Dr. Tyler Phillipson is originally from North Bay, Ontario. He played volleyball for his varsity team at Nipissing University capturing a national championship in 2013.
After graduating, Tyler moved to upstate New York to attend New York Chiropractic College.
He has continued his learning of the human body through coaching varsity volleyball and Crossfit at the different places he has lived before settling in the Kootenays in 2020.