Jacob Galea becomes an expert writer for ULTRA FIT MAGAZINE

Jacob Galea

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Jacob Galea lives in Sydney, where he runs a business and life coaching motivational practice, sits on company boards, works as an advisor, coaches and practices martial arts and takes people to an amazing new level in life. Every day he lives his passion of building tomorrow’s leaders using mind power and a strong belief system based on techniques he has adapted from the battlefield to the boardroom, with explosive results, “training corporate Warriors”. More details at www.gcorpconsulting.com.au

Mia Ballenden

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http://www.bodyfusion.com.au

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Mia is an Accredited Practicing Dietician and Nutritionist who specialises in sports dietetics. She runs her own practice which provides full nutritional assessments, dietary advice, lecturing and consulting. Having been a professional ballet dancer, she understands the passion of fitness and dietary goals. Mia now has a vision to help people achieve their nutritional goals and gain the nutrition edge. Mia can be contacted via www.bodyfusion.com.au or on 0410 533 213.

Chief J. Brabon

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http://www.bootcamp.com.au

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TACTICAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ADVISOR Over the past 18 years Chief has provided cutting edge conditioning programs to literally thousands of tactical athletes, sports stars, celebrities and civilian boot campers. As the Chief of Staff for the Tactical Strength & Conditioning Association, he and his team provide unparallel Fitness Instructor training to Military, Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue agencies world-wide. Best known as the pioneer of boot camp training here in Australia, his ORIGINALBOOTCAMP program has recently expanded into both the US & Canada. More details at www.bootcamp.com.au

Paul Chek

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http://www.chekinstitute.com

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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SPEAKER, CONSULTANT AND HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER Paul draws upon 24 years of experience in corrective exercise, high performance conditioning and integrative lifestyle management. Author of six books, over 60 DVDs and numerous correspondence courses and seminars, he has also developed four certification programs for advanced professional development in the health and fitness industry. Paul is the founder of the C.H.E.K Institute, based in San Diego, which specialises in Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology. More details at www.chekinstitute.com

Teresa Cutter

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http://www.thehealthychef.com.au

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A qualified chef and fitness trainer, she has combined her knowledge of food, diet and exercise to specialise in developing healthy recipes for people who love food, who love to eat and who have made a conscious decision to maximise their health and wellbeing. More details at www.thehealthychef.com.au

Ben Fazio

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http://www.mhts.com.au

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EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST Ben Fazio MAAESS, Director Melbourne Health Training Services Exercise physiology, personal training and massage. Biomechanical video analysis of all sports and specialist bicycle fitting. More details at www.mhts.com.au

Jacob Galea

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http://gcorp.customers.hosting-toolkit.net

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Jacob Galea lives in Sydney, where he runs a business and life coaching motivational practice, sits on company boards, works as an advisor, coaches and practices martial arts and takes people to an amazing new level in life. Every day he lives his passion of building tomorrow’s leaders using mind power and a strong belief system based on techniques he has adapted from the battlefield to the boardroom, with explosive results, “training corporate Warriors”. More details at www.gcorpconsulting.com.au

Michael Hennessy

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http://www.outfithealth.com.au

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EXERCISE SPECIALIST Michael is the Director of OUTFIT health + fitness, Senior Exercise Specialist and a passionate recreational runner. With an Exercise Science degree, Dip. Ed., Cert III & IV in fitness and Athletics Australia coaching certifications, and over 15 years in the fitness industry Michael is experienced and passionate about exercise, especially endurance sports. Michael also lectures for Fitnation (Cert III & Cert IV) and is a First Aid trainer for Medilife. More details at www.outfithealth.com.au

Ric Isaac

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http://www.fitforprofit.com.au

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Ric Isaac is a Sports Scientist (BSc.) and accredited Exercise Physiologist. He is a valued member of the Australian Association of Sports Scientists and a past President of the Sports Science Association. After attaining his degree, Ric worked as a fitness consultant and personal trainer at various gyms and leisure centres. He also has diplomas in massage and reflexology and is a qualified Yoga instructor. Ric has successfully run his own fat loss and fitness studio for the last nine years in Fremantle, Western Australia. Ric teamed up with Andre Sauer in 2007 to create Fit For Profit with the mission to help other Fitness Professionals with their Marketing, Sales and Business Management. More details at www.fitforprofit.com.au

