Meet your Coaches

RAD Fitness founder Ally is a retro music fanatic. Having discovered the joys of Latin dance fitness in the early days of Zumba, she was sitting in her car one sunny day in 2012 listening to Beat It when she saw the matrix. Suddenly she understood how dance fitness principles could be applied to all her favourite songs. From this pivotal moment, she created (and began teaching) her own retro dance fitness classes, leaving behind her career as a Naturopath to pursue a life of leotards and legwarmers. In 2015 she was fortunate to complete group exercise training with two pioneer fitness instructors, opening the door to another world of classic workout nostalgia – freestyle aerobics.  Ally is also a passionate creative, and loves bringing her constant stream of ideas to life. When she isn’t living the lycra dream, you can usually find Ally working on her other business endeavours with a chai tea in one hand, and one (or both) of her cats Jazz and Bowie in her lap.

Having taken up yoga in 2013 (initially to become more flexible), Jo can honestly say that it has changed her life for the better… “My body, the food I put in it, my behaviour & most importantly my mind…  I want to offer this to others, as to me, yoga is quite literally a super power!”

Through her teaching, she aims to give you, the student, a safe space to move & breathe. “I wish to empower you, so that you feel not only more confident but encouraged. Essentially, when you leave a class, I hope you feel stronger, calmer & in a better headspace.”

Lisa’s vivacious and bubbly as a brook surrounded by fawns in a Disney movie, Boss Coach Lisa considers clients to be extended family. She embraces diversity, providing an inclusive and respectful space for humans of all shapes, sizes, ages, fitness levels, places on the gendered spectrum, and for those with special needs.

Keeping her sessions as diverse as her clientele, Lisa uses a variety of equipment – or “my toys” as she calls them. Her boss timer is never far from her side and you’ll sometimes have one of her guest personalities leading the class, which is always a good time. Lisa is always happy to chat and run through options appropriate to client’s needs or interests. Her creativity and imagination enhance her session plans, turning workouts into games, with new exercises bearing hilarious made-up names.

Lisa is super informed, having completed a whole heap of movement training and gaining a long list of qualifications. Being a super-qualified sweetie, she confidently facilitates options for those whose physical state may be compromised or vulnerable. Lisa can easily plan alternate moves for injured and pre / post-natal clients, making sure everyone can take part and safely build on their strength.
A bunch of years after starting her fitness career and with an ever-growing list of accomplishments, Lisa’s love for her job remains infectious (in a good way). Go Lisa!

Who’s Da Boss? Here’s a clue: it’s not Tony Danza!

WHO DAT? Creative professional, fervent footy player and avid alternative rock/metal fan; Sab successfully combines her passions into projects that help people thrive. Teaching fun af sessions to alternative and heavy music since 2012, Sab eschews standard fitness industry goals of weight loss and competition in favour of building confidence, connection and a sense of belonging.

After a long-coming endometriosis diagnosis that led to surgery, Sab has become even more invested in using movement as a tool for pain management and living well with chronic illness. She is deadly cereal about helping our crew keep pain in check while overcoming the mental barriers that can make movement feel impossible. Sab remains annoyingly congenial in spite of it all, which is oddly inspiring at times. She understands that flare-ups are hard and provides a compassionate space where you can choose less impactful options, take a rest when needed, or simply do what works for your body, no judgement.

If you’re nervous about trying a new class or feeling a bit shy, Sab will make you feel right at home. Strong, fierce af metalheads, rockers, goths and alternative types rejoice. Sab’s ‘ere, with a hint of rational homebody energy and a healthy dose of ‘Strayan yumaaa.

There’s nothing Sab loves more than emerging from beneath the paperwork to coach. Your guide for strength, yoga, martial arts, mobility, weights and the bloody works really. So yeah, meet your Coach Sab “The Instigator”.