Dr. Dan Jolley holds a BSc in exercise science and an MSc in exercise physiology AND he has completed a PhD in educational psychology at Curtin University, looking at the knowledge, and sources of information, of personal trainers.

Dan also worked as a strength and conditioning coach in a number of sports, including cricket (with the Perth Scorchers), and Australian Football (in the semi-professional WAFL competition). He also represented Australia in American Football as both a player and a coach, and was the head of the strength and conditioning program for the men’s national team for the 2011 and 2015 World Championships.

Dan is currently the course coordinator for the Certificate III and IV in Fitness program at South Metro TAFE, where he has taught since 2011.

Dan’s website: Critical Fitness

2. Playfit

Whether you take classes for kids, HIIT training with athletes, group sessions for seniors, or you simply want to add some fun to your PT sessions or bootcamp, this session gives a raft of new ideas to bring laughter into your sessions.  Find out what the research says about adults playing and why it is so important for us to add it in to the mix of all our sessions.

Presenter: John Polley (JP)

Educator of the Year 2019, Exercise Association of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

JP has over a decade of experience teaching internationally about three-dimensional movement, Play for Fitness Professionals and runs movement and health mentorships across Australia and New Zealand. JP is both your ‘go to’ person for the science, but also a great practical facilitator, well known for making all experiences fun and intellectually accessible i.e., he makes the complex simple and provides you with practical ideas you can immediately implement into your business.

Tap into JPs details here: The Next Level

Dan Williams is the Director of Range of Motion and leads a team of Exercise Physiologists, Sports Scientists, Physiotherapists and Coaches.

Through Range of Motion Business Mentoring works closely with Fitness Businesses in a mentoring role, assisting in business growth and development in the fields of operations, marketing, culture, client experience and human resources.

Dan has a Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science) and a Postgraduate Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science from The University of Western Australia, with minors in Biomechanics and Sport Psychology.

Dan’s website: Range of Motion

4. Boxing

How to utilise combinations and routines effectively in boxing for fitness sessions. The art of combining boxing and fitness principals together in a combination or drill/routine.  A session packed with ideas and takeaways for your one-to-one and group sessions.

Presenter: Adam Jenzarli

Owner of Thump Boxing, which was the first provider in Australia to develop a training system of multiple level boxing and kickboxing courses in Australia and New Zealand for health and fitness professionals.

Adam arrives with a wealth of experience and energy to help our businesses thrive and for all of us to excel using boxing and kickboxing as a tool to help our communities stay fit and healthy.

Adam’s website: Thump

Presenter: Ben Green

Ben is a trusted facilitator for Athletics West, Athletics Australia and World Athletics and increasingly plays a significant role in the ongoing development of Coaches through the Front Runner Academy.

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor of Sports Science with First Class Honours
World Athletics Level 4 Middle and Long Distance Coach & Lecturer

• Oceania Champion (800m & 1500m)
• World Junior Representative (800m)
• Oceania U/20 Representative (5000m)
• Multiple athletes who have progressed onto Div. 1 US College Scholarships
• Multiple National Junior Medalists (track & XC)
• Multiple Female & Male State Champions from 800m-10km

• Coaching elite middle and long distance runners
• Training plans for recreational runners
• Coach education
• Running biomechanics
• Footwear prescription

6.  Bulletproof shoulders

Bulletproof Shoulders – Learn a simple three step process to help your clients restore optimal shoulder function, mobility and strength so they can train confidently and trust that you’ve got their health as number one priority.

Presenter:  Jason Dick

Owner of movement an strength gym, Earn The Right, Jason spent years travelling the world learning from some of the brightest minds in the fields of movement, rehab, strength and performance.

For years Jason struggled with shoulder pain and became obsessed with understanding how to fix his own shoulder after dislocating it and now teaches others how to restore function and rebuild strength with his online Bulletproof Shoulders courses and programs.

