Take a moment to meet our
amazing coaching and training team.

Rowan has qualifications in fitness, coaching and business development. He has coached over 2000 clients during the past 10 years in the fitness industry.

Rowan focusses on fat loss, rebuilding better movement pathways and refining strength and performance development. He tackles every client's goals with passion and enthusiasm to be an accelerator of positive change in their life.

Every client has a unique set of challenges. Together with his team of coaches, Rowan continues to excel in tried and proven methods that help each individual client achieve their fitness goals.

April has always enjoyed maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. After having children, April’s passion for fitness intensified and she completed her Certificate III & IV in Fitness in order to partner with others in their journey.

April draws upon her personal experiences, challenges and successes to encourage and guide others in our fitness community. She is keenly involved in their journey toward a healthier and stronger body. She also champions an increased sense of self worth, value and confidence.

Specialising in group fitness, April upholds the value of a strong team. That is, to be accountable to yourself and set yourself up for success. She inspires people to step outside their comfort zone, and to have some fun in the process!

She strongly believes a community of like-minded people can enrich and enhance your fitness journey.

Ben’s interest in the fitness industry grew out of a passion for training and supporting his best mates. The desire to better understand the human body and how best to look after it led him to pursue a Cert III & Cert IV in fitness. This was followed by a Bachelor Degree in Human Movement, in addition to other academic pursuits and physical hobbies.

Ben has been part of the Fitness Life team for 6 years. He uses his knowledge to patiently coach hundreds of members towards health and fitness outcomes.

Ben’s approach to health and fitness is holistic, practical and evidence based. He enjoys developing tools and strategies with people so they can take ownership of their health and fitness. His desire is to help people make lasting, sustainable changes to their lives.

Bernie has been a personal trainer for over 5 years and is an ASCA qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Health (Nutrition and Exercise) at UniSA.

Bernie is the Head Coach here at Fitness Life Studios. In this role, she brings her passion to grow in knowledge and skill to the whole team. She develops strategies and education sessions to enhance our capacity as coaches.

Bernie has a passion for strength training, and loves helping people appreciate all the positive things their bodies can do. She loves assisting clients to set goals they may have previously seen as unachievable. Most importantly, making sure they have fun doing it.

Bernie loves teaching people how to recognise and celebrate their achievements. She also loves helping them become the fittest, healthiest and strongest version of themselves.

Sandra has trained for over 20 years in gym environments. She has been a part of the Fitness Life family for 8 years. She was encouraged by her trainer at the time to take the leap into a new industry. This turned out to be the best decision she has ever made!

Sandra feels that being a coach at Fitness Life Studios isn’t just a job, but a calling and purpose.

As a mum, Sandra has a deep appreciation of the challenges involved with being a parent and maintaining fitness.

Being a Group Training coach plays a huge part in Sandra's life. She runs several of our HIIT, Burn, Recovery and Strength for Life classes and thoroughly enjoys being a participant as well.

Kira (K-eye-ra) has always enjoyed team sports. She was inspired by a personal role model to get involved in the fitness industry during high school. From there, she completed her Cert III and Cert IV in Fitness.

She loves taking her early morning group classes and dishing out fun facts while they train. She is well known for her bubbly, energetic personality. Kira loves working with everyone, especially young teens just starting out in the gym. She loves helping people grow in self-confidence, making the gym fun and creating healthy habits.

Fun fact: Bones are 4 times stronger than concrete... crazy 🤯

Lewy is an ASCA qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is currently completing a Bachelor of Health (Nutrition and Exercise) at UniSA.

Lewy has trained and competed in endurance sports since early high school. He loves ultramarathons and long-course triathlons and has developed a passion for exploring his own perceived limits. He is passionate about learning to move and train more effectively.

As a coach, he loves to assist others in the pursuit of their goals. He encourages his clients to surprise themselves with their own abilities and capacities. He prides himself on being engaged, technical, and encouraging of his athletes and clients. He loves helping them develop their own clear understanding of the 'why' behind their training.

These days you can find him training martial arts, rock-climbing, and raising a family!

Tom is our local 19-year-old aspiring Uni student. He is currently spending his gap year learning the ropes of personal training. He loves fitness and has been a familiar face around the gym for over four years as a dedicated member.

Tom is now a part of the coaching team, so if you are around, come in and say hey! If you can’t find Tom in the gym, you will find him soaking up the local mountain bike trails or hiking through the hills.

Amelia discovered her love for health and fitness during high school. She is particularly interested in strength and muscle mass development.

This interest led her beyond Cert III and IV, to a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science. She enjoys training for health, improved energy, and social interaction. Amelia appreciates the many different reasons why someone may come to the gym.

She understands that for most people exercise is a part of life, but not their whole life. She loves helping others find fit exercise into their lives in sustainable and enjoyable way. Amelia enjoys working with people of all ages, including kids.

Bri’s love for fitness and exercise grew out of a love of sports all through her teen years. Upon gaining a Diploma of Fitness in 2015, Bri has helped many clients achieve their heath and fitness goals.

She is keenly interested in helping clients live better and move better, particularly around injury and rehabilitation. This interest led Bri to pursue qualifications in Physiotherapy. She is now in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at UniSA.

Bri would love to help you on your fitness journey.

Kathy looks forward to supporting your fitness journey in the same way that she has been supported in her time as a member. The gym is her happy place and she would love for that to be the case for you!

Kathy has 26 years experience interacting with clients as a hairdresser. This gives her many transferrable skills as a personal trainer in the fitness industry. She loves seeing people walk out of sessions with their heads held high - even if their body is aching!!

Aaron has over 5 years experience as a personal trainer assisting many people over this time achieve their fitness goals. Upon completion of a Diploma in Fitness, he has a strong interest in reducing injuries, strength and conditioning. He loves working with both field and court based athletes.

Aaron is compassion towards others, flexible, and encouraging. These qualities, and his meticulous approach are what makes him a very relatable and practical trainer to work with. Regardless of level of fitness, Aaron has the ability to adapt a program to suit any goal and make this goal a reality.

When Aaron isn’t in the gym you can find him playing football for Mt Barker United. He loves taking on a hiking trail or soaking up the sun on a beach somewhere. Preferably down on the Fleurieu Peninsula with his fiancée and puppy Arlo.

Anthony has trained for over 15 years and has always loved team sports, working out in the gym and running. It’s with his natural love to be active, heart to encourage others, we are pumped to welcome him to our coaching team.

Anthony has tried a few different careers but since completing his Certificate IV in Fitness he has found his jam. His passion is to help others in making healthier and more active changes with their lifestyle, beyond the gym setting. He endeavours to provide strategies, guidance and encouragement for people to achieve the healthiest, strongest versions of themselves.

Anthony enjoys training in high intensity functional fitness in his own time but loves coaching a wide range of styles to meet the individual needs and goals for his clients.

He believes that the gym is a safe space for everyone to feel comfortable and to grow into the best version of themselves.

Anthony is big on High 5’s, loves his footy (and a bit of banter), wife and two dogs.