Farah Merchant

Farah Merchant is a fitness professional working in Toronto. She has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto with a double major in Biology and Neuroscience. She is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor who enjoys opportunities to enhance her understanding of innovations in fitness and exercise techniques.

Since completing her group fitness certification in 2003, Farah has taught classes at several prestigious downtown Toronto fitness clubs, including Metro Central YMCA, The Training Room, The Yorkville Club, Verity, and System Fitness. Since 2004, Farah has been working as a certified personal trainer.

Since the beginning of her employment years, Farah has focused on becoming the most conscientious and informed person she can be, with a strong focus on health promotion. She has applied her creativity and passion for healthy lifestyles, as much as possible, in as many mediums as possible, to constantly reinvent herself, while motivating herself and others.

Inspired by her variety of professional experiences and influential mentors in the field, Farah has specialized her work into the areas of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion, Post-Injury/Rehab. Program Development, and Weight Management. The Sweet Smell of Success to her is not in the value of the dollar bill, but in the value of changing people’s lives by changing their bodies to work in their favor.