He’s helped thousands of people from all over the world to understand why they have pain and show them how to restore function and remove pain with his three step process to build strong and resilient shoulders.

Now he’s here to share with you the process that will enable you to help your clients restore correct function and train pain free.

Jason’s website: Earn the Right

7. Confidence

Help group class members to get clear, focused, have more freedom in their movement and own their power in a class by building your own confidence and resilience! Develop a growth mindset, feel more empowered and set yourself up for success.

Presenter: Tracey Gunn

8.  Hips – let’s look a little deeper

We all know how important hip stabilization is and how important it is to train those glute muscles and work with correct form. Maybe stretch and strengthen those weak and tight hip flexors. What happens when none of that seems to help?  When our client’s posture and performance of exercises plateaus below their expectations and ours? When they are still complaining of pain?

In this session discover the next step to helping clients train injury free and perform their exercises with great form. Sometimes with the hip it pays to look a little deeper. Whether you train high level athletes, seniors or beginners this session will help you to help them.

Presenter:  Tim Barnwell

Tim graduated from Curtin University as a Physiotherapist in 2001. He has worked in a variety of clinical areas including spending time working in the United Kingdom, for the NHS at a variety of Trusts. Tim has been working at Southcare Physiotherapy since 2005. He became a Principal at Southcare Physiotherapy in 2013. In 2017 Tim was a part of the team that opened LifeCare Cockburn Central at the state of the art Cockburn ARC. He is the Practice Principal at LifeCare Cockburn Central.

Tim has a keen interest in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions especially those related to sporting injury.  He has previously worked as the Head Physiotherapist for Palmyra Rugby Club and Cottesloe Rugby Club and qualified as an APA Sports Physiotherapist in 2012. From 2020 until 2022 Tim was the Team Physiotherapist for WA Netball team the Western Sting.

From 2012 to December 2013 Tim was the Branch President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) in Western Australia. in 2021 Tim was re-elected to the Position of Branch President of the APA in WA. He is currently a Post Graduate Supervisor on the Curtin Sports Physiotherapy program and has recently taken up a position with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia on their Registration and Notifications Committee.

Tim Barnwell: Lifecare

9. Body Sculpting/Building

Learn about the compulsory poses used in body figure/building competitions under the guidance of a local champ. Use as exercises yourself or with any clients to help develop body control and awareness while still working up a sweat.

Presenter: Michelle Nazarof

World Champion Body Builder – Winner of the INBA Natural Olympia in 2006,  Qualified, C.H.E.K Holistic Nutritionist and Lifestyle Coach, Master Personal Trainer, Certified IPAC Physique Conditioning Coach, Certified Raw Chef, International Body Building Judge.

Michelle’s website: Nazafit

10. Improvisation

These activities increase our awareness of others, our peripheral vision, our speed of reaction, and most of all our confidence in and enjoyment of ‘failing’.   A mix of games using improvisation to highlight certain elements of fitness pedagogy (e.g. fear of failure, willingness to give it a go, willingness to make it your own).

Originally used by social workers with immigrants and to help ease anxiety they are now used widely in a variety of settings, from prisons to corporate, for people with autism, anxiety and Alzheimer. In our case they are for weaving into your group sessions to help bond class members and build a great culture, and to build your creative muscles and confidence with trying new things.

Presenter: Aden Date

Aden is Chair of the Board of Only the Human, an improvisation and comedy company in Perth.  He also works as a consultant for arts and cultural organisations interested in bringing intentionality and impact into their work.   He  teaches Critical Community Psychology at Notre Dame, a third-year Psychology unit which works at the intersection of Critical Theory and Community Development, working with students to unpack how Psychologists can work with communities to promote critical consciousness, self-determination, and liberation from oppression.

Aden’s website: Only the Human

11. The Vitruvian Trainer+

Presenter: Weibke Hensen

What does this Vitruvian machine bring to the market? Your chance to speak to the Vitruvian Head Coach, Weibke Hensen, to try it and learn about its unique algorithm, force and benefits.

