Kristi Harrison is the co-owner of Highland Fitness and Wellness, a personal training studio gym and fitness community in Scarborough, Ontario. She and her business partner, Matthew McKeown, are committed to total fitness, which embraces work in the gym in conjunction with other forms of physical conditioning, mental wellness, and lifestyle factors such as sleep, nutrition, hydration, and much more.

At Highland Fitness and Wellness, we are evidence-based in our approach to exercise and health sciences. Kristi began her personal training and nutrition coaching practice in January 2019, following an extensive career in postsecondary education as an educator, mentor, and positions in senior-level administration. Kristi has trained with expert personal trainers, fitness and wellness coaches, and wellness associates across various disciplines in her fitness endeavours. She has worked with various female and male clients ranging from adolescents to senior citizens. Her work with clients has been in functional fitness, strength training, and improved body movement. Her clients have also included those with therapeutic rehabilitation needs (physical and mood-related), weight loss/eating habits, and elite amateur sports participation. She also has a strong interest in fitness for mature women.

Kristi enjoys regular walking/light hiking, swimming, paddle boarding, and yoga. She is a Level 1 instructor in Animal Flow, a quadrupedal movement training modality, and focuses her leisure time on family, reading, knitting, cooking, and travel. She holds a B.A. from York University, an M.Ed., and a doctorate, an Ed.D, from the University of Toronto/OISE.