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What Makes a Great Personal Trainer? Skills, Qualifications & Career Guide
5 min read
19 Mar 2026

What Makes a Great Personal Trainer? Skills, Qualifications & Career Guide

Becoming a fitness coach or personal trainer is one of the most rewarding career decisions you can make. You get to do meaningful work every day, help people transform their lives, and build a business around something...

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Is Personal Training a Good Career? What You Should Know First
5 min read
18 Mar 2026

Is Personal Training a Good Career? What You Should Know First

You’ve been thinking about it for a while. Maybe you’re in a job that pays well but doesn’t fulfil you. Maybe fitness has always been your passion, and you’ve started wondering whether you could actually do this as a...

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How to Become a Personal Trainer in Australia
6 min read
16 Mar 2026

How to Become a Personal Trainer in Australia

If you’re passionate about fitness and helping people improve their health, becoming a personal trainer can be an incredibly rewarding career.

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OneCoach: A New Era of Personalised Coaching in Sydney
3 min read
27 Feb 2026

OneCoach: A New Era of Personalised Coaching in Sydney

OneCoach: Supporting You Inside and Outside the Gym

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Meet Coach Alessandro: The Bunker’s Resident Italian with a Passion for Performance
4 min read
4 Oct 2024

Meet Coach Alessandro: The Bunker’s Resident Italian with a Passion for Performance

We caught up with The Bunker’s resident Italian to discover why he came to Australia, what his clients can expect from working with him, and what he misses most about Italy.

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Meet Coach Ngoc, Combining Training and Nutrition for Optimal Results
3 min read
6 Sept 2024

Meet Coach Ngoc, Combining Training and Nutrition for Optimal Results

Okay first of all, if you look at my name and think “How do I pronounce it?”. It’s as simple as “knock”, coach dumpling ngoc if you will (if you know you know).

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Meet Coach Jennia: Moving Around the World to Find Home Within Yourself
3 min read
29 July 2024

Meet Coach Jennia: Moving Around the World to Find Home Within Yourself

Jennia is a big dreamer and achiever. She has moved countries, changed careers and has found a passion for life and fitness in her new home.

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The Industry Ready Programme: How to be a Successful PT
6 min read
4 July 2024

The Industry Ready Programme: How to be a Successful PT

Stepping out onto the gym floor for your first day as a personal trainer is nerve-wracking enough. Clients are putting their money, time and trust into the coach to help them embark on a very personal journey.

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Acrobatics, CircusFit and Combating Nerves with Coach Gemma Lewis
5 min read
24 Apr 2024

Acrobatics, CircusFit and Combating Nerves with Coach Gemma Lewis

Meet Gemma, one of One Playground’s superstar coaches who, when she’s not helping her clients, can likely be found upside down on an aerial hoop!

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From Rookie Group Trainer to Head Fight Coach: Meet Joey Bowling
4 min read
11 Apr 2024

From Rookie Group Trainer to Head Fight Coach: Meet Joey Bowling

I’m the one and only Joey, A.K.A Mr Motivator, I’m from London and I help people develop a healthy relationship with Fitness through 1:1 Coaching and Group Fitness. I also help new staff onboarding and deliver training...

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From the Military to the Slopes to the One Playground Gym Floor: Meet Coach Ray Bishop
3 min read
28 Mar 2024

From the Military to the Slopes to the One Playground Gym Floor: Meet Coach Ray Bishop

Meet Ray Bishop, a coach at Surry Hills with a journey unlike any other. From Wales to Sydney having worked in over 10 countries in between, Ray brings a wealth of experiences to One Playground, experiences most of us...

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Transforming Fitness Industry Education
2 min read
5 Dec 2022

Transforming Fitness Industry Education

What’s not working?We see three main problems with most Certificate 3 and 4 in Fitness courses.

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