Petra Health helps Ottawa adults get stronger, perform better and eat well, through coached classes, personal training and nutrition coaching built around you.
Start from zero.
Coach-guided functional movement, scaled to you. We build technique and confidence in pain-free ranges before adding load or intensity. Book in the app →
Strong for life.
Strength and functional training for everyday independence: getting up, carrying, balancing and moving well for the long run. Book in the app →
Train to perform.
Sport-specific training for HYROX, CrossFit™, hockey, running and more. Strength, power and conditioning, programmed and coached for your sport and your goals. Book in the app →
Built to last.
Coach-led, low-carb nutrition paired with regular exercise, with regular check-ins to help you build habits that stick. Book in the app →
Clean fuel that works.
Whole-food, low-carb habits you can sustain, built around real meals you enjoy. Book in the app →
Petra Run by Petra Health.
Online · Ontario only. An individualized running and strength plan of high-intensity training (relative to you), updated by your coach. See Petra Run →
Everything lives in the Petra Health app: your consultation, session bookings, nutrition check-ins and progress with your coach. Your free 30-minute intro chat is with Pete.
Real strength training and practical nutrition, working together. No fads, just a system you can stick with.
Coached strength and conditioning, scaled to wherever you're starting.
Online coaching is available to clients located in Ontario.
Simple, sustainable nutrition habits that support training and long-term health.
Coach check-ins and the health markers you choose to share, such as results from your own doctor, so progress shows up beyond the scale.
Training, nutrition and metabolic health, written by Pete Shaw.
Pete has years on the training floor coaching strength and conditioning for everyone from first-timers and 55+ members to competitive athletes. He's all about good movement, steady progress and performance that lasts.
HoverTap for credentials →Dr. Jennifer Crichton, MD, CCFP, Family Medicine, practising in obesity medicine (ABOM)
Jen is a doctor and a co-founder of Petra Health.
She is passionate about optimizing function and quality of life across the lifespan. In her personal life, she loves using CrossFit™ in her training to support distance running.
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Cairn (noun): a human-made pile of stones stacked to mark a trail, a summit or a meaningful place. From the Scottish Gaelic càrn, "heap of stones".
Meaning: Petra is Greek for stone. The cairn is three balanced stones, read from the bottom up: Nutrition is the foundation, Movement builds on it, and Life sits on top. Cairns mark the trail, guiding people one step at a time.
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