About Us

ARC PTS is a White Rock / South Surrey based Limited Liability Company created in 2006 by its President, Chad Benson. The ARC training system is the result of Chad's extensive education and experience in sport performance & fitness. ARC PTS delivers affordable, cutting edge, scientifically based health, fitness and performance training & education to elite, recreational and fitness minded athletes. The ARC training and educational systems integrates the best of athletic conditioning, functional strength, balance, yoga, ‘p'repair to perform reconditioning, & myofascial therapy into progressive athletically-driven workouts and seminars.

Mission Statement

To provide highly personalized, cutting edge, well researched education and performance based training programs to healthy or recovering fitness enthusiasts & athletes.

The Arc Vision

Through the development of world class facilities, training programs and educational materials, the ARC mandate is to create results via a client centered approach. ARC's performance based training programs are strategically developed to help clients overcome muscle imbalances, improve injury resistance and obtain maximum performance based results with highly personalized programs. With a commitment to small groups & individual attention, no ARC athlete's training experience is the same.

The Arc Difference

ARC's client centered approach creates an environment ensuring each athlete receives a highly personalized experience. ARC coaches are trained to detect and correct injury causing movement errors and muscle imbalances, via individualized ‘p'repair to perform exercise prescriptions. The goal of each ARC training program is to increase your resistance to, not set you up for injury. It's never appropriate for an entry level fitness client to join into large group high intensity formats. Because ARC is a multilevel training system, it is appropriate for most levels of fitness and performance. New to fitness (See: What Program is Right For Me) participants are strongly encouraged to participate in PREARC, ARC 1 on 1 or ARC Fundamentals programs prior to progressing to the advanced ARC formats. Most Bootcamp, CrossFit, & group fitness exercise programs are not well designed / instructed to accommodate individual variation. Furthermore, due to the lack of individual attention, entry level instructor qualifications, high instructor to client ratio and improperly progressed training programs, many functional or performance based programs cause or increase your risk of injury.

Arc Personnel

Chad Benson
MSc, BSc, BPE, CSCS, Practicing Kinesiologist, CanFitPro PTS: Educated at the University of Victoria and Memorial University of NL, Chad is the President and Owner of ARC Performance Training Systems Ltd. In addition to overseeing ARC Operations, his current Kinesiologist / Conditioning Coach involvement include consultant roles with B2Ten, the BCHL Surrey Eagles, Bayside Rugby & Titans Football. Past experiences include sub-contracted conditioning coach roles for Pacific Sport, the Vancouver Canucks, BC Lions, & Vancouver Ravens. Chad has been a competitive multi sport athlete and has conditioned athletes in 11 Collegiate, Pro or Olympic Sports. Chad also has expertise with myofascial release, trigger point therapy, Trigenics, MAT, functional movement testing, & sport rehabilitation. Educationally, Chad is a member of the CFP Advisory Board and continues to be a sport conditioning author and presenter for various fitness and performance organizations. In his spare time Benson attempts to maintain his 20 yr old form & reads sport science journals, while indulging in red wine, ice hockey, tennis and warm weather destinations.

Shelley Sheren
CPT, SCS, PFS - Shelley began her career in the medical field graduating from BCIT as a Lab Technologist. Beyond her Personal Trainer, Certified Trigenics® Trainer and Sports Conditioning Specialist designations, Shelley has a strong commitment to learning and expertise in functional movement testing, trigger point release, adult and teenage performance training, post partum core reconditioning and back to play rehabilitation. She has coached and participated in figure skating, martial arts and distance running. Shelley can be contacted via email (shelley@arctraining.ca )

Jessica Coulter
In 2009, Jessica graduated in from Douglas College with a diploma in Sport Science. Jessica is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Kinesiology program at the University of the Fraser Valley. She is also currently completing her CSNA sports nutrition and CanFitPro PTS certifications. Jessica passionately participated in team sports, previously being involved with competitive level fast pitch, rugby, volleyball, basketball, badminton, swimming and track and field. Beyond her new found interest in and soreness from playing recreational soccer, Jessica spends her spare working with people & training. She looks forward to helping ARC clients delve into the nutritional side of an optimal training & health. Jessica can be contacted via email (jessica@arctraining.ca) .

Jordan Broatch

Currently studying Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley, entering his 4th year with an extended minor in Biology, Jordan brings a sports conditioning attitude to ARC. In addition to post-secondary education, he is recognized by the BCRPA and NSCS. Growing up, Jordan was a multi-sport athlete participating in various sports including elite-level rugby. Before attending UFV, Jordan was an All-Canadian at Thompson Rivers University as a pitcher with the Wolfpack in 2010 and 2011. While Jordan is a strong believer in muscle imbalances and postural realignment to promote peak performance, he also enjoys pushing his clientele mentally, pushing young athletes to be better than the day previous. A strong communicator and great attention to small detail, Jordan looks forward to motivating all enthusiasts and athletes to conquer any goal. When not lifting, Jordan can be found in the great outdoors participating in various activities or promoting local community baseball.

Jordan can be contacted via email - jordan@arctraining.ca

Referral Program

The ARC team prides themselves on their work and word of mouth referral. We would much rather give you, our trusted clients the savings often associated with expensive media advertisements. The ARC Referral program is simple.

Bring or refer a friend to an ARC small group personal training session.
For each friend who purchases an ARC 4 session package, you will be assigned a punch card & receive 1 complimentary ARC small group session.
If the client purchases 8 sessions, you receive 2 complimentary sessions.
With as little as 2 referrals (2x8 session referrals) you can redeem your free 4 session package.