Deanne began her fitness career in Saskatoon in 1993, when she worked at fitness clubs and took aerobics classes. These activities led Deanne to develop a passion for fitness and inspiring people to live healthy, positive lives. She completed her personal training fitness diploma and therapist assistant diploma in physical therapy at Medicine Hat College. She has also attained fitness and lifestyle certification in strength training. Deanne's fitness passions are running, weight training and yoga. In 2007, Deanne competed in her first half marathon in Edmonton and her first full marathon in Athens as a member of the Arthritis Society Joints in Motion training team.

When she's not training, Deanne enjoys dinner parties with friends and family, trying new sports, shopping, reading anything and everything to do with fitness and nutrition, and getting outside as much as possible in the river valley or the mountains to enjoy nature.

"Universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. Awareness is power: you can start right here, right now. Choose to live the life you want!"