Energia Academy was founded by Alicia Fennell in 2009 here in the Comox Valley. Inspired by an athletic lifestyle driven by Capoeira she introduced her unique concept of fitness to the local community through her innovative body-weight based class ENERGIA fitness. Her classes included a variety of different training concepts like H.I.I.T (high intensity interval training), plyo-metrics, isometrics, animalistic movement, partner training, core and acrobatic concepts of building functional total body strength. Now, 7 years later she is taking on some new trainers who have benefited from her training and classes! Lets get to the Introductions!
Alicia Fennell Is the founder and operator of Energia Athletics. She grew up in Whistler BC on the mountains year round. Competitive ski-racing, snowboarding and Mountain biking were her childhood passions. Alicia discovered Capoeira through her interest in dance, arts, and social action in the year 2001 in Vancouver BC. She tried a class at the Axé Capoeira academy led by Mestre Barrao. After getting a taste for the martial art and enjoying the endless physical, mental and spiritual challenges, capoeira became her focus. After several years of studying under Mestre Barrao, Alicia found herself travelling and performing with Axe Capoeira, playing in rodas around the world and participating in workshops. In 2006 she was asked to teach in Vancouver and since then she has travelled and taught in Mexico and BC. In 2008 she took this passion further to become a Personal Trainer. Working out of Studio 4 Athletics in Victoria BC she began her career in fitness. In 2009 Alicia moved, with her family, to Comox BC where she dedicated her life to fitness, personal training and teaching Capoeira to children and adults. When she is not teaching she continues to train herself and enjoys spending time with her family on the mountain the beach and trails. Alicia is a certified BCRPA Personal Trainer and Certified Instrutor of Capoeira.