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Jess Takimoto, Toronto, ON (2026)

05/05/2026

Looking for someone awesome to join Team SHINE in July! Full job description is linked in bio 😊

Applications due May 15, but they will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so the sooner the better.

If you know someone that could be a good fit, please share this video with them! I need an A+ player that is super organized, logistical and loves to get s**t done💥⚡️

02/09/2021

At this point, I feel like my job is a reality show and each class is a subsequent episode 🎥

From the boyfriend manifestation candle, to Julia fainting in shoppers/laying on my couch, to the 8am fire alarm/plumbing issue, to the Get The Guy book to this... somehow this tops it all.

As I said on the video, “I can’t plan this sh*t” LOL😂

If choreographed burpees and cheesy quotes aren’t motivating enough, tune in again tomorrow for what’s sure to be a plot extension on today😂🎉

02/02/2021

Only a week late to the game on this one...😅 THANK YOU so much to Solana from the HerCampus team for making the time to hear my story and sharing it with your community!

So little of why I do what I do is fun workouts. It’s the advocating for mental health, healthy eating habits, and positive body image. It’s connecting with other people. It’s helping you feel less alone and realizing that your story matters! It’s trying to make even a small dent in the confidence gap, for today and tomorrow. That’s the stuff that counts🙌🏽

To everyone that supports the SHINE mission, thank you for showing up. Thank you for caring and thank you for sharing. I genuinely have no words to express how grateful I am for you superstars🌟

PS. Full article is on the HerCampus website - link in the bio! Let me know if you read it 🥰 @ University District, Kingston

02/02/2021

I’m not the girl who has it all together. I’m not the girl that gets straight A’s. I’m not the girl who eats “super clean” at every meal. I’m not the girl with a “perfect body” or a “perfect insta feed”.

Heck, I’m posting this at midnight! It took me until 8pm to shower after our 5:30 class! I still haven’t answered any messages from today!

Coming from this not-together-but-always-trying gal that struggles to remember whether she’s on day 2 or 3 (or 4🤷‍♀️) hair, I promise it doesn’t matter what “type of girl you are” as long as you are happy and confident in your own skin💙

Screw the perfect insta feeds, forget about the super detailed bullet journals (if you can stick to those, honestly props!!), and just show up! That’s the hardest part💙

PS. Tag a friend you think is doing a dang good job of keeping it together! Sometimes we need to hear it from someone else to believe it 🥰

02/01/2021

JANUARY CHALLENGE - DAY 31/31!

There were a few rest days and a few days we went off track, but that’s okay!

Life isn’t perfect, so why should we try to be? Not completing every single day doesn’t mean you didn’t show up!

Whether you silently cheered others on or you showed up every single day, I hope you are SO PROUD of yourself - I sure am proud of you!

Looking back, January absolutely flew by! I learned that posting reels/TikToks everyday is A LOT (and it got a little chaotic some days). I think I’m February, I will stop doing new ones everyday and focus on quality > quantity!! (Invisibly I will keep posting some because they are so much fun to make! Just very time consuming !!)

Outside of reels, I am really proud of myself this month for:

👉🏽 being present at home, making time for my friends, cooking meals I look forward to everyday with Roya, and actually resting on the weekends
👉🏽 working on my final course (even though I didn’t get as much done as I was hoping)
👉🏽 welcoming 5 Incredible Ambassadors to SHINE
👉🏽 welcoming the amazing as SHINE’s TikTok intern
👉🏽 teaching at 2 conferences .flip and (so special - that one felt really full circle💙) and working on a process for SHINE to offer private events

There’s other things too, but those were some highlights for me! As we move into February, I hope you remember that progress of habits doesn’t happen overnight! Building new habits is a slow process & it’s important to have fun along the way!

Now tell me for the last day of this challenge... what’s something you’re proud of yourself for this month?! (Showing up to the challenge counts!)🎉🙌🏽

01/30/2021

I’ve seen a bunch of new friends around here recently and I figured it’s a good time to re-introduce myself!

So... Hey, I’m Jess!

