About us
Built on community.
Run on coaching.
Nation Performance is a Mississauga group training facility helping people get stronger, move better, and improve their fitness for life.
Philosophy
Performance is for everyday life
Performance isn’t just for elite athletes. It’s about performing better in the life you live: carrying groceries, keeping up with kids, staying strong and mobile through every decade. That’s why everything we program fits within three pillars. Lift builds strength and resilience. Hybrid builds athleticism and confidence. Condition builds endurance, energy and longevity.
We believe that success comes from community, culture, and coaching standards. A great brand and facility with great members. A professional place to train, recover, improve your health and perform at your best.
First session to season after season
For every stage of life
Our members range from their 20s to their 70s. Programs scale to where you are today, and coaches meet you there. Whether the goal is strength, mobility, energy or simply making yourself a priority, the room shows up for you as long as you show up.
Team
Coaches who care
Caring, energetic and experienced. Led by co-owners Donovan Prendergast, Roger Makhlouf and Nelson Bolarinho, our coaching team runs every session and knows every member by name.
Donovan Prendergast
Co-Owner
25+ years of elite coaching, transforming movement and elevating human capacity. Co-founder of Nation Performance, with experience delivering innovative health and wellness solutions in the corporate sector, and passionate about bringing those same high-quality strategies to the Nation community. Donovan’s expertise spans corporate wellness, leadership, member experience and sustainable health and fitness programs.
Roger Makhlouf
Co-Owner
20+ years of coaching specializing in general fitness, fitness boxing, biomechanics and corrective exercise training. Roger’s mission is building durable, injury-free youth athletes through elite strength and conditioning, and he brings that same high-performance energy to our adult personal training clients and group fitness classes. A former collegiate football player and current youth baseball coach, he is passionate about helping young athletes build confidence while inspiring adults to rediscover their inner athlete.
Nelson Bolarinho
Co-Owner
20+ years of elite coaching. A certified personal trainer and fitness instructor since 2007, specializing in Spin, Bootcamp and Kickboxing, and later Obstacle Course Racing, Hybrid Fitness and Reformer Pilates. Nelson has worked with every type of client, including people with special health conditions, the general population, and life and sport athletes. Nelson specializes in Kickboxing, Reformer Pilates and Hybrid Fitness, engineered to build a durable, pain-free body ready to perform 10 years ahead.
Anna Zielinski
Coach
8+ years of personal and group fitness training. A lifelong athlete and former varsity soccer player who transitioned from the corporate world to follow her passion for health and fitness. For Anna, fitness is a mental and physical recharge, and daily movement is an absolute must, just like brushing your teeth. Anna is a Certified Personal Training Specialist eager to help people build a durable, pain-free body ready to perform 10 years ahead.
Sabrina Chan
Coach
25+ years of elite coaching and healthy weight loss support. A former competitive athlete who still plays recreational and competitive slo-pitch, a Personal Trainer since age 16 and a Registered Behaviour Analyst. Sabrina combines evidence-based behaviour strategies with a realistic, holistic approach to help others build healthy habits while discovering the Wonderfit within themselves. Sabrina empowers adults 30+, youth, and individuals with developmental disabilities to build strength, improve mobility and create healthier, more resilient lives. Founder of @wonderfit_you.
Toula Cioci
Coach
5+ years of elite personal coaching and group fitness. A former multi-sport athlete with a focus on Track and Field and 15 years of Rep level soccer, and a Clinical Research Scientist with an education in Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology. Toula specializes in helping postpartum, perimenopausal and menopausal women build strength, mobility and confidence, and her passion, expertise and positive energy make every class motivating and empowering. Founder of @RWYSFitness, Remember Why You Started.
Suzanne Lee
Coach
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