Balaclava Personal Trainer Directory, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Durham is a Balaclava personal trainer. I am the strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Sapphires basketball team (winners of the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, undefeated except against the USA). I am also the private strength and conditioning coach of several All-Australian and many State-level juniors, helping them prepare to play at the AIS and American colleges. In addition to basketball, I also work with clients seeking performance enhancement in athletics, as well as recreational skiers, golfers and triathletes. I specialise in rehabilitating knee, back and shoulder injuries for the rigours of both elite sport and life in general.

I consult with many corporate clients implementing health and fitness programs, stress reduction initiatives and team building activities. I am currently training and consulting with forward thinking accountancy firm, BMK Partners, and award-winning design studio, Storm Image Design. ...see full trainer profile

To first identify the biomechanical flaws in a body and then work towards correcting them. Once this prehab phase has been completed, I move towards maximising your core strength and flexibility, thus ensuring optimal sporting performance.

I use a blend of Pilates, functional exercise and flexibility training.

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285 Carlisle St
Balaclava, 3183

...in Balaclava

Jayd is a Balaclava personal trainer. -In the fitness industry for more than 30 years
-Competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter for 20 years
-Sports conditioning for athletes, basketball, football, basketball, powerlifting
-Started weight training for football and martial arts
-One of the very first personal trainers in Victoria (part of the pioneering few) ...see full trainer profile

Effective training - I apply bodybiilding & powerlifting methods and knowledge to routines and clients needs. The way I go about your training session is simple - *tailor made and methodical routines designed for your specific goals and to suit your particular needs.

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285 Carlisle St
Balaclava, 3183

...in Balaclava

Gawain is a Balaclava personal trainer. At the age of 12 I was invited to train with the Australian Olympic Weightlifting team and I trained with them for 2 years.

At the age of 20 I was recommended to former Mr. Universe and Mr. Australia winners and competitors and have learnt from them.

As of 2006, I have been running the Living Longer Stronger Program, helping the elderly with a variety of disabilities and helping them achieve their goals. ...see full trainer profile

My training is orientate specifically to attain whatever requisite goals have been  set, having the ability to set realistic goals and understanding the intensity required to achieve what's to be acquired.

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285 Carlisle St
Balaclava, 3183

...in Balaclava

Tommy is a Balaclava personal trainer. -Involved in all areas of sport from a young age, including surfing, football, kickboxing, boxing, breakdancing, gymnastics

-With the ability to achieve my own goals, I saw personal training as the perfect career choice - helping others to do the same

-I have trained a wide range of people to achieve a whole range of different goals and results ...see full trainer profile

I always change the exercises that are part of my clients' routines, to keep each session fun and fresh, but at the same time ensuring that your goals are still being achieved.

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285 Carlisle St
Balaclava, 3183

...in Balaclava

Nathan is a Elwood personal trainer. Nathan has over 20 years of experience in sports and fitness. He has spent over 13 years in training, teaching, and inspiring thousands of people to get in better shape, strengthen bodies, develop mental toughness, increase self-confidence, and learn a better way of life.

Nathan is a Physical Training Instructor certified through the Australian Defence Force Physical Training School.

Nathan has been tasked with a variety of assignments from lecturing military groups on health and fitness issues to managing military gymnasiums throughout Australia.

He has been recognized in The Herald Sun, Alpha Magazine, The Navy News and more than 50 international papers. Nathan has helped all types of people reach their health and fitness training goals from every type of level imaginable.

His focus is on training like-minded people and making them accountable for their own success or failure. ...see full trainer profile

I combine many styles including Military fitness and cross training at it's best. Functional fitness through Paul Chek and the Chek institute's holistic approach to training. Having served 10 years in the military I was privileged enough, as a physical fitness training instructor, to be involved in all facets of health and fitness - from rehab to extreme testing. My job allowed me to train with some of the smartest and fittest men in the world and my knowledge extends from this background to my clients.

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Services Elwood, Balaclava, Ripponlea, St Kilda, St Kilda East, Elsternwick, Caulfield North, Windsor, St Kilda West, Gardenvale, Brighton North...

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Karine May is a Elwood personal trainer. Karine-May always wanted a career in the health and fitness industry studying to become a personal trainer in 2007 at the Australian Institute of Fitness. She started out as a volunteer lifeguard at the age of 10. She also competed at a national level in sprinting and marathon kayaking. This passion for sports and helping others led her to a career in the fitness industry and she aims to inspire people to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle motivating others to make that change in their life. ...see full trainer profile

My training style is based on a background in exercising in a fun and friendly environment for many years as a lifeguard. I have created a lifestyle of regular vigorous exercise and maintaining a healthy diet. These are the aspects I bring into my session, educating and helping my clients create this same lifestyle. I believe exercise should be viewed as a positive aspect of everybody's lifestyle.