I’m a Fitness Instructor turned Fitness Entrepreneur over .s.c

I’m also a 4th year Commerce student specializing in Marketing and I feel so lucky that I can combine business/leadership with things I LOVE (fitness, community & empowering others)

Some other fun facts about me:
👉🏽 I believe strongly in celebrating half birthdays (mine is coming up soon!)
👉🏽 Actually I love celebrating in general - I will make a themed event out of anything and everything
👉🏽 I am a coffee addict, like seriously☕️
👉🏽 I was a competitive dancer for 10+ years before getting into fitness
👉🏽 I have an irrational fear of fish 🐠

Also, I really don’t like the “reintroduction posts” that end in “do we have anything in common?” No particular reason why I just never know how to answer those.

So... do you have any irrational fears? This is such a fun one to hear answers to😂🤩

01/29/2021

I’ve seen a bunch of posts today about mental health in support of day (which are AWESOME) and I’ve been racking my brain about how I can contribute without it being performative. There’s a ton of nice, uplifting, inspirational type posts but somehow making one doesn’t feel right for me right now.

I think in the past few years mental health has become so mainstream that sometimes we say we are doing things in the name of mental health or self care that actually detract from the real problem.

I know are so many of YOU in my community that struggle on a daily basis, and I’m not talking about mental illness. I’m talking about poor mental health - whether it’s stress from school, work, the pandemic, being at home all day, social isolation, or uncertainty, we truly are in *unprecedented* times. I know that so many of you put a smile on your face to get through the day but are hurting inside.

From being so anxious you feel like you can’t do anything to feeling too sad or depressed to get out of bed, those things aren’t silly. That’s REAL. If you’re struggling, I see you. You don’t have to have a mental illness to experience poor mental health.

Now more than ever, understanding, learning about, and talking about mental health is essential.

I may be a little biased because I’m a Fitness Instructor, but exercise is one of the single best contributors to preventative mental health care. Physical health IS mental health. It’s not a short-term game. The day you start making your health your biggest priority is a day that will change your life. If you haven’t already, make today that day. You are worth it💙

@ Queen's University

01/26/2021

Happy Birthday Lex! I’m so thankful to have found someone else that puts their whole heart into everything they do, which may or may not cause them to do things last minute and be permanently 3 minutes behind😜

I guess it’s only fitting I didn’t leave enough time to make this video (mostly because I severely underestimated all the footage we have).

Over the past 7 months I’ve watched you grow as not only a person, but also as a leader! You inspire so many people to the best version of themselves & you do it with positivity, love and grace. I am proud to have you on my team and even prouder to call you one of my best friends🙌🏽

I would’ve done ANYTHING to sweat together in the spot today but alas coordinated videos of 21 by flo rida will have to do🤪 Can’t wait to see all the amazing things you do this year & beyond!

All My Love,
Jess

PS. I’m not trying to have a over filtered “fitness account”. I love sharing my with you all, and that means sometimes you’ll have to deal with sappy videos/posts like this 🥰

01/25/2021

The kind of energy I think we need to bring into this week... mostly serious with just a touch of b***y poppin 🍑🤪

MAKE THIS WEEK YOUR WEEK! There is literally no time better than the present to start prioritizing YOU👏🏽 Start small, but START!

Whether it’s .s.c or not, plan out your “me time” in advance, put it in your calendar & commit to yourself🌟

If you want to join me, I’m sweating:
• MONDAY @5:30 HIIT Cardio (new track!)
• TUESDAY @5:30 Abs & Arms
• WEDNESDAY @5:30 HIIT Cardio (FREE***)
• THURSDAY @5:30 Legs & B***y (new track!)
• FRIDAY HIIT Cardio + also LITE for

First 7 Days are free! Full schedule on .s.c 🌟

Comment below when I’ll see you in class! LET’S SWEAT🙌🏽💙

PS. If you’re a QMAC del, you better not skip class 💯😤😩 (if you know someone attending, tag them below!!)

01/24/2021

Too long to fit in a reel but this is DAY 23/31!

This is literally never before seen footage taken straight from the Insta archives (I’ve never deleted because sometimes it’s nice to look at how far I’ve come) This is what I call a - and it’s the only kind of transformation I could ever hope for any of you!💙🌟

Comment something you did for your health or yourself today!! And if you have a confidence transformation, please share it!! Let’s change the way we think about “fitness”. After 5+ years of learning the hard way, I promise the only thing you should measure is how you feel about yourself🙌🏽🤩

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