Michael Jarosky

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http://www.citycavemanfitness.com

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Along with his contributions to Ultra FIT Magazine, Michael Jarosky (CPA & MBA, Economics) is a Personal Trainer in Sydney, CBD and still living and eating like a caveman, as chronicled in his book 40 Days as a City Caveman. More details at www.citycavemanfitness.com

Obi Obadike

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http://www.obiobadike.com

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Obi Obadike is one of the top cover fitness models and fitness experts in the world today. He was voted the most ripped fitness model in the world. He has an affordable exclusive online personal-training service where he has special diet and training programs to help many people all over the world to get in great shape. To contact Obi for online personal-training or to find out what he is doing in the fitness industry you can go to www.obiobadike.com or email him at obifitness@verizon.net

Nathan Page

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Nathan is a qualified personal trainer and has been training clients for over a decade. He holds the current Mr Australian Men’s Classic Champion bodybuilding title and works with the International Federation of Body Building (IFBB) where he is internationally and nationally qualified to judge amateur body building competitions. More details on 0430 326 683

Andrew Read

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http://www.dragondooraustralia.com

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LECTURER/PERFORMANCE TRAINER Andrew Read, RKC, is Australia’s leading kettlebell instructor and head of Dragondoor Australia. A well known fitness author and presenter he has 18 years experience in the fitness industry including time spent working at the Victorian Institute of Sport. Combining his vast experience in strength and conditioning with a lifelong passion for combat sports he now works with Olympic Judo and Taekwondo players as well as champion Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA fighters. He also operates www.ptreference.com a website designed for trainers to help increase their training and business skills. More details at www.dragondooraustralia.com

Brad Sheppard

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http://www.createptwealth.com

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A Queensland Fitness Professional of the year title holder, Brad Sheppard (B.ED (PHYS.ED)), has run Peak Physique www.peak-physique.com in Brisbane for 15 years. Having built a large team of PT’s he is well recognised one of the industry’s best and most highly valued Personal Trainers and site on the REPS council of Fitness Australia. Being a former Mr Australia Bodybuilding Champion he has a real passion for any challenge and now competes in Ironman triathlons and marathons. Brad is the co-founder of Create PT Wealth www.createptwealth.com a business building program for Personal Trainers.

Paul Taylor

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http://www.ptacademy.com.au

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Paul Taylor is an accredited exercise physiologist, nutritionist and neuroscientist. He is Director of the Personal Training Academy and the Human Performance Institute, through which he presents Corporate Health & Performance seminars internationally to the likes of CISCO, SAP, National Australia Bank and Air New Zealand. More details at www.ptacademy.com.au

Peter Twist

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http://www.qpec.com.au

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Peter Twist, MSc BPE CSCS TSCC-L3 PTS is President and CEO of Twist Conditioning’s 3 divisions: franchised Sport Conditioning Centres, product wholesale and the Twist Smart Muscle™ Coach Education program. To learn more about the Twist training methodologies, education and equipment available in Australia contact QPEC on 07 3219 2966 or www.qpec.com.au Peter coached in Canada’s National Hockey League (NHL) for 11 years and is a consultant for several NHL players and agents. An exercise physiologist, he has published over 400 papers, authored 10 books and 18 DVDs on athlete development, delivered and presented lectures to thousands of fitness professionals worldwide.

Julia Thorn

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Julia lives in Melbourne with her husband and three teenagers. She started bike riding in her twenties and then turned to running, swimming and doing triathlons. In 1997 she ran her first marathon and has now run 102 marathons, more than any other Australian female. Julia is also a freelance writer. Her published work includes three guidebooks for cycle touring, a book covering her bike ride from Townsville to Broome, a walks guide and a guide to the best running in Australia.

