The Team
Founder
Name: Daniel Henderson
Dan is the founder of Coastal Bodies, the Australian Instititute of Kettlebells and Corporate Health Results.
Qualifications:
BA in Sport and Exercise Mgt, Honours in Human Movement, Cert 3 and 4 in Fitness Instruction, Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Level 2, Level 3 IUKL Kettlebell Instructor, Certified REHAB Trainer, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach (HLC), Thump Level 1 Advanced Boxing Instructor, Strength and Conditioning Coach Lvl 1, Certified Australian Kettlebell Instructor and Kettle-Jistsu Instructor.
Why did you become a personal trainer?
When I exercise, I feel energised, calm, confident and clear-minded. It is for these reasons that exercise and health are my passions. Personal training gives me the opportunity to share this joy with others. Being able to impart knowledge and skills about health and exercise in close relationship with clients is fulfilling. It is my aim to work in partnership with all clients and deliver a high standard of personal training.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
The people. My clients are my friends who I work with closely. It is a great delight and encouragement to see them achieving their goals and improving their lives. It is enriching when clients experience positive changes in their lives, such as, decreased dependence on medications, experiencing activities they never thought possible and attaining a greater quality of life. There are not many jobs that offer all of this!
What makes you a great personal trainer?
I am always there for my clients. Clients call and text me at all times and I am there 100% for them. I organise other health practitioners, supplements and exercise equipment as well as being flexible with their needs so they can exercise consistently. I am always eager to learn and impart more knowledge so they can continue to experience more and more benefits.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies Personal Trainer?
We follow the Japanese principal Kaizen. That is, we aim to constantly improve as fitness trainers as well as all aspects of the business. We are passionate which is reflected in the number of years we have spent studying in our field. We are dynamic and synergistic in that each trainer brings a set of skills that are unique and complimentary. This enables each one of us to continually grow and expand our skill set thus delivering a premium service.
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Christine Lang
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Health and Exercise), Certified REHAB Trainer, Level 1 AIK Kettlebell Instructor, Pre and Post Natal Specialist and Boot Camp Instructor
Why did you become a personal trainer?
The name says it all: Personalising exercise to train individuals. As a university student I discovered the importance of exercise for maintaining health and preventing and managing diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Exercise is there waiting to be used and enjoyed for these purposes; yet our busy schedules keep getting in the way, not to mention lack of motivation. As a personal trainer my time can be dedicated to developing and executing personal exercise programs to improve the health and wellbeing of many individuals.
I really enjoy interacting with people and being active, I love the outdoors and I had a degree in Health and Exercise science. Combined they seemed to make the perfect match in Personal Training with Coastal Bodies.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
Exercising outside with great individuals
What makes you a great personal trainer?
As an Exercise Scientist/ Qualified Personal Trainer I can help you kick start your motivation and reach your optimal fitness. My sessions are tailored to keep you accountable to your personal exercise and nutrition goals whilst providing specific fitness training. Where’s the time you ask? I work around your schedule to allow you to bring your health and fitness back up your priority list. My clients have achieved weight loss, improved fitness, strength and flexibility as well as increased motivation to be active and enjoy life.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
Coastal Bodies takes a holistic approach to your training regime. We are university trained and know how to tailor exercise to achieve maximum benefits to allow you to reach your optimal health.
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Rebecca Ronayne
Qualifications:
National Certificate in Exercise and Fitness (Ireland), Certificate 4 in Fitness and OCR Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Mat Pilates
Why did you become a personal trainer?
To help and inspire other people to become strong, physically and mentally. To help them break out of bad habits that just creep into their daily lives. Educating others with exercise and nutrition is something I am passionate about. I love being fit, and being able to work everyday sharing this experience is a privilege.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
Doing something I love as a job means I go to work happy everyday. Training in the gym or by the beach is a great environment for me personally to work in. I really enjoy meeting new people, hearing their goals and helping them achieve them.
What makes you a great personal trainer?
I love my job! Fitness is something I can’t get enough of, so helping others to achieve big or small goals is something I really enjoy working on. I have a great relationship with my clients. Fitness can be and is fun..
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
Coastal Bodies is a great place to train. The environment you train in can mean a lot towards how good your results are. With any of the trainers at coastal bodies you will have a great session while training in a great atmosphere..
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Jason Rooney
Qualifications:
Bachelor in Exercise and Sport Science, Level 1 Rugby League Coach/Trainer, Certificate II in Public Safety, Certificate III in Community Recreation, Matt O’Neil Nutrition Certificate, Certified REHAB Trainer, and Level 1 AIK Kettlebell Instructor
Why did you become a personal trainer?
Sport and exercise has been an integral part of my life to date. To be able to help others realise the numerous benefits of exercise and the joy of reaching lifelong goals is the reason why I have chosen Personal Training as a career path.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
The best thing about being a Personal Trainer is being able to see the smile on a client’s face when they have made improvements both physically and psychologically. This smile puts an even bigger smile on your face knowing you have had a large role in this improvement.
