Most Influencial People in Fitness at Townsville – Strand Fitness

In a recent Townsville Bulletin article. Strand Fitness Director Dean Bodle has been listed as one of Townsville’s most influential people in fitness.

With the fitness trends forever changing and evolving. One of Townsville’s most influencial people in fitness, Strand Fitness Director Dean Bodle says keeping up can be a challenge.

However, making sure he’s ahead of the curve with the latest exercise craze has seen. His Strand Fitness expand from a humble 50 square metre gym at Tobruk Pool in 2009, into three locations including one at North Shore. In addition, to the massive Health Hub on Flinders St today.

It’s little wonder they’ve been voted Townsville’s best gym two years in a row.

“We’re trying to offer the most up to date services in Townsville with the newest programs from around the world; so that’s functional training, Crossfit, MyZone which is a heart rate system, Les Mills classes, 24-hour gyms — all that really helps people get to their goals,” he says.

“It’s just about staying up with the times. As soon as I saw CrossFit was coming in, we stepped up and got CrossFit. Then hot yoga became a big thing so we got the hot yoga in the Yoga Hub. We always go to the fitness conventions with a team of our staff every year to get on top of the latest crazes.”

What is Next to One of the Most Influencial People in Fitness?

So what’s the next big thing in fitness according to the man whose job it is to know? “I think we’ve really hit the functional training era. With the CrossFit and functional training classes we do, I really believe that’s the future of training. Eventually, we won’t have the machines in the gym anymore; it’ll be just rigs and free weights. But that’s still probably another five years away.”

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