Tony Wilson

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http://www.teamcorpaustralia.com.au

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Tony Wilson is a performance coach, executive mentor and corporate speaker. Tony works on cultivating high performance culture where there is a high level of clarity around objectives, behaviours and achievements at all levels. Tony has a background of practical application through sports, combined with the theory of an MBA to ensure great success. He provides professional workshops covering business and personal performance and is empowering companies-giving them back their competitive edge. More details at www.teamcorpaustralia.com.au

Tanya Winter

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http://www.studiopilates.com

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Tanya is a Physiotherapist and co-founder of Studio Pilates International®. Initially learning the Pilates method of exercise as a swimmer, Tanya gained further exposure through her role as a physiotherapist and through using Pilates to recover from a fractured spine – the result of a skiing accident. Amazed at the results, as she became completely pain free as well as incredibly toned after doing regular workouts, Tanya began teaching Pilates. Tanya has co-run the most popular Pilates studio in Brisbane since 2002 and has personally taken over 60,000 participants through body-changing Pilates workouts as well as training and certifying Pilates Instructors around the globe through the Education arm of Studio Pilates International®. More details at www.studiopilates.com

Chris Moss

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Chris Moss has had a 35 year career within the music industry, having worked with many notable Australian and International artists. Among other things, Chris has now directed his energy into Fitness Music has consulted to Fitness Australia and is currently one of the directors of the Australian arm of the Yes! Fitness Music and Energy For Fitness Music Labels.

Kate Begley

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Kate has worked as a Group Fitness instructor, Personal Trainer and Yoga teacher for over 25 years, having run her own and other people’s fitness businesses since 1998. Her experience and qualifications span the European, UK, US and Australian continents, learning from such teaching greats as Simon Borg-Olivier and David Gray. She has also worked with diagnostic specialist Sarah Keys, and her exclusive clientele; working with and aiding Sarah’s back patients through specially designed classes. After having taught often more than 25 classes per week, and with more than 20 years of constant hands on practice, Kate has been conferred the respect and title of Master Trainer.

Shane Bilsborough

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Shane Bilsborough is one of Australia’s leading and most sought after Nutritionists. He has a Masters Degree in Human Nutrition from Deakin University, with major studies in fat metabolism, fat metabolism during exercise and the impact of diet and exercise on chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In June 2007 Shane was appointed by the Health Minister of Victoria, Bronwyn Pike, as the Ambassador for the State Government’s Go For Your Life’ healthy lifestyle initiative. Shane is a director of Global Corporate ChallengeTM .

Ron Ziemiecki

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Ron served for nearly a decade as the IFBB General Secretary in the eighties, then as ANB General Secretary before taking up his present role as ANB Executive Director. Ron has been awarded the IFBB Silver Medal in Warsaw, Poland and also the inaugural ANB Lifetime Achievement Award. Ron has judged World Championships on 5 continents and professional events in the United States including the prestigious Schwarzenegger Classic.

Wayne Rodgers

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http://www.healthadventure.com.au

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Wayne Rodgers is a sports physiotherapist, fitness coach and senior presenter for Fitnation. He has 21 years experience in the fitness industry and has been a sports physiotherapist for several national and international sports teams. With an ability to convert complex concepts into vitalized messages, he is a popular and regular presenter on corporate, sports physiotherapy and personal training seminars. He runs businesses in both Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast. Contact wayne@HealthAdventure.com.au

Gary Egger

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Dr Garry Egger was instrumental in setting up Fitness Leader training in Australia. He is the author of 30 books and over 200 scientific articles, is a Professor of Lifestyle Medicine at Southern Cross University and advisor to the World Health Organisation on chronic disease. His latest book (with Professor Boyd Swinburn) is Planet Obesity: How we are eating ourselves, and the planet to death, published by Allen and Unwin.

Tony Susnjara

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Tony Susnjara is a yoga teacher with over 20 years experience in Australia and the UK as well as being a qualified fitness instructor, personal trainer, remedial masseuse and martial arts student. Tony is also the developer of the freeFORM Board (www.freeformboard.com) – an all-in-one exercise solution that replicates dynamic, multi-directional movement to take your workout to the next level.

Phillip Mills

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http://www.lesmills.com

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Phillip Mills is a former Commonwealth Games athlete, and founder and Chief Executive of Les Mills International, the world’s leading group fitness brand: www.lesmills.com.

