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New gyms fuel Mansfield’s fitness By TRINITY KNIGHT MANSFIELD is on a fitness kick, with new gyms opening their doors and energising the community. Among them, Lana Heath’s all-female space and Daniel Rogers’ high-performance hub are leading the charge, helping locals flex their way to better health. Personal trainer and owner of More Than PT, Lana Heath, said the opening of her all-female gym on June 1 was very exciting. “More Than PT is a supportive network of women in a community-focused and safe environment,” Lana said. “The majority of our training is strengthbased. “We do have some cardio equipment and are starting cardio classes in a couple of weeks, but the emphasis is on helping women to feel comfortable with lifting weights. “In terms of equipment, we’ve got a couple of treadmills, bikes, and a rower. “I have a lot of leg focused machines as women love to train legs - especially glutes. “We have a leg press, hack squat and calf raise combo machine, a lying and a seated leg curl machine and a GHD reverse hyper combo machine. “Some of the others include squat racks, a chest press rack, and a cable crossover for upper body and accessory work. “There are also free weights, barbells, and in the back room we’ve got five poles in our pole studio.” Lana runs 18 strength classes per week, ranging from early morning to mid-morning and afternoon. “The classes are limited to six women at a time, focusing on strength, and I also run one-on-one training sessions,” she said. “Pole classes are three times a week.” On Wednesday August 28th at 8:30am there will be new Senior Classes at MTPT. “The classes will be 45 mins in length focusing on controlled movements to help strengthen all parts of the body and will finish off with some stretching,” Lana said. “Brochures with the timetable and all of the information will be available outside the studio, otherwise feel free to drop in
NEW GYMS IN TOWN: (from left) Owner and principal physiotherapist of Alpine High Performance Daniel Rogers and More Than PT owner and personal trainer Lana Heath at the Mansfield Recreation Reserve. PHOTOS: Trinity Knight and have a chat to me personally. “My PT sessions plus my strength class members receive exclusive access to our app which gives them access to all of their programs listing exercises and video demonstrations. “It’s also our hub for the multiple challenges I run throughout the year that are available to anyone even if they don’t train at MTPT. “We have leaderboards for our competitive members, a nutrition section for members to track their calories and our all-new meal planner feature. “We upload our progress photos and measurements to help us keep on track all year round.” Lana, who was born in Mansfield, started her fitness journey at 15, later moving to Melbourne where she joined the women-only gym Fernwood Fitness. “Fernwood had a creche, and when I had kids of my own, I found a lot of sup-
port in that all-female environment,” she said. Following COVID, Lana moved back to Mansfield and ran personal training sessions and group classes from her home for three years. “I always felt a bit self-conscious exercising, especially with weights in mixed gyms,” she said. “We didn’t have any fitness spaces for women here, and I felt like there was a need for it. “Now, expanding my business into a gym has given even more women in Mansfield a safe space to exercise. “It’s all-inclusive; some mums have their ten-year-old kids, others bring their newborns in prams. With females as young as 16 and as old as their mid-eighties coming in, they are all treated equally. “My goal is for every woman in Mansfield to be confident enough to step into a gym, giving them knowledge around
strength training and how good it is for them.” Lana added that no one is expected to be an expert and encouraged anyone interested to give it a try. “There’s always a modified option, and you’re not expected to get everything at once,” she said. “It’s so much fun being active, and you might learn something that you never thought possible.” Daniel Rogers and his wife, Caroline Frey, opened Alpine High Performance on May 3. The gym is a community-based fitness centre, committed to building a strong foundation of health, fitness, and rehabilitation in Mansfield by providing 24/7 gym access, fitness classes, massage, personal training, exercise programs, and physiotherapy with 10 per cent off for all members. ■ Continued page 13
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