Mount Stuart Personal Training and Massage

31/03/2026

We have moved 81 patrick street

14/10/2025

13/10/2025

Hobart Massage
$70 first session

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𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 🙌

Your body's been carrying tension all week—

Let's release it.

Deep tissue remedial massage that actually gets to the root of the problem.

Not just temporary relief. Real change.

✓ Release tight muscles
✓ Reduce chronic pain
✓ Improve mobility
✓ Feel like yourself again

Whether it's back pain, shoulder tension, or that nagging injury that won't quit—

I'll help you move pain-free.

📍 Home studio, Hobart
$70 first session
⏰ 10am–7pm daily

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?

Comment "MASSAGE" below and I'll send you booking details.

11/10/2025

What if change started this quickly?

Day 13 in Cindy’s journey: She’s always been a ‘two-week wonder’—but this time, everything feels different. Her posture is better, old aches are turning into real strength, and her mind is clearer—even after a late shift and two kids at home.

She’s not forcing herself; she’s actually looking forward to her workouts. That’s the power of a method built for real life, not just quick fixes.

Curious how sustainable, pain-free strength could feel for you?

Message me today to start your own transformation. 🌱

08/10/2025

🔥 NEW: Home Massage Studio - 10 Spots at $70 (First Session Special)

I'm opening my home massage studio here in Hobart and taking on 10 new clients at a special introductory rate.

First session: $70 (normally $100)
This isn't your typical "relax and forget about it" massage.
I specialise in chronic pain relief - back pain, shoulder tension, knee issues - using deep tissue remedial techniques combined with postural assessment.

Why it's different:
✅ I don't just treat the pain - I find the root cause
✅ 7+ years experience with chronic pain clients (including an 84-year-old who went from 16 painkillers/day to ZERO)
✅ Qualified remedial massage therapist + personal trainer (I understand how your body SHOULD move)

Perfect for you if:
You've been dealing with chronic pain for months (or years)
You've tried other treatments but the pain keeps coming back
You want someone who actually understands movement dysfunction, not just surface-level relief

Available: 11 Tuesday- 3pm Saturday
Location: Mount Stuart, Hobart (parking available)
DM me "MASSAGE" or comment below and I'll send you booking details.
Only 10 spots at this rate - first in, first served.

07/10/2025

I was living the dream.
Skiing in Canada. Raft guiding. The active outdoor lifestyle I'd always wanted.
Then chronic back pain started. I ignored it. Pushed through. Exhausted, struggling to put my socks on.
Then my ACL went snap.
A shiatsu therapist linked it to my back pain. So I paid a chiropractor while going through knee surgery, infection, MRIs, scans.
Sessions went from 50 minutes down to 15 minutes with a cold spray and "see you next week."
Still in pain. ACL ended up loose. Needed a repair.
So I studied kinesiology, shiatsu, got my PT certificate.
But it was a physio who changed everything—she taught me to engage my transverse abdominis using breathing.
That was the turning point.
I used that technique for knee rehab, shoulder rehab, to solve my back pain.
But during rehab I discovered left hip instability. "Tight hip flexors," they said.
I spent YEARS trying to fix it.
Then I landed on my head and broke my back. Got checked out: arthritis of an 80-year-old in my hip, torn rotator cuff.
During all this, I stayed in shape by managing my eating habits.
It's not lack of exercise that makes you overweight—it's stress, boredom, anxiety, and eating habits that ALSO contribute to posture, pain, and recurring injury.
I did bodybuilding comps for a goal. But the real end goal?
Being fit and able-bodied in my later years.
Most people sacrifice health for wealth—then spend retirement in waiting rooms.
My goal: enough wealth AND health to build my own house, live the life I want.
That's what Pain to Power is about.
Not just fixing pain. Getting you back to the life you actually want to live.
Comment STORY if you've been told to "just rest" but the pain keeps coming back 👇

03/10/2025

Saturday check-in.

Reflect on how your week went.

Was your plan manageable, or does it need adjustments?

What was the result of your plan? Not the scale weight, but your fat loss.

Is your meal plan too complex, too boring?

Remember, you didn't fail, your plan did.

So what adjustments are you going to make to make next week a success?

The women who get the best results with me aren't the ones who follow everything perfectly.

They're the ones who:
✅ Adjust when something isn't working
✅ Focus on progress, not perfection
✅ Learn from what their body is telling them
✅ Keep tweaking until they find what sticks

Your body is constantly giving you feedback.
Are you listening?

Maybe you need:
• More protein to feel satisfied
• Simpler meal prep to stay consistent
• Different exercise timing for your energy levels
• Better sleep to support fat loss

This is how real transformation happens.
Not through willpower.
Through wisdom.

Ready to build a plan that actually works for YOUR life?

DM TRANSFORM and let's chat.

03/10/2025

STOP doing crunches. Here's why...

Your "abs" aren't one muscle.
They're a complex system of deep and superficial muscles that need to work together.

Most people are trying to strengthen their re**us abdominis (the "six-pack" muscle) while completely ignoring their transverse abdominis (TA) - the deep core muscle that actually stabilizes your spine.

