Background:

Monica was raised in B.C. and then moved to Ontario in 1992 to open a business with her family. Her athletic journey started when she joined an aerobics club where she surpassed the advanced classes which led her wanting to achieve a more athletic build by turning to weight lifting for a means of toning. She trained at several gyms with her husband and trained together in martial arts. A competitive bug developed and she participated in numerous martial arts tournaments where she consistently placed within the top 3 in fighting and forms.

The competitive bug attracted her to Fitness competitions. She trained with fitness coach, Matthew Burns to help her prepare for the routine portion of her competition. She competed in the OPA federation events placing within the top 5 including at the provincial level.

She currently represents InterACTIVE Nutrition at health and fitness show booths promoting healthy living. She has also modeled for InterACTIVE through magazine advertisements, on their end-user catalogue for Interactive product promotion and is featured on InterACTIVE’s Protein 2 Go™ bar boxes.

Personal Bio

Personal web page: www.monicaalongi.com.
Resides: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date of birth: September 13, 1974
Height: 5'6"
Body weight: (Off season) 130 lbs
Body weight: (competition) 118 lbs
Gym were Monica exercises: Unlimited Fitness.
Trainer/Coach: Monica researches and trains with her husband Don.
Occupation: Business Owner
Hobbies: Working out, watching TV, surfing the net

Media exposure and experience:

• Summer 2006, Photoshoot for Interactive Nutrition website.
• Featured on cover of City Health Magazine - May/June 2005 issue.
• March 2005: Featured guest with CityHealth's Mariko Kulka on Rogers Daytime show.
• Featured in Oxygen Magazine - January 2003 issue.
• Winter 2002 Featured on Protein 2 Go™ packaging, product guide cover and multiple magazine advertisements for InterACTIVE Nutrition products.
• Fall 2002 Photo used for photographer’s brochure.
• August 2002, Featured in local newspaper ‘The Star’.
• April 2002, Featured in the Ottawa Sun newspaper as the winner of the Ottawa Sun Most Fit Female Contest.
• March 2002, Semi-finalist in Ottawa Sun Most Fit Female Contest.
• December 2001, Featured on a news clip televised on CJOH; included question and training demonstration - Topic: New Year's Resolutions.
• November 2001, Featured in local newspaper "Weekly Journal".
• September 2001, Semi-finalist in Ottawa Sun Model Search 2001 contest.
• September 2001, Featured in local newspaper "Weekly Journal".
• Summer 2001 Photo used for Karate School flyer. 10,000 distribution.
• June 2001, The New RO interview - Topic: Participation in 2001 Ottawa Fitness Competition.

Competitive History:

• 2002 Natural Ontario Championships. Placed 3th in Women's Fitness.
• 2002 Ontario Championships. Placed 5th in Level 3 Women's Fitness - tall class.
• 2001 Eastern Ontario Championships. Placed 2th in Level 2 Women's Fitness.
• 2001 Ottawa Fitness Championships. Placed 4th in Open Women's Fitness.
• Participated in numerous Karate and Jiu-Jitsu tournaments with multiple winnings in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in fighting and forms.