Fitness Education Online Podcast I For Personal Trainers, Fitness Professionals, Gym Owners & the Fitness Industry

On the podcast today, Bex is joined by Joanne Finkelstein, co-founder of Expro, Perth's biggest fitness summit and festival. Joanne's path into the industry started in dance before shifting through sports science, healthcare and disease prevention, eventually landing in fitness education in Singapore, where she first launched Expro as the region's leading industry conference. In 2024 she brought the concept to Australia, reimagining it as something Perth had never seen before, a fitness convention merged with an outdoor festival on Scarborough Beach.
In this episode Joanne unpacks what makes Expro different, from the invite only Pro Summit day built for trainers, coaches and business owners, to the free, public facing festival day packed with workouts, recovery zones, a wellness village and more. She talks through the challenges of building the event from scratch while on maternity leave, what she hopes people take away from both days, and why she wants Expro to feel like a genuine celebration of the fitness community rather than just another expo. Expro runs November 13 and 14 at Scarborough Beach, with the Pro Summit on the Friday and the festival on the Saturday.
Connect with Joanne:
Website: exprofitness.com.au (buy your tickets here!)
Instagram: @exprofitness_au
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In this episode, Bex chats with Catherine "Cat" Christ, Group Fitness Coordinator and PT at Fernwood Fitness North Lakes and Morayfield, and finalist for both Personal Trainer of the Year and Group Exercise Instructor and/or Leader of the Year at the 2026 AUSactive Awards. Cat shares how her fitness journey started as a Fernwood member, losing over 30 kilos before taking a reception job and eventually training as a Les Mills instructor, a leap she describes as far more intense than it looked from the outside.

She talks about her shift into pre and postnatal coaching, born from her own experience as a young mum needing a crèche to get back into training, and why creating space for mums to connect matters just as much as the workout itself. Cat also reflects on the mentors who've shaped her along the way, often in small, unexpected ways, and leaves new trainers with a simple piece of advice: stay true to what you actually want to do, rather than feeling pressured to do it all at once.

Connect with Cat on Instagram: @cat.christ.13

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In this episode, Bex sits down with Sharri Castellari, founder of Tathra Beach Personal Training Studio and finalist in three categories at the 2026 AUSactive Awards, Personal Trainer of the Year, People's Choice Registered Professional of the Year and People's Choice Small Business of the Year. Sharri shares her journey from a self described non gym person putting up flyers around her small town, to taking the leap on her own studio years later.
She talks about the connection she's built with her community, including a group of her old high school teachers who now train with her, why backing yourself is the biggest lesson she can pass on, and how every client who walks through the door has shaped who she is as a trainer.

Connect with Sharri:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tathrabeach_ptstudio/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TBPTS?mibextid=LQQJ4d 
Website: https://www.tathrabeachptstudio.com/ 
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In this episode, Bex chats with Steph McKay, owner of Chasing Dreams Fitness in Tamworth and a familiar face in the Fitness Education Online community running The Bootcamp Hub. Steph shares how she went from avoiding school sport altogether to building a ladies only outdoor boot camp community, and why she was so shocked to find out she'd been named a finalist for both Personal Trainer of the Year and Group Fitness of the Year at the 2026 AUSactive Awards.
Steph talks through what a typical day looks like juggling boot camp sessions with her work in real estate, why she leans into the flexibility and fun of outdoor group training, and how something as simple as getting clients outside can make a bigger difference than they realise. She also shares her best advice for handling low turnout sessions without losing the energy, why staying organised but never too rigid is key when coaching groups, and how mentoring helped her take the business side of things more seriously. She wraps up with a simple reminder for anyone starting out: find your passion, keep learning, and push through the parts that feel uncomfortable at first.
Connect with Steph:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chasingdreamsfitnesstamworth 
Instagram: @chasingdreamsfitness
Join the Bootcamp Workout Hub
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In this episode, Bex sits down with Loz Antonenko, also known as the Mojo Mentor, a coach, author of the Amazon number one bestseller "Get the F*ck Unstuck," and finalist for both Personal Trainer of the Year and Pilates Professional of the Year at the 2026 AUSactive Awards. Loz shares the raw, honest story behind her work, from being diagnosed with a serious autoimmune condition at university, to building a successful business, to the years of grief, loss and burnout that followed, including the loss of her husband and a period of competitive bodybuilding that spiralled into orthorexia and a breakdown. It's an incredibly candid conversation about how she found her way back through the simplest possible tools.

Loz breaks down her Mojo Method and the idea of "handbrake habits," the five basic daily things (eating, breathing, sleep, movement and hydration) that most people are already doing but not doing well, and why getting unstuck starts there rather than with anything flashy or complicated. She talks about what actually sets her apart as a coach, her lived experience rather than a textbook, and leaves PTs with a strong reminder to apply the same tools they give their clients to their own lives, because burnout doesn't discriminate.

Connect with Loz:
Website: lozlife.com
Free quiz: Fix Your Mojo
Instagram: @lozantonenko/

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