Our Story: Providing Health Care in Burnaby
What Makes Lifemoves Different
Why Neuroinclusion in Burnaby is Important to Lifemoves
Where Are We?
Late Diagnosis As Neurodivergent
Alfred's career focus started in 1999 when he worked with his first client, who had a significant disability and used a wheelchair.
Then, in 2024, when he was diagnosed with ADHD it became clear why specific work and health environments did not feel safe. Alfred's mission is to change this.
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Note: July 12, 2026. This page is undergoing an update. Photos to follow
March 2025 - Present
Rebrand to Lifemoves Human Performance. Our facilities and the way we operate continue to evolve.
In March 2025, Alfred leased the current space in Burnaby Heights. It had been unoccupied for 6-8 years and needed a lot of work.
Alfred saw the potential to establish a sensory-friendly gym, wellness, and rehabilitation studio. Renovations and additions continue to happen as Alfred has capacity.
September 2024 - March 2025
Alfred was medically diagnosed with ADHD and self-diagnosed with autism.
After his diagnosis, he began to understand why specific clinics and independent personal training studios did not feel safe for his nervous system, as well as for other neurodivergent clients.
Lifemoves moved from Capitol Hill Athletics to another spot down the road. In December 2024, he was told that the new location was closing.
September 2021 to October 2025
Alfred worked to rebuild his client load at an allied health clinic and independently under Lifemoves in Burnaby.
Alfred saw as many clients as he was functionally able to see at a multidisciplinary clinic and an independent personal training studio. Both locations were loud, busy and overwhelming.
In 2024, he joined a team of OTs, PTs, and a counsellor to assist injured workers in returning to work after concussions. At the end of October 2025, he focused fully on growing the Burnaby Hastings location.
Moving Across the Water Closer to Home
September 2019 - April 2021
Alfred starts working for a multidisciplinary clinic in Burnaby.
Alfred found work in an allied health care clinic close to home at the time, in Burnaby. He moved some of his large equipment there.
The pandemic started just as his client load was what he wanted. He parted ways with the business in April 2021 due to personal conflicts with the owners.
December 2017 - August 2019
Alfred moved Lifemoves from the North Shore.
Alfred bought an established kinesiology business near VGH. He thought this would be a good way to drastically reduce his commute and spend more time with his child.
Due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, Alfred was forced to close the physical space for Lifemoves. He maintained the business online.
December 2011 to November 2017
Alfred had to move Lifemoves to several independent training studios on the North Shore.
Fitness World was sold, and he was unable to renew the strategic partnership with the new ownership.
Lifemoves had to shift to several nearby locations during this time. In 2015, he was able to establish Lifemoves first independent kinesiology studio.
July 2007 to December 2011
Alfred negotiates a strategic partnership with Fitness World.
In 1999, when Alfred graduated from university, there were very few kinesiology positions available in health clinics.
So he started working as a personal trainer at Fitness World. He quickly established himself as the go-to person for people with injuries, chronic illnesses, and/or disabilities.
He was one of the Top 10 Personal Trainers in the company out of 300. After spotting an open space in one of their locations, he negotiated an agreement to provide rehabilitation services to members and new members. The original goal was to beta-test the concept and then branch it to other locations.
Why Choose Lifemoves for Kinesiolgy Treatment?
We offer clients an inclusive and accepting environment so they can focus on:
Why Alfred Became a Kinesiologist
Clients often ask me why I became a Kinesiologist. Firstly, because of curiosity about exercise physiology and injury management piqued by an active childhood, including cross-country skiing, soccer, hiking, and fooling around outside. The way I practice and my choice to specialize in chronic disease and disability management date back to 1988.
That year, with great protest from myself, my family moved from Regina, Saskatchewan to Vancouver, British Columbia. I was twelve years old and moving to a new city and having to make new friends was overwhelming.
Like many kids in this situation, it was a challenge to figure out where I fit in and how to be part of my new community. Those years in elementary and high school taught me the importance of being inclusive and accepting people for what they can do rather than what they cannot do.
My enthusiasm and interest in exercise physiology and injury management led me to pursue a degree in kinesiology. The summer after graduating from the University of Guelph, I worked at a group home for people with mental disabilities
This opportunity really showed me how difficult it was for the public to accept the residents as people who are part of the community, just like you and me.
In January 2000, I had the opportunity to volunteer as a personal trainer for a client with a cervical spine injury.
During this time, I discovered that the opportunities and facilities for people with disabilities to fully participate in physical activity were seriously lacking. This is when I decided to specialize in helping people with chronic diseases, injuries and disabilities to regain and lead active lives.
