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Maria Paterson – Personal Trainer, Franchisee and passionate about helping others

From full time PT to Franchise owner Currently living in Melbourne, Maria has been a Personal Trainer for over 5 years, and has also helped her husband with his Jim’s Painting franchise business over the last few years. Maria started working for Fitness Enhancement 6 months ago and loved every moment she spent with her... Read more »

Glute activation – simple exercises for strong and healthy body

Having strong glutes can reduce your risk for back and knee injuries One of the most important skeletal muscle groups in the body, are the gluteal muscles. This group consist of three different sized muscles. They are the main hip extensors and also responsible of moving your body upward and forward, they rotate your thigh... Read more »

Client Kimberlee continues not to let her cerebral palsy slow her down!

Kimberlee started her Personal Training sessions with Trainer Damian in February 2016 having found many other places unwilling to train her due to her cerebral palsy. She was our client of the month in September 2016 and had lost 10 kg by then. Kimberlee has been working extremely hard with her exercise and diet since then,... Read more »

Stretches for hip flexors – 8 ways to open up your hips

Well conditioned hip flexors are important for your lower back health Your hip flexors are the deep muscles of the body which are responsible for bending your body at the waist and for raising your leg. They are a group of muscles that include the iliopsoas in the inner hip, the thigh muscles and the... Read more »

Stretching for hamstring mobility – 7 ways to get more flexible

The importance of hamstring mobility The hamstring muscle group consists of three strong and large muscles, which are often poorly maintained and sometimes neglected. Extended periods of sitting like driving, office work, watching TV on the couch or even extended periods of studying can cause tightness in the hamstrings. Tight hamstrings can affect your fitness... Read more »

What is Tabata training?

Tabata Training is a type of high intensity interval training (HIIT) that originated with Japanese scientist Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo. High intensity exercise cannot be sustained for a long time, so as intensity increases time goes down. Tabata and his team... Read more »

High intensity interval training (HIIT)

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a form of interval training alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with lower intensity recovery periods. A person would perform a short burst of high-intensity exercise followed by a brief lower intensity activity, repeated until fatigue. The high intensity sections are at near maximal effort. The ratio of work... Read more »

Client Robin Jarman is fitter and healthier than in her 20s

Taking on new challenges Robin started to improve her health and fitness with Fitness Enhancement Personal Training a decade ago. She had already been attending a gym prior to this, but felt like she needed to step things up a bit. She needed to challenge herself more than she could just on her own. Robin... Read more »

What is the ROI for corporate wellness programs?

Corporate health and wellness programs save employers money. There is a wealth of emerging evidence indicating that successful health and wellness programs provide an excellent return on investment. Studies indicate an average rate of return of between 2:1 and 5:1 for every dollar spent. The return comes in many forms, some of which are outlined below.... Read more »

Goal Setting

How to set S.M.A.R.T goals for yourself Everybody wants to have a body like roman armor. Everybody wants to have more money than Bill Gates. Everybody wants to have the big house with the inground pool and the white picket fence. So why don’t they? Why don’t you? What is it in life you want... Read more »

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Maria Paterson – Personal Trainer, Franchisee and passionate about helping others

Glute activation – simple exercises for strong and healthy body

Client Kimberlee continues not to let her cerebral palsy slow her down!

Stretches for hip flexors – 8 ways to open up your hips

Stretching for hamstring mobility – 7 ways to get more flexible

What is Tabata training?

High intensity interval training (HIIT)

Client Robin Jarman is fitter and healthier than in her 20s

What is the ROI for corporate wellness programs?

Goal Setting

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