Fyzzical Fitness

Welcome to Fyzzical Fitness

Sheila has been a practicing healer for many years. She has studied specialised Bowen techniques to Diploma level and is also a qualified, practising personal trainer. Sheila understands your body and will assess you thoroughly before treatment ensuring you receive the most appropriate and effective techniques for your condition. She treats the body holistically rather than just the presenting symptoms. Her main aim is to help you return to a pain free state of harmony and balance.

Sheila can offer the following services:

• Bowen Therapy
• Relaxation Massage
• Personal training
• Dietary advice

Bowen Therapy

Bowen is a gentle treatment consisting of a series of rolling, connective-tissue moves which allows the body to reset and heal itself. Most often, effective pain relief is provided after just one session. Your treatment can be carried out through light clothing as no oils are used. The initial consultation will take one hour and subsequent treatments may last from 30-45 minutes. Most often, a surprisingly few sessions are needed to alleviate complaints, whether structural or functional, even if long-standing. And the results hold, generally until there is a re-injury.

Conditions shown to respond to Bowen include:

• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Shoulder problems
• Carpel tunnel
• Fibromyalgia
• Headaches/migraines
• Sciatica
• Sprains and strains
• Tennis elbow
• Conception difficulties
• Respiratory problems including asthma

When the body loses mobility, through some kind of trauma or simply through reduced usage, connective tissue may lose it’s fluidity and is unable to function properly. Bowen therapy works to restore the fluidity and physical integrity of connective tissue thereby restoring the mechanics of the body.

You may experience emotional release, deep relaxation and various sensations throughout your body as Bowen works to restore balance which continues for several days after treatment. Sheila will also offer advice on how to manage your condition with exercises and stretches to do between treatments.

Unlike many other hands on therapies, the technique does not involve forceful manipulation and can help clients of all ages and at all levels. Bowen is so much more than a massage and can be effective for balancing not only the musculoskeletal system but every system in the body.

Every body is better with Bowen.

Sheila is an accredited member of the Bowen Association of Australia and a full member of the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia. Rebates are available from a growing number of health funds.

Initial consult $60
Subsequent treatments $50
Concession rates and loyalty discounts apply. Please enquire.

Personal Training

My fitness programs are tailored to meet your needs wherever that may be. It is important to me that you enjoy your program! Your personal trainer will appreciate it too! You don’t have to spend hours in the gym “pumping iron”. There are lots of enjoyable ways to exercise and Sheila will do her best to help you find your niche.

Even if you haven’t been in a regular exercise program for a long time, remember it’s never too late to start. Once you get going your body will soon feel the benefits and you will start to enjoy regular exercise.

The many benefits of exercise include:

• Helps control weight
• Increase strength
• Increase in cardiovascular fitness
• Increase in muscle tissue
• Increase metabolic rate
• Increase in bone mineral density
• Enhanced functional strength
• Increase in joint stabiity and strength
• Improved posture
• Increase in energy expenditure
• Enhanced sporting performance
• Decreased risk of injury
• Decrease in degenerative diseases such as arthritis
• Decreased blood pressure and diabetes
• Improved mood
• Enhanced self esteem

Benefits of Weight loss and Exercise for Weight Control

If you haven’t been in the habit of an activity program for some time it’s a good idea to schedule a time for exercise that will suit you. You may wish to choose the morning if your energy levels are higher at that time or in the evening after work to get over a stressful day. There is no ideal time, only one that suits you.
Once you establish a routine that works for you and your family the greater the likelihood of success.
Even if you feel tired it’s worth giving it a go and you’ll soon realise how energised you feel afterwards.

You may wish to lose weight as well. Research has shown that the most effective treatment for weight loss is a combination of dietary restriction and increased exercise. This should produce the greatest maximum weight loss, will preserve muscle mass and ensure that most of the weight lost is fat. This in turn is likely to have the best effect on the body’s metabolism.

A free fitness appraisal is provided along with monitoring throughout your program. Patience and understanding guaranteed.

Please contact me for prices. Individual sessions and six and twelve week programs are offered.

Sheila is a member of Fitness Australia and a qualified Personal Trainer.

Testimonials

I started seeing Sheila 3 months ago for Bowen Therapy as I have had ongoing neck pain for the last 6 years. I am hyper flexible, work in an office and suffer stress which caused me to get constant headaches. I have tried various methods of treatment to try and find a solution with no outstanding results. A work colleague recommended Bowen Therapy with Sheila so I decided there would be nothing to lose.
After 3 treatments with Sheila, I was surprised with the remarkable results. I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and I was very relaxed. The headaches have gone, my neck has full rotation again, my muscles are relaxed and I am now able to sleep on both sides which I haven’t been able to for 2 years due to shoulder pain on one side. My husband has also noticed a great difference in my reduced pain. Sheila is a very welcoming person, has a gentle touch and is a fantastic therapist. I will continue to use Bowen Therapy and highly recommend it.

Caressa

I had chronic knee pain for over 2 years and had visited numerous doctor who were unable to help. During this time my weight increased as a result of pain restricting exercise.
I contacted Sheila wanting to commence a low impact exercise program to improve my fitness and manage my weight.
Sheila worked with me to create a manageable exercise program, she tailored the exercises to ensure my knee pain was not exacerbated.
She also provided Bowen Therapy.
The combination of Bowen Therapy, and an individualized exercise program made a massive difference to my fitness level and my confidence. My knee is stronger and I no longer suffer with knee pain.
Sheila's understanding, encouragement and constant support made this possible. I finished my program with Sheila 8 months ago, I am still pain free, I have lost 10kg and have learnt how to incorporate enjoyable regular exercise into my life.

Thank you for the positive influence you have had on my life.

Zara

Over the past 15 years I have seen numerous Chiropractors and Physiotherapists and none have been able to relieve my discomfort for any extended period of time. You could imagine my surprise, when after years of struggling with headaches, and lower back pain (from a twin pregnancy), it took only 3 Bowen sessions to completely relieve ALL regular discomfort. The extremely gentle moves remarkably had enormous lasting effect. These sessions along with some advice from Bowen on little changes that I could/should make to my daily routine have ensured the pain has not returned. I am sure there will come a time when I throw something out of place or do something silly and I will be right back to get it fixed quickly. Not wasting time like I have before. Thank you Sheila.

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