Noni

Joanne is the fourth Personal Trainer that I have worked with, over a period of years. Joanne is the most professional. Always reliable and punctual. Her ability each week to assess my level of energy is an innate skill. Her gentle encouraging manner and personal attention encourages me and is reassuring. I always feel taller when I walk out of the Gym after a work out with Joanne.

Keryn

I have been very lucky to have Jo Narayan as my personal trainer over the past three years. She has helped me recover from hip surgery, maintain and improve my fitness throughout all 39 weeks of my pregnancy and then regain my motivation and fitness postnatally. Jo has a fantastic ability to make every session enjoyable and has kept me going both physically and mentally through some difficult times in my life. As a medical doctor, I am always grateful for the in-depth knowledge that she has in all aspects of training. Her ongoing commitment to professional development and study is outstanding. She has a special ability to  to share her knowledge and expertise and to motivate while at the same time always making training rewarding and enjoyable.

Kate Mazoudier

It is an honour to provide a testimonial about Jo Narayan. In a word, she is phenomenal!  And I tell everyone who will listen about what a motivating and fabulous PT she is! I started working with Jo in my early 40s when I admitted to myself that running was no longer as easy as it was in my 20s. I had realised that my post-children body needed long-term strength maintenance appropriate to my gender, my age and lifestyle.  Jo cleverly mixes gym-based strength training with other disciplines including yoga, pilates and I suspect there is some classical dance in there too. She is wise, clever, inspiring, intuitive, fun and SO knowledgeable. Her explanations are crystal clear and our sessions are always challenging and rewarding. She is a very astute people person and never judgmental. She is very knowledgeable about injury rehab and always happy to advise whether I should run or swim in between our sessions, or put together programs if I go away. I always feel motivated to do more (and of course proudly report back to her my achievements).  There is a total genuineness about Jo’s approach that (for me) is absolutely essential. Her intuition, the quality and variation of the programs she puts together for each session, and the connection she has built with me are all critical for my motivation and enthusiasm. As a result she has me willingly hopping out of bed at 5am on miserable Melbourne winter mornings!!