Rancan Sisters

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http://www.rancansistersfitness.com.au

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Renowned Fitness experts Lisa & Adele Rancan – yes, the same Rancan Sisters from Channel 10’s Good Morning Australia, hold many certifications, Power Living Yoga Cert., Yoga Fit U.S.A., FiTViBE Vibration Plate Cert., Power Plate Cert., N.S.W & U.S.A Cert III., Cert IV Personal Training., A.C.E American Council for Exercise., A.F.A.A. Aerobic Fitness Association of American., N.S.W Uni Ex Physiology., Pilates Network., Pilates Institute of Australasia., Winsor Pilates U.S.A. Lisa & Adele Rancan with their team of instructors have relocated their Studio to Building 5, Best Avenue, Headland Park, offering the very latest in Fitness Training. Contact www.rancansistersfitness.com.au

Marcus Bondi

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http://www.marcusbondi.com

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At 44 years of age and 83kg MARCUSBONDI broke the Offi cial Guinness World Record for the 5m rope climb – 27.8 metres in 60 secs. MARCUSBONDI’s strength training techniques have been utilised by Olympic gymnasts and Special Forces units all over the world. His key training elements focus on extreme outdoor training with high intensity and high endurance tolerances. MARCUSBONDI is an Ambassador for Aussie Bodies and trains at the spectacular Bondi Beach cliff s with a top team of Olympic wrestlers, MMA fi ghters and boxers. For more information, www.marcusbondi.com

Bobbie Crothers

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Bobbie Crothers is an Accredited Practising Dietician (APD), Sports Dietician, fitness trainer, health and nutrition writer and regular runner and recreational triathlete. Bobbie specialises in sports nutrition for endurance athletes and corporate nutrition communications. Contact her at bobbiecrothers@ hotmail.com

Julian Norton-Smith

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http://www.paddle2fitness.com.au

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Julian was an elite paddler for over 20 years which included several National teams and time spent at the Australian Institute of Sport. Over his career he won 7 x World Cups, 14 x National championships and won numerous medals both internationally and domestically in sprint canoeing and surf life saving. Julian has a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Sports Coaching plus level 2 coaching certificates in sprint canoeing and surf life saving. In 2008, he started his own coaching business teaching beginner, recreation and intermediate paddlers how to paddle more efficiently and balance their training week better.

Chris Ord

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Chris Ord is one of Australia’s leading adventure journalists, writing and photographing adventure sports across Australia and overseas. His stories regularly appear in Australian Geographic Outdoor, Outer Edge, Wild and Great Walks magazines. A keen trail runner and wanna-be multiday adventure racer, he prefers to cover his assignments by participating – even if he’s not trained nearly enough, as is usually the case. His next assignment is in the Middle East covering the prestigious Abu Dhabi adventure race.

Jade Winter

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http://www.studiopilates.com

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Jade is a qualified fitness trainer, an Olympian, former Australian Swim Team member and Co-Founder of Studio Pilates International® – www.studiopilates.com Jade’s mission is to infect others with his passion for Pilates and grow the Studio Pilates International® vision of inspiring and empowering 1,000,000 people to Studio Pilates workouts on a daily basis. Studio Pilates International® provides Pilates studios, Pilates instructor training, Pilates DVDs, Pilates equipment and more both nationally and internationally.

Mireille Ryan

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http://www.busymumsfitnessclubs.com

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Mireille Ryan is a Registered Personal Trainer, author, fitness expert, radio personality and the owner and founder of Health Guru Boot Camp. Mireille has been in the fitness industry for almost 10 years and has taught thousands of women in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. She is co-founder of Th e Busy Mums Fitness Club, one of Australia’s fastest growing fitness websites for mums www.busymumsfitnessclubs.com Mireille was named 2010 Australian Exercise Professional of the Year.

Kristy Johnson

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Kristy Johnson is a freelance journalist and writer, based in Sydney. Her work has been seen in publications including OK! Magazine, Th e Sunday Telegraph and Th e Sydney Morning Herald. Kristy leads an active lifestyle and loves to take part in Bikram yoga, Pilates, running and dance.