For F45 Airlie Beach trainer Monique Pattison, fitness is a lifestyle.
“Being fit makes me feel powerful; being able to lift a certain weight makes you powerful; being faced with a challenge and being able to say: ‘I can do that’ is a great feeling,” she said.
“I want to help people feel that way.”
Born into a fitness family – her mother has been an outdoor trainer herself for the past 10 years - Monique moved to the Whitsundays a year ago to get away from a Covid crazed Melbourne in on-again-off-again lockdowns.
She’d first experienced the region on holiday with her partner, and the lure of the sunnier part of the country was strong enough to bring her here, but what kept her here was its people and helping them achieve their goals.
“One of the things that makes me so happy is when someone accomplishes something. It can be something as small as a box jump,” Monique said.
“To see someone smile from something like that, that fills my soul.”
With a background in gymnastics and triathlons, staying fit has always been a personal passion, but now as a trainer at F45, she instils that passion into others.
“I know training can be hard for some people, they might not enjoy it, but that’s the difference with F45. You’re in a community. That’s what brought me to the gym,” Monique said.
“I love the values, which come from the top down with Sonny, our owner, who just explains things with health and fitness that let you relate to him.
“That’s one of the things I’ve learnt in my time at F45. With health and fitness, I think we’re so lucky to be able to exercise and I want to share that with people – that’s a value I’ve had and aligns with F45 so well.”
The world-renowned business, which has been in Airlie Beach for roughly ten weeks, has already made an impact on the region and those who train there.
As just one of the trainers at the fitness community that dreams big with its motto of “Team Training, Life Changing”, Monique said she feels privileged to be able to experience those fitness journeys of the people who train with her.
Pop in to F45 Airlie Beach and meet Monique and the other trainers and start your fitness journey alongside a welcoming community.
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