...you will never know what direction it will take unless you get out there and explore...

...a few years back, I received a phone call from a dancer at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, who needed some guidance to rehabilitate an ACL...

...a lanky, but suave fellow limped into ELITE and employed our services...that was nearly 4 years ago...he never left...

...since then, he has won the North Americans for FAME Male Fitness Model (masters) competed as a bodybuilder and most notibly has left an indeligible mark on ELITE NATION with his enthusiasm and to a lesser extent, his love of spandex...

Giuseppe de Ruggiero, limped in a stranger and is walking out of ELITE a true friend. Over the past few years he has created 5 best routine awards for Bodybuilders in Manitoba, captured one himself, and single handedly changed the bodybuilding routines in Manitoba...and now with his lovely ( in every sense of the word ) fiance, Miss Sandra are moving to Italy to continue their career in dance as instructors...

...it is funny where the journey can take you...two of the most talented people I have come across in my life, nestled into a life in Winnipeg...and through a love for what they do and a belief in themselves have created an adventure that took them all over the world...and we are very lucky to be able to call them our friends...thank you for "stopping in" on your journey, we are truly blessed for you being part of so many of our lives'...

...from all of us in ELITE Nation...

"in all of life's adventures, may the wind always be at your back, the sun on your cheek and the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance among the stars..."

We will truly miss the both of you...
Love from Melanie, fISH, Big Mo, Matt, Little Leigh, Erica, Kayla, Dane, Rachel, Stephanie and everyone else that you have touched along the way....