Presenter: Sean Connolly

Presenter:  Brooke Turner

Mum of three, ocean goer, sun seeker, adventure enthusiast and lover of all things health, fitness and the great outdoors!

Professionally an international health and fitness educator, speaker and writer specialising in exercise and nutrition for pregnancy and motherhood and helping women find a balanced approach to healthy, active living for long term mental and physical wellbeing.

With over 13 years experience in the health and fitness industry, Brooke is a tertiary qualified nutritionist and exercise scientist, and trainer.

Brooke’s website: Balance Fitness and Nutrition

14.  Kettlebells

Learn the art of swinging a Kettlebell under expert guidance and how best to teach it safely.

Presenter: Tracey Gunn

15. Deep and Meaningful

Do you want to expand your personal training business? Minimize cancellations when clients are injured or fatigued? Are you creative and ready to gain some skills in an environment likened to outer space?

Come let’s get deep and meaningful and immerse in P.T skills adapted to the water environment. Experience a taster of how to train your clients for active recovery days, during injury, when experiencing fatigue and in planes to challenge their core stabilization.

Adapt your personal training to ALL clientele needs from professional athletes to clients simply seeking functional mobility and fitness.

Once you begin adapting your land workouts to the water environment you will understand why this environment is so deep and meaningful. See your P.T business reach new heights and grow as your clients keep meaningfully motivated for a diversity of stimulating & high-performance training!

Bring your towel and bathers for this one.   

Presenter: Tanja Luck

• BA (Sci & Lang) Level 3 Registered Fitness (A.F.F.A) Certified Yoga practitioner (pregnancy, women’s health, rehabilitation and trauma aware) Mat Pilates,  water emergency rescue trainer/assessor for Physiotherapy, Aquabalance mind body program creator (somatic mental health initiative ) and specialised aquatic exercise consultant / author.
• The creative Director of Aquawellbeing Australasia, Tanja Luck, has been an active educator and mentor for over 20 years. She has delivered education throughout Australia (including FILEX), Latin America and Asian health resorts. Recently she was invited to educate at the International Water Therapy Conference in Costa Rica and at the London Aquatic Rehabilitation Exercise Convention.
• Tanja has contributed as a recognised Industry consultant on national sport and fitness educational boards, strategic management committees, been an active mentor, author, trainer, and international presenter.
• She has served seven years on the State Management committee (Fitness W.A) supporting Practitioners and the State Industry Conference, WAFIC.
• Tanja has served as a consultant assessor for new programs entering Australia specialising in Aquatic exercise, Yoga and Pilates and has generated over 20 aquatic educational workshops for special populations, Aquatic Centre’s, Tertiary Institutions, including UWA + Murdoch’s recreational programming departments.
• She also served as the key Ambassador/Trainer for the European Company Okeo and Aquatixx for seven years growing programs such as water bike, water kick box, Deep water personal training, Aqua for kids, Aqua for pregnancy and Aqua Step.

Tanja now divides her time as a Wellbeing Practitioner working with a Team of Allied Health Professionals that support vulnerable women and their families with severe mental health challenges & addiction recovery. She is passionate about ensuring all individuals are empowered to create holistic healthy lives leading to bonded communities.

Tanja’s motto is that if our minds and bodies are connected through various water based & wellbeing experiences, then each and everyone’s potential is ultimately limitless.

Tanja’s website:  Aquawellbeing

Presenter:  Brooke Turner

Mum of three, ocean goer, sun seeker, adventure enthusiast and lover of all things health, fitness and the great outdoors!

Professionally an international health & fitness educator, speaker and writer specialising in exercise and nutrition for pregnancy and motherhood and helping women find a balanced approach to healthy, active living for long term mental and physical wellbeing.

With over 13 years experience in the health and fitness industry, Brooke is a tertiary qualified nutritionist and exercise scientist, and trainer.

Brooke’s website: Balance Fitness and Nutrition