Word soon spread of Dominic's achievement back home in Australia and in 2002 he was recruited into the role of National PT Manager for Fitness First Australia. He was responsible for over 1600 personal trainers across 94 clubs. He spent 8 years with the Fitness First  before deciding to come full circle and follow his passion for education and joining the Personal Training Academy which he now owns alongside his Wife, Melony. 

Dom believes in empowering PTs and Staff with a collaborative coaching philosophy. He's a lover of functional movement in whatever form it takes.

I pride myself in holding a space for clients where they can learn how to make informed choices around nutrition & training in order to live each day a little healthier than the last.

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With sustainability and health in mind, I take an evidence based non-diet approach to nutrition.

My goal is to pass on relevant and practical nutrition education and advice to individuals and businesses, to help nurture a positive relationship with food and our environment

With over 15 years of fitness industry experience to draw on, "Chaddy" is a course content creator, NLP Practitioner, PTA Global Faculty Member, TRX and Trigger Point Performance Senior Master Course Instructor, Senior SandBell, Kettlebell and Battling Ropes instructor. He is also an Animal Flow Master Instructor.

His time in the Australian army led him through some physical pain and then on a journey to discover its cause. That then led him to health and fitness where he has been able to help himself and others through movement coaching. He was eventually able to return to his sporting passion, Australian Rules Football, as a player and coach. He is now studying martial arts and finds it a fantastic way to learn and observe movement.

Chaddy can apply science and intuition to movement and make it fun and through this earned the 2017 Network FILEX Presenter of the year. His driving passion is now to create health for others, by helping coaches create long term results for their clients.

Melony dos Remedios is a CEO of PT Academy, her focus is elevating the standard of the fitness experience and passionately creating success for graduates for the achievement of their clients.

Melony believes fitness should be inclusive and client centric. She understands the importance of meeting people where they need to be met and embracing each individuals' gifts and talents. Melony is a champion for the joy of progress rather than the fruitless pursuit of perfection.

Melony has worked in senior management and leadership roles including the Flagship Crunch Fitness in NYC, NSW Regional PT Manager for Fitness First, Corporate Health Director for NRG solutions and Anytime Health and Bodyworkz Manager at Anytime Fitness.

Her experience as a Personal Trainer, Professional Fitness Competitor, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Achieve Global Leadership Trainer, Flow Consultant, Improv Actor, Wife and Mother of two beautifully spirited children give her a truly unique approach to supporting change.

Dean is a former national gold medallist in swimming and surf lifesaving.

He is a qualified and practising Yoga Teacher, Personal Trainer and Holistic Health Coach, A Wim Hof method instructor and a Bondi Lifeguard
He has 20 years experience coaching both kids and adults ensuring a unique and individual approach to improving the health and performance of all his students and clients.

For the past 4 years, Dean has been facilitating Power of the Breath workshops and courses. Thousands of students have gained a full understanding of the health benefits associated with Breathwork and are healing themselves from a range of challenges including Anxiety, Respiratory conditions, Sleep disorders, Snoring and Fatigue.
He focussed primarily on the study of many breathing techniques including Oxygen Advantage, XPT, Traditional pranayama, Tuumo, Holotropic and the power of CO2 tolerance for performance. This specialisation in all things breathwork has resulted in vast improvements for the elite athletes who see Dean for performance training.

Dean has always had an interest in the breath. As an asthmatic child, he managed it through his swim training at first and incorporated nutrition, breathing and movement, particularly yoga.

Dean believes firmly that by improving diet, hydration, mindset and goal setting, mobility and movement and of course breath, many challenges can be overcome.

He expanded this knowledge to include nutrition and lifestyle choices focusing less on pushing hard and more on listening to and understanding the body.

Dean's career as a Lifeguard, literally rescuing people and bringing them back to life with the Power of the Breath means he has a unique and special skill set and understands the functionality of hypoxic training.

His vast experience of achieving personal goals and working towards a better self allows him to approach his clients with humility, understanding and work towards best possible outcomes for everybody and every body.