contributing authors to canfitpro magazine, the largest fitness trade publication in Canada. I have written over 90 editorials and articles and overseen the publication of this important publication.

This is the ongoing blog I have created and continue to contribute to for the International Academy of Values Inspired Coaching. Topics are varied, but all connect with the topic of Values and their importance.