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70 Ormond Rd
Elwood, 3184

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Simon is a Elwood personal trainer. I was involved in speed skating for around ten years and now continue to take part as a form of recreation. Took up resistance training in my teens and found it beneficial to my speed skating.

Was in the military for a brief time as an air force recruit in the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force). Fitness played a huge part in recruit training. The three time a week boot camp sessions are where I acquired my passion for personal training and what lead to me pursuing a career as a trainer.   ...see full trainer profile

I push my clients so that they are breathing hard and sweating buckets. That's how they used to do it at air force recruit training and it got results.
My training style is greatly influenced by my time in the air force and my own sporting background of speed skating.
The speed skating side of me has given me a good background in various forms of cardio training. Such as Interval, time trials, endurance and sprints.

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70 Ormond Rd
Elwood, 3184

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Olivia is a St Kilda personal trainer. As a youngster, Olivia enjoyed many sports, being active in basketball and cross country. She participated competitively in athletics and tennis in local and school competitions throughout her teens. After high school, she ventured overseas to travel and explore the world before returning in 2002. When she returned, she continued to stay active playing in social basketball competitions and daily running. As a result for her passion for staying active, she decided to become a personal trainer and help women like herself with day to day fitness issues. ...see full trainer profile

I train in 30 minute blocks as this fits in well with our members' busy lives. I often choose circuit-style training as this means we can target various different muscle groups as efficiently as possible. My style of training makes you work at a higher intensity, therefore achieving your desired results in a minimum amount of time.

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203 Fitzroy St
St Kilda, 3182

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Genevieve is a St Kilda personal trainer. Genevieve has been a personal trainer since 2004 and studied out of the Australian Institute of Fitness. She has a background as a trained dancer, beginning her journey at an early age but discontinued actively training and competing by the age of 17. Instead, she joined a gym and enlisted the help of a personal trainer to get her stronger and fitter. She continued being personally trained for a year. This is where her passion for training began as she absolutely loved the feeling of weight training. The following year she studied to become a personal trainer and has never looked back. Since graduating, she has worked for various gyms and successfully ran her own bootcamp business. But now with her experience, she loves to help ladies with strength and body conditioning and looks to improve the quality of life to all her clients. ...see full trainer profile

My training style is a mixture of bootcamp style training, boxing, body weight and weight training. My goal being to push you to your absolute max and reap the benefits from that. I try to fast track getting you fit by putting you through a collection of endurance based exercises in bootcamp, outdoor and circuit training while getting your strong. I help you tone through weight training and boxing. My fitness background over the past 5 years consists only of weight training, bootcamp and cardio fitness which I believe works and is something to stick with for the rest of your life to maintain results.  

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203 Fitzroy St
St Kilda, 3182

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Hannah is a Elsternwick personal trainer. Throughout her childhood and early teenage years, Hannah participated in various dance classes as sports weren't really her thing. When she turned 17, she discovered the gym environment and quickly found the fun in aerobics training. The natural high she achieved from her first fitness experience, has remained with her her whole life and helped her complete her fitness training at the Council of Adult Education (CAE) in 2006 and then again in 2008. ...see full trainer profile

My own experience as an unfit, unmotivated and emotional eater influences the way I am as a trainer and how I conduct my sessions. I know that there is more to weight-loss than just moving more and eating less calories. I want to make programs that consider people's interests, needs and abilities, so they can feel confident and happy in their health and fitness journey.

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Level 2/207 Glen Huntly Rd
Elsternwick, 3185

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Nick is a Elsternwick personal trainer. Nick has worked in the fitness industry since 1999. His ongoing involvement in sports led to an interest in health sciences. After completing a degree in Applied Science (Human Movement), he has passed on his knowledge to a wide range of clients helping them change their lifestyles and helping them make healthy choices everyday and achieve all their training goals. ...see full trainer profile

At 6 Degrees South Personal Training, our training style reflects our aim to help people make fitness and exercises a part of their lifestyle. We make working out fun and enjoyable and an important part of coping with a busy lifestyle. We focus on your goals using comprehensive fitness and nutritional assessments to create step by step individualised programs which create life long changes.

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Level 2/207 Glen Huntly Rd
Elsternwick, 3185

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Lee is a Elsternwick personal trainer. Lee has completed is personal training certifications in the United Kingdom through a world renowned programme (NASM). He has additional skills gained through group fitness instruction (boxing and spin) which he utilises in his programs with clients. Nick has competed in many sports throughout his years and has represented his country in athletics and cross country running. He loves working out and setting himself goals to continue making progress in fitness and life. ...see full trainer profile

My training philosophy is "get in, get the job done, get out!" Most modern day clients have such busy lifestyles that their time is important to them, it is therefore vital that any training reflects this by being carried out in an efficient and productive manner. Training for a multi-discipline sport (triathlons) has taught me to focus on the current session, thinking of what needs to be achieved.

