THE MALENY Community Gym has upgraded its facilities with several new pieces of exercise equipment.
Trainers Ray Louden and April Adsett try out the new leg curl and leg extension machine
“We are now well and truly up with the best of community based gyms,” says gym trainer Ray Louden. “The gym has all the equipment we require, and since moving to the Maleny Showgrounds, we have a lot more space.”
Apart from a new rack of dumbbells, benches and two new bikes, a leg extension and leg curl machine was recently installed. This machine helps those with lower back problems because it works quadricep, hamstring and glute muscles without activating the hip joint or affecting the lower back.
Still to be installed is a combined lateral pull-down and seated row-machine, and a second smaller, counter-weighted Smith machine which is more user-friendly for women.
The broad range of exercise equipment at the gym provides activities for all ages – from the elderly to people who want competitive weight training.
“One of the major new pieces of equipment we’ve got recently,” says Ray, “ is the Omni Cable machine which provides a lot of movements that older people can handle.”
“Each client that comes here to join up gets an individual program as part of their membership,” adds Ray. “A lot of gyms charge extra for that, but being a community gym we try to keep costs at a level that everyone can afford.”
As an extra service, the Maleny Community Gym offers one-on-one personal training for people who want that little bit extra motivation and attention. The three personal trainers on hand are Ray Louden, April Adsett, and Charmaine Bergan.
“Every individual’s needs are different,” says Ray. “Some require to be driven all the time. Older people prefer the quiet subtle approach, whereas the younger ones might like a more gung ho style.
Ray says that there’s a lot more benefit to be gained by working with a personal trainer once or twice a week, than by working alone, when it’s easy to slacken off.
Ray charges $55 per hour or $490 for a block of ten sessions. That includes programming, supervision and nutritional advice.
The personal trainers also have access to the gym when it is closed and each of the instructors will also organise private sessions to suit particular client needs and time constraints. The trainers also work closely with Tim and Mary Bagshaw of Maleny Physiotherapy, and in some cases gym memberships are covered by medical rebates.
Call the Maleny Community Gym for a chat about a program to suit you. Apart from health and fitness it’s a great social environment Tel: 5429 6911.
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