About Us

Built for Strongman. Made in Canada.

Inclusive Fitness was founded in 2021 by Dana and Garreth Kippenhuck out of Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. What started as a response to the lack of accessible, quality fitness equipment in rural and Indigenous communities has grown into a dedicated strongman equipment brand built on one principle: the athlete comes first.

Who We Are

Garreth is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist who has spent years witnessing the power of strength training to change lives. Our Indigenous roots in rural Labrador shaped how we think about access — not everyone lives near a specialty gym or equipment supplier, and that shouldn’t keep anyone from training hard. We design and source equipment for the people who actually use it: strongman and strongwoman competitors, functional fitness athletes, garage gym lifters, and trainers who demand tools that perform under real conditions.

What We Build

We’re a strongman equipment company. Our product line is focused on sandbags, specialty training implements, and resistance equipment — all engineered for durability, function, and heavy use. Every product we make uses premium materials like dual-layered 1050D Cordura Nylon, YKK metal zippers, and reinforced stitching at every stress point. We don’t cut corners on construction and we don’t inflate prices to cover it. Innovation drives our design process — from the Inukshuk Sandbag, shaped to honour Inuit heritage while creating an entirely new training stimulus, to our Big Land Training Sandbags built for loads up to 400 lbs.

How We Do Business

We believe quality equipment shouldn’t come with a penalty for where you live. Every order ships free across Canada — from downtown Toronto to northern Labrador. That’s not a promotion, it’s how we operate. For our international customers, we work directly with you to find the most economical and viable shipping solution, because access shouldn’t stop at the border.

We keep our costs honest. No inflated retail markups to fund flashy overhead. We put the money where it matters: into the product you’re training with.

What Inclusive Means to Us

Inclusivity isn’t a slogan for us — and it’s not limited to identity. It means building a brand where every athlete, at every level, in every region of the country can access the same quality equipment. It means creating shared environments where fitness enthusiasts and competitive athletes train side by side, push each other, and build something bigger than individual performance. Togetherness and better health outcomes — that’s the end goal.

We give back where we can through partnerships, sponsorships, and donations to the communities that shaped us.

Our Vision

To be Canada’s strongman equipment brand — innovative, accessible, and built without compromise. Athlete first. Always.