It's like trying to build a house without a foundation.

Here's the breathing technique that changed everything for my clients:

🔹 Lie on your back, knees bent
🔹 Place one hand on chest, one on belly
🔹 Breathe IN to your chest
🔹 Breathe OUT from below your belly button, squeezing allllll the air out of your lower abdomen

This is TA activation.

Master this, and everything changes:
✅ Your back pain disappears
✅ Your posture improves
✅ Your balance gets better
✅ Your other exercises become more effective

yoga, pilates, swimming, ab woursouts, nothing guarantess TA activation, but mastering TA activation improves yoga, pilats an ab exercises

The best part? You can do this anywhere.
In bed, at your desk, watching TV.

Your core is designed to work 24/7, not just during "ab workouts."

Start with 5 breaths, 3 times a day.
Build up to 10 breaths.

Your spine will thank you.

Want to find out how my clients eliminate back pain and lose 10cm belly fat in 6 weeks ? comment YES below

02/10/2025

Kris reached out to me online feeling defeated...

Multiple injuries made gym workouts impossible.
Even working out by herself was a challenge.
She wanted to lose weight but didn't know how.

"I need something that works even when I'm in pain," she said.

Here's what we discovered through our online program:

The problem wasn't her injuries.
It was the approach.

Traditional fitness had failed her because:
→ High-intensity workouts aggravated her injuries
→ Generic programs ignored her limitations
→ No one taught her how to work WITH her body, not against it

Through my online system:
Week 1: We identified her movement patterns and pain triggers
Week 2: Started with gentle, targeted exercises she could do at home
Week 4: She was losing weight consistently without aggravating injuries
Week 8: She had a sustainable system she could maintain long-term

Her message: "Dan helped me lose weight and keep it off using his system, at a time when I was suffering from many injuries. Dan knows his stuff and makes it easy to understand, with workouts that you can achieve even if you are in pain."

This is what happens when you get the RIGHT system, not just more workouts.

Your body wants to heal.
It just needs smart guidance.

Ready to transform your life from home?

DM TRANSFORM and let's chat.

30/09/2025

HOBART → Your chronic pain has a pattern. Let me show you.

That tight spot in your shoulder blade?
It's connected to your forward head posture.

Your plantar fasciitis?
It's your body compensating for tight calves and weak glutes.

Your lower back ache?
It's your core not engaging properly because your diaphragm is locked up.

I've been mapping these patterns for 7+ years.

Deep tissue massage doesn't just treat the symptom - it unravels the whole compensation chain.

When I work on your posterior chain, your glutes suddenly "wake up."
When I release your diaphragm, your core finally engages.
When I address your fascial restrictions, your pain patterns dissolve.

This is why my clients walk out feeling like different people.

Sarah: "I haven't felt this good in 10 years"
Mark: "My sciatica is completely gone"
Jenny: "I can finally sleep through the night"

Your pain is trying to tell you something.
Are you ready to listen?

Book your deep tissue session → DM MASSAGE

Available this week Wednesday onwards.

29/09/2025

Struggling to lose the menopause belly without back and knee pain?

You were probably fit and active in the past and life happened... work, family, started losing your confidence and energy but been putting everyone else first.

And now you have the time and capacity to finally take care of yourself.

So you go to the gym and they put you into some group training, tell you that you need to push harder, work harder to get in shape because of your "slow metabolism."

The truth is one of the biggest factors that control your metabolism is your muscle mass.

And you don't maintain it by doing high paced, sweaty, intense exercises - the ones that leave you with more back and joint pain than when you started.

What you need is low impact, posture corrective, functional strength training to rebuild your body from the feet, core, glutes and middle back.

It's the foundations so you can build that strength and metabolism without the endless cycle of pain and injury.

You want to support this after years of low carb, low calorie, low fun - you need to make sure you eat enough protein.

The wonderful thing is planning and organizing your food to hit your protein targets not only gets amazing results but also frees up your time, money, energy and decision fatigue.

So you can spend that taking care of your body and doing the things you enjoy.

So if you want to find out how I help middle aged women get their energy, confidence and quality of life back, comment TRANSFORM below.

26/09/2025

🏞️ Mount Nelson & Surrounding Areas: Your Pain-Free Transformation Starts Here! 💪

Tired of chronic back, hip, or shoulder pain limiting your daily life?

As a Mount Stuart-based trainer who's overcome multiple surgeries and chronic pain myself, I understand exactly what you're going through.

My unique breathing-based core method helps you:
✅ Reduce pain without extreme workouts
✅ Build strength that lasts
✅ Move confidently at ANY age
✅ Avoid the injury-pain cycle

Recent client wins:
🎯 84-year-old reduced daily painkillers from 16 to ZERO
🎯 Mums losing 10cm+ waist circumference in 6 weeks
🎯 Chronic pain sufferers moving freely again

📍 Servicing Mount Nelson, Sandy Bay, Battery Point & surrounding areas
🏡 Home visits & small group sessions available
💬 Free 15-minute pain assessment

Ready to move without fear?

Comment 'PAIN-FREE' or DM me to start your transformation journey!