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Level 2/207 Glen Huntly Rd
Elsternwick, 3185

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Sofi is a Prahran personal trainer. Sofi’s interest in health and fitness came about from her background as an adult and kinder gym instructor. Her occupation as an instructor has been incredibly rewarding on both a personal and professional level, educating both adults and young children on how to get fit and adopt a healthy lifestyle. Sofi has a great passion for health and fitness and her enthusiasm is a great inspiration to all that meet her. She believes in living each day to the fullest, having quality in life and inspiring each and every person that she meets that they too can achieve their goals by acting on their positive thoughts.

Sofi has always been interested in healthy eating and exercise as has her immediate family. Husband, Pierre and son Liam are both cycling enthusiasts. Sofi has also designed an eating plan for her family that involves only unprocessed natural food, ensuring her family remains healthy, full of energy and able to pursue their busy work and sporting commitments. Sofi and her family have a simple philosophy - many illnesses can be prevented through eating wholesome natural unprocessed foods coupled with exercise.

When Liam was born, Sofi took the opportunity to be a stay at home mother for a period of 3 years. Always searching for new challenges, Sofi was inspired to pursue the sport of body sculpting having seen the documentary “The Godfather of Bodies” featuring George Tabban. Sofi commenced training with George and son Michael and within her first year of training, had achieved first place in her Novice category.

As testament to her grit and determination, Sofi has been training since 2003, competed since 2003 and has achieved many accolades placing in the top 3 over her competing career.

You can see her training clients at her home at MBS Prahan. ...see full trainer profile

Muscle and Body Shape Gym prides itself on being one of the best in the fitness industry. Our SHAPE program caters for beginners wanting to improve their shape through to world class bodybuilding competitors. For those who are largely overweight, there is no need to be embarrassed; our understanding staff has extensive experience and can assist you develop a new and refreshing approach to health. MBS will introduce you to a new way of life, a way that encourages you to understand food as fuel for your body and mind; learn about exercise that is realistic for your level of fitness; develop a short and long term plan to achieve the shape you want - and learn how to change your habits so that the benefits of your experience will be continued when you return home. The SHAPE program has a long and successful history in health education, wellness care and safe effective weight loss. Through a combination of sessions that involve nutrition and exercise, you can achieve optimal outcomes – so, give it a TRY!

S - Self Esteem
H - Health
A - Attitude
P - Physical Fitness
E - Emotional Well being

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35 Cato St.
Prahran, 3181

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Sterling is a Prahran personal trainer. Sterling provides a keen and enthusiastic approach to sports and fitness. Stemming from his early childhood lifestyle in sports, Sterling has developed a passion to stay fit. From playing tennis for the McDonalds squad as a junior, to exhibiting his skills in promotional events for martial arts, Sterling brings a strong foundation in sports conditioning to the fitness industry.

After spending some time in the construction industry, Sterling knew fitness was a career more suited to his personality. Sterling is a personable person and feels rewarded when he helps people achieve their goals. His career began working out of a personal training studio for 1 and a half years before branching out to do his own thing with his mobile personal training company. Since 2007, he has now found a home at Genesis Fitness Prahran - loving the industry and living the fitness lifestyle.

Sterling brings a positive attitude and over 8 years of experience to his sessions. He not only offers a fun and enjoyable session, but special discounts to his clients from his sponsorship with 2XU performance apparel. ...see full trainer profile

I place a strong focus on fundamental strength, mobility and general fitness and well-being. I combine a varied program including free-weights, body-weights and many standing functional strength movements using these methodologies to design professional programs for a whole range of clients.

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Level 1 286 Chapel St.
Prahran, 3181

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)

Jumali is a Prahran personal trainer. As a young child, Jumali played a whole a array of sports including soccer, badminton, table tennis, basketball, and volleyball in social and team environments. His quick grasp to pick up any sport he attempted gave him versatility to learn and try new things in life. In 1993, Jumali started going to the gym for general fitness to compliment his sporting activities. He quickly fell in love with the training environment and in 1998 started a career in fitness as a personal trainer.

Jumali brings over 10 years of experience training and working in gyms helping clients to excel. In 2007 he joined the Genesis Fitness Prahran personal training team. 2007 also marked Jumali's first bodybuilding competition where his years of training and dedication helped him achieve a 4th place in the INBA novice division. Jumali continues to excel in everything he does and brings this work ethic to his training sessions, helping his clients excel in whatever they wish to achieve. ...see full trainer profile

My style is very individualistic and depends on the client's fitness level and needs. What I aim to do with all clients is help them excel and achieve. I do this by helping build the foundations of their body to prepare them to excel. This begins with a postural analysis to ensure their movements and exercise technique is correct. Then I move to help build up their weaknesses, which includes a lot of core training. This is done in conjunction with strength training to help get them strong and reshape their body.

I provide fun and energetic workouts incorporating boxing, circuit training, outdoor boot camps, group training, high intensity training and a whole lot more.

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Level 1 286 Chapel St.
Prahran, 3181

Approx. 5 minutes
(less than 4 km)