Experience a welcoming, non-intimidating fitness space led by skilled professionals. Achieve your health goals with tailored fitness solutions in Hawthorn.
Established in 2005, Gators Health began with a vision to redefine traditional fitness and create a welcoming space where everyone could feel supported in their health journeys. Founded in Hawthorn, our personal training studio was built on the belief that fitness is not about comparison or competition, which is why you won’t find mirrors in our studio. Instead, we focus on fostering a positive and encouraging environment that helps individuals thrive.
Gators Health was created to address a gap in the fitness industry with personalised, holistic services that cater to unique needs. With a commitment to community and care, we offer a diverse range of services, including myotherapy for pain relief and mobility, exercise physiology for guided functional movement, personal training to suit all levels and small group sessions for connection and motivation.
Every plan is customised to help you achieve your personal goals while building lasting improvements in your fitness, health and lifestyle.
From the very beginning, we’ve dedicated ourselves to inspiring, nurturing and supporting growth. At Gators Health, we’re more than a fitness studio—we’re a community committed to helping you become the best version of yourself. We can’t wait to welcome you to the studio and be a part of your health and wellness transformation.
Founder & Lead Practitioner
Elisse has been passionate about fitness from a young age, participating in a variety of sports such as athletics, basketball, hockey, tennis and even karate. These experiences showed her the profound impact that a caring and skilled coach can have on one’s progress and confidence.
Pursuing her interests, she completed six years of extensive education, earning a Post Graduate Diploma in Exercise for Rehabilitation and an Advanced Diploma in Myotherapy.
After eight years as a sole trader, Elisse founded Gators Health with a clear mission—to create a supportive space where a team of health professionals could work together to help the community thrive. Balancing the challenges of being a single parent with growing the Gators community strengthened her resilience and fostered the inclusive
environment that members love today.
Outside the studio, Elisse enjoys trail running, cycling and sharing adventures with family and friends. Her own fitness journey has taught her the value of overcoming fears and enjoying the process, which she channels into creating a welcoming atmosphere while guiding clients toward long-term health improvements.
Operations & Customer Service
Andrew’s fitness path began when he discovered Myotherapy while training for the Great Ocean Road marathon. This solution helped him overcome injuries and achieve a personal best marathon time, inspiring him to shift his focus to triathlon training and developing new fitness goals.
With a career grounded in customer-focused roles, Andrew brings a commitment to high-quality service to the Gators Health team. His expertise in bookkeeping and tracking results ensures that the team stays organised and effective in their mission.
Andrew’s passion for fitness, combined with his professional skills, helps shape the Gators community into a place where goals are met and clients feel valued every step of the way.
Personal trainer
Kate is passionate that ‘fitness is for everybody’. Believing that there is not just one way to exercise and train, but that everything can be modified to suit everybody’s needs and fitness goals. The best way to stay motivated in your exercise is to find out what your goals are and what excites you. Kate loves running sessions for all abilities and the challenge of adapting classes to suit everybody’s needs – because ‘fitness is for everybody!’
Some of the qualifications obtained with more than 25 years working in the fitness and wellness industry include:
Kate is excited to find out about your health and wellness goals, what you love about fitness, and how she can help you develop healthy long term habits for your mind and body.
Personal trainer
Tara has been surrounded by sports and fitness from an early age. Her passion and determination have helped her towards many personal achievements including winning the Stawell gift 400m event twice, finishing her first Marathon over 20 years later, plus years growing in hockey clubs and basketball teams.
Her focus on helping and inspiring others lead her into teaching, where she spent over 20 years helping kids grow and develop, as well as taking on leadership roles to grow and develop teams and systems to help the school and community.
In recent years Tara has continued study and has taken on personal training and group training, in order to help motivate and encourage people at all levels to step out of their comfort zone and achieve their goals. Her qualifications include:
Her years of training and coaching experience, gives Tara a firsthand understanding of highs and lows for people at all levels of training, and brings this care and enthusiasm into her classes. She shares the positivity that we can always focus on something that will get us one step closer to our goals.
We believe in building a supportive community where everyone feels welcome, regardless of their fitness level or background.
Our studio has no mirrors to eliminate comparison and competition, focusing instead on personal progress and self-acceptance.
We combine multiplebdisciplines to address your complete wellness, from physical therapy to fitness training and beyond.
Our qualified professionals provide evidence-based treatments and personalised programs tailored to your unique needs.
Contact Gators Health to discover how our expert team, personalised approach and supportive environment can help you succeed. Act now and start your path to a healthier, happier you.
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