Positions:
- Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Live Well Exercise Clinic
- Chronic Disease Management, Fraser Health
Tasha McCrae is currently employed both as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist with Live Well Exercise Clinic and with Fraser Health in Chronic Disease Management. She holds certification as a Clinical Exercise Specialist through ACSM and a Certified Cancer Trainer through ACSM. Focused on chronic disease prevention and management through exercise, Tasha has worked in clinical settings her entire career. This has included work in hospital based Cardiac rehabilitation and the private sector. As a student of UBC’s School of Kinesiology, Tasha took part in a semester-long work placement program. After graduation, she went on to complete 600 clinical hours with Peace Arch Hospital as part of her ACSM Exercise Specialist Certification. Her class project was a proposed multi-disciplinary weight loss education class that was adopted by the health authority and allowed her to teach that class. She went on to maintain a permanent position with Fraser Health until 2010. While maintaining a casual position with Fraser Health, Tasha is currently employed part-time with Live Well Exercise Clinic working with chronic disease populations.