Chris Steffanoni is a sports myotherapist and nutritionist with a strong focus on endurance sports.
He is a professional member of Sports Medicine Australia and The Australian Natural Therapists Association Chris' professional services, including bike fitting, sports injury management, dry-needling, and nutritional assessments.
01/12/2025
Our clinic is running a food donation drive for the Gisborne Foodbank.
Food insecurity is a huge burden on our society, with 3.5 million Australian households struggling to put food on the table.
Every day, parents skip meals so they can feed their kids, kids go to school hungry, and families go without as they try to pay rent or mortgage repayments.
- One in two renting households has experienced food insecurity in the last year.
- Most households that include someone with a disability or significant health condition experience severe food security
- Most single-parent households are now food insecure.
If you can help, feel free to drop off any items at our friendly front desk team at Liberty Health and Happiness
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23/11/2025
Last week marked ten years since I began my work with Liberty Health & Happiness in Gisborne.
At first, I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy working in a town where I grew up, but I quickly adapted to seeing familiar faces from my teenage years and reconnecting with the community.
There's something really special about your local barista being someone you went to kinder with, and many clients ask about our family because they remember my mum as their primary school teacher.
Thanks to the Liberty team for your support over the years, and to all the clients who have trusted me to help with their sore backs, dodgy knees, and tired legs.
05/11/2025
Always looking for dishes that boost veggie intake.
Roughly 5% of Aussies meet their recommended 5 serves of veg per day.
This simple smokey baked bean lunch sneaks 3 serves I to your day.
23/10/2025
Around a quarter of the bikes people bring into the studio for bike fits are gravel bikes. They boomed during the pandemic years and haven't let up.
As always, fits are guided by rider goals. Some want more speed, others better control and many just want to feel comfortable and avoid injury.
It's always an enjoyable working through the process.
22/10/2025
14/10/2025
Is your 2025 handlebar set-up still going to be legal in 2026?
Well, it depends on where you are racing.
have confirmed updated changes coming into effect on January the 1st.
If you're racing the Australian Championships or next year's Amy's GranFondo UCI worlds qualifier, all of these new rules will apply to you. (Unless you are a kid racing J15 or J17 categories).
has wisely made some good exemptions for club and state level racers so you don't all have to go buy new handlebars.
Bar width ✅
Bar flare ✅
Hood angle ✅
Distance between hoods ✅
03/10/2025
Bike fit studio vibes.
19/09/2025
One of the most inconsistent things we see on new bikes is brake hood placement from the factory.
If the hoods aren't set to an orthodox position, most riders can find an ergonomic position in either the hood or drop position, but not both.
Even within the same brand, we see some huge discrepancies in how bikes are put together.
15/09/2025
Last year, the longest stem we used was 150mm for some elite road and track cyclists. The shortest length was 50 mm on some mountain bikers and one tiny road bike.
When selecting stem size, we need to consider bike handling, rider comfort, efficiency, and, for some riders, aesthetics.
If the stem is too long, riders just creep forward onto the nose of their saddle when fatigued or under load.
If their stem is too short, riders tend to brace excessive weight through their arms and shoulders.
Bike fitting is complex and often counterintuitive.
07/08/2025
Evening calm. 🌆
04/08/2025
Every bike fitter loves to see that neutral wrist position after the handlebar rotation and brake hood positions have been dialled in.
You should never feel like a superhero stretching forward on a road bike, and you should never feel like you have to brace too much weight through your hands and shoulders.
29/07/2025
Flashback to that time we were sponsored by McDonalds. I have fond memories of rolling up to Maccas after a Tarts Cup race to get free Big Mac Meals. Sports nutrition at its finest. 🍔🍟🥤
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People often ask me how I ended up working as a sports therapist and nutritionist. My interest in sports injuries and performance reflects many years as a passionate athlete and a coach. I spent my early twenties road cycling at an elite level in Australia and the United States. In 2006 my focus shifted from racing to coaching and professional bike fitting, and I began working with many cyclists who were injured or returning to sport. In about 2010, I made the call to return to study to learn more about sports science and injuries. The next five years were spent at The Australian College of Sports Therapy, where I learned the ins and outs in the treatment and management of musculoskeletal injuries. I thoroughly enjoyed the clinical components of the course, so I made the call to start working as a clinical sports therapist in private practice.
Instead of just working with professional sportspeople, I now enjoy treating patients from a wide range of backgrounds, including young kids and the elderly. People come to me with a variety of complaints such as foot pain, clicky knees or headaches.
As a sports therapist, I am trained to specialize in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction. Sports therapists and clinical myotherapist sit somewhere between a remedial massage therapist, an osteopath, exercise physiologist and a physio.
In 2017 I returned to study again to complete a Health Science degree in complementary medicine. Majoring in nutrition and pain management, I graduated in 2019 with distinction and am now registered as a nutritionist with the Australian Natural Therapists Association.
