Personal Trainers Aged 50+
(and their stories)
Anna Kelly (Ballarat, Victoria) - Qualified at 46
Anna’s is very early on the pathway to a mid-life career change into the fitness industry. At the time of writing, Anna had just completed her Certificate III in Fitness and was about to commence Cert... ...more
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August 12, 2024•3 min read
Brett Whitcher (Ballarat, Victoria) - Qualified at 48
Brett started his working life in engineering as a design draughtsman at the age of 18. This led to toolmaking and a while at an office job. ...more
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July 04, 2024•3 min read
JoDee Coulter (Strongsville, Ohio) - Qualified at 54
JoDee has a unique attachment to Australia. She was inspired as a child to travel here and fulfilled that dream in 2020, just before the pandemic disruption. JoDee is a grief specialist and has been w... ...more
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June 03, 2024•2 min read
Hazel Francis (Wynnum, Queensland) - Qualified at 50
Hazel has been into fitness since her early 20s when she got into resistance training and bodybuilding, even winning competitions along the way. Early in the journey Hazel had issues with anorexia and... ...more
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May 06, 2024•2 min read
Fiona Rubens (Burnie, Tasmania) - Qualified at 52
In her short time in the fitness industry, Fiona has made a big impact working with people of all ages in the services she provides. But the age group she is most drawn to helping is older adults. Thi... ...more
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April 16, 2024•2 min read
Lisa Peterson (Sydney, NSW) - Qualified at 55
Lisa says she was always into sport rather than gym-based fitness, playing many sports competitively and being very active as a PE teacher too. She reluctantly joined a gym as part of a plan to manage... ...more
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April 11, 2024•2 min read