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STRONG Advisory Board
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STRONG Advisory
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Alexa Towersey HEAD TRAINER Personal Trainer and mental health advocate and speaker, Alexa Towersey has a list of qualifications as long as her (ripped) arm, including a Bachelor of Science (Double Major in Biology and Psychology) and Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management and Kinesiology. She’s also qualified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, is a Gym Jones Fully Certified Trainer, and has completed her Mental Health First Aid certificates.
alexatowersey.com // @actionalexa
Leanne Ward DIETITIAN Nutritionist, Dietitian and Sports Dietitian, Leanne Ward has nearly 10 years experience in her craft, working in both clinical and online one-on-one coaching settings. Ward specialises in emotional eating, gut health and sustainable weight loss for women. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Health Science (majoring in Nutrition) and a Master of Dietetics Studies, and she has also completed her Sports Nutrition Course through Sports Dietitians Australia.
leanneward.com.au // @the_fitness_dietitian
Denae Brown PERFORMANCE COACH Superwoman, mum and business owner, Denae Brown has qualified four times for the CrossFit Games, and is currently studying a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science and Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She’s also a Level One Strength and Conditioning Coach (Australian Strength and Conditioning Association) and a Level One AWF (Australian Weightlifting Federation) Club Weightlifting/Sports Power Coach, and has completed the usual fitness certificates, plus pre- and post-natal exercise courses.
nutritionbox.co //@denaebrown
Brad Morris STRENGTH COACH Brad Morris holds a Master of Exercise Science degree (majoring in Strength and Conditioning), has a Level Two accreditation as a Strength and Conditioning Coach through the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association, and is an accredited Sports Scientist through Exercise and Sports Science Australia. He has worked with individual athletes and professional sports teams around the world, and is a former Australian Heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts Champion and Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran. Showing no signs of slowing down, Morris is currently working towards his PhD, runs his own sports science consultancy business and teaches for a university.
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Rachel Evans HOLISTIC HEALTH COACH Rachel Evans holds a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (majoring in Clinical Exercise Physiology) and is a qualified Matwork Pilates Instructor. With a passion for helping stressed and overworked corporates reclaim their mental health and happiness, she’s now in the midst of studying her Graduate Diploma in Psychology while running her own online health coaching business.
Kristina Ioannou ASSOCIATE BEAUTY EDITOR A Journalist, Pilates addict and beauty guru from Melbourne, Kristina Ioannou runs her own heart-centred business, We Are Eden, which helps ethical brands kick butt at all things marketing, copywriting and PR.
weareeden.com.au // @weareeden__
Alicia Beveridge ASSOCIATE STYLE EDITOR Alicia Beveridge is an ex-comms professional and former Cosmopolitan Magazine Fashion Editor, turned qualified fitness instructor for the past eight years. She now spends her days in the belly of Sydney’s Barry’s Bootcamp Australia as their founding instructor and resident energiser bunny.
aliciabeveridge.com // @alicia_beveridge
Sarah McMahon PSYCHOLOGIST AND BODY IMAGE EXPERT A Psychologist and Director of BodyMatters Australasia, Sarah