What makes you a great personal trainer?
Patience is key as a Personal Trainer. Clients that haven’t exercised for long periods of time need time to change their negative lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle. Also, flexibility is needed. If one method isn’t working, you have to work out methods that will. I believe I possess an abundance of patience as well as flexibility.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
Throughout my three years studying Exercise and Sport Science, a core teaching was how an appropriate environment will enhance motivation. What better environment than the picturous locations that Coastal Bodies Personal Trainer’s conduct their sessions.
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Brian Wardle
Qualifications:
BA in Exercise Physiology, Certificate 4 Personal Trainer, Level 2 Kettlebell Instructor, and Certificate 4 in Remedial Massage, MASTER REHAB Trainer, Studying Masters of Physiotherapy
Why did you become a Personal Trainer?
I have always liked people, exercise, and health. So it was a natural progression from doing my own training to training others also. Having a job where you get to have such an influence on someone’s health and mental state is pretty cool. There aren’t that many jobs which allow you to do that, so I’m pretty happy that this is what I get to do while doing my Masters..
What is the best thing about being a Personal Trainer?
Watching my client’s health improve. Taking part in a gym program where you get to work really closely with a personal trainer who is passionate about health and fitness is a fantastic way of improving your own health and fitness. I love thinking back to the day when some of my clients walked in the door and comparing that to how they look now. Now they’re lighter on their feet, stand taller, have better postures, and are leaner, or more muscular. Helping someone get a taste for being healthy is really satisfying. Getting a taste and sticking to it will increase your energy, make you lean up, and most important of all will give you a more positive outlook on every-day life.
What makes you a great Personal Trainer?
A good mixture of knowledge and personality. Well that’s what I like to think anyway. It is vitally important that a trainer has a thorough knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy, and how to structure an exercise program to maximise results. But if you cant connect with your clients and motivate them so they push themselves, then results will be below average. When someone comes to me and tells me with sincerity that they really want to fix something, I become committed to them. I treat them like a project and take on the challenge with them. I help teach them what makes a good diet, how to overcome hurdles getting in the way of their goals, and most importantly I help them to slowly turn bad habits into good ones. The only reason clients come to me in the first place is because of an imbalance in their habits, so shifting the balance is key.
I’m also able to give my clients a more complete service as I’m a qualified massage therapist. Training people allows you to determine postural imbalances, as well tight and restricted muscles/joints. Having the extra skill of being able to release tight and sore muscles, while providing the ultimate way to unwind is definitely something my clients enjoy.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies Personal Trainer?
I have trained in a lot of gyms over the years, but never in one like Coastal Bodies. Coastal Bodies feels like you’re training at a friends house. It’s small enough so you’ll only be ever sharing the gym with four or five others at a time. This way everyone gets plenty of attention and never leaves without getting a solid workout. Also the staff here are not your usual bunch of personal trainers that you’ll find at your local ‘McGym’. Most of the trainers are university qualified and have further qualifications than the bare minimum Cert-4 Fitness Trainer course. Best of all we undergo weekly educational sessions so that our knowledge and effectiveness as trainers is constantly improving.Accredited Practicing Dietitian
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: David Moddel
Qualifications:
Certificate III and IV in Fitness. Currently in final stages of completing a Bachelor of Science majoring in Anatomy.
Why did you become a personal trainer?
I became a personal trainer because I really enjoy training and the benefits and rewards of what I get out of it. I discovered the importance of fitness when I was a soldier in the military. I was sometimes unhappy, anxious and frustrated. I decided to start training (initially by myself) and I started to feel great. I had increased energy levels, was more relaxed, and less stressed and anxious because I felt like I was more in control and had clearer rational thoughts. I began to see the benefits of fitness on the mind and overall health and wellbeing. I started to train with others in my military unit, discovering more techniques and really enjoyed pushing others to reach their goals both through fitness and personal.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
The best thing about being a personal trainer is the contact you have with the clients and helping them achieve their health and fitness goals. The way a trainer and a client become really close and open up to each other through the fitness journey is a very rewarding experience. It makes it hard to call it work when I enjoy it so much!
What makes you a great personal trainer?
I am all about the client, whether in a session or outside a session, as I believe the client and I are in a partnership in order to reach their fitness goals. I am results driven and aim to excel expectations
and for my clients to enjoy coming to train. I think what makes me a great trainer is that I create tailored programs for each client, as no two people are the same and I am willing to learn and keep on learning new styles and new techniques. I am willing to write an individualized program for my client and keep on rewriting it until the client is satisfied and we achieve their goals. From my time in the military this has also contributed to my training style which gets results.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
At coastal bodies the trainers are all highly qualified. We all have tertiary degrees and certificates in fitness relevant to exercise and overall health. We are a friendly studio, small and equipped to provide personal training and anything up to group training. We are results driven and motivated to excel!
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Cristian Villafana
Qualifications:
Currently undertaking Masters of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning), Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach (ASCA), Certificate IV in Fitness, Punch Pad Instructor, Swissball Certified, Pre/Post Natal trainer, Dip. Hospitality Management
Why did you become a personal trainer?
I became a personal trainer so I can help people get healthier and help them achieve their fitness goals. I wanted to motivate and educate people about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and the importance of regular physical activity. I think that people are yet to discover how important exercise and nutrition is in relation to improving quality of life and avoiding preventable chronic health problems. I wanted to embrace this way of life!
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
I think the best thing about being a personal trainer is experiencing the feeling of satisfaction from helping people achieve their goals and seeing them become healthier individuals. I think it is very rewarding to be able to help someone in any way you can. Helping people improving their health and wellbeing is a rewarding accomplishment on both a personal and professional level.
What makes you a great personal trainer?
I think that in order to be a good personal trainer you need to have several skills including, people, technical and conceptual skills. In addition to these skills, a sound knowledge in exercise and sports science also contribute to making a good trainer, as it provides you with the academic background you need to excel in the industry. Having learnt from and worked with elite coaches and professionals in the fitness and health industry, has enabled me to gain attributes that are so important when it comes to deliver personal training.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
The Coastal Bodies team is highly trained and qualified. We thrive on providing quality personal training with a sound foundation in science and experience in the exercise field.
Personal Fitness Trainer
Name: Shane Suisted
Qualifications:
Diploma in Exercise Science, Cert III & IV in Fitness, Cert IV Training & Assessment, MMAxfit Certified Trainer, Certified PunchFit Trainer, First Aid Certificate, Fitness Australia Member.
Why did you become a personal trainer?
Being a personal trainer has been a great experience. I chose this profession merely on the basis of increasing my sporting ability and performance and having a healthy physique, but now it has become my passion to train people and inspire them to be aware of health and not only that but to have the strength to achieve high goals.
What is the best thing about being a personal trainer?
This profession has brought me a lot of happy moments when young and older people credit their great result, achievement or physique to me after getting immense appreciation from their partners or friends. These moments definitely light up the work you have spent in shaping up their bodies.
As a personal trainer I have the power to literally change lives and empower people. Each and every day is spent helping others take steps to become better people. On the business side, I can work as much or as little as I would like.
What makes you a great personal trainer?
I can easily relate to and understand people and am confident in providing the highest quality training for every ability level – from the absolute beginner to fitness enthusiasts and sportspeople.
Why should people choose a Coastal Bodies personal trainer?
If you want to feel more alive, have more energy to do the things you love, improve your athletic performance, or just get more out of your day, a Coastal Bodies Trainer can make that difference to your life
Accredited Practicing Dietitian
Name: Jessica Lewis
Qualifications:
Tertiary studies with first class honours
As the newest employee Coastal Bodies, I am so excited to introduce myself as I jump on board with such a great team of inspired and energetic fitness instructors.
My name is Jessica Lewis, I am an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, and have just completed my tertiary studies with first class honours. I am so excited to start working with clients and trainers from Coastal Bodies so soon after completing my studies because I feel that the knowledge you gain from university is the most up to date and relevant information you can pass on.
The best part about being a Dietitian is the human element. Someone once told me that everything you need to know to be a Dietitian is found on the back of the packet. To that comment I laughed (first and foremost), but then I challenged him by asking what kind of a packet prints things like personalized dietary plans, constant dietary monitoring or changes to one’s circumstances which need careful dietary consideration or even things like coping strategies. He then admitted to me that he actually really struggled to make any sense of the nutrition panels on packets! For me, being a dietitian is all of things plus so much more, and that is what makes me so passionate about it.
In this age, you only have to turn the corner to see one of thousands of buzzwords such as diet, elimination, detox or anything that will give you a quick fix. I was always taught that believing the first thing you read is naivety, so I decided to challenge a few of these ideas and study the best ways of getting fit, healthy and in shape. I did this through 4 years at the University of Sydney, and didn’t look back for a second! I feel that the most important tool I can possibly impart is knowledge, as I believe that is the best key to success- no matter what your goals may be.
I often get asked “why is it so important to combine diet and exercise?” (Usually from people who are happy to stick with one, but not both). To best describe it, picture that your body is a truck and you have to drive it from Sydney to Melbourne. The amount of time it will take you to do the trip is dependant on how heavy the load in the truck is and how fast you can accelerate. This is similar to your body, in such that a heavy load will take a lot longer to pull along, and use more energy to get going. If you are careful about the number and types of calories you eat, you will have a lighter load to pull along through your training sessions; making it easier to get up your speed and efficiency. Naturally, this is the best way to arrive at your goal with a clear head and enough time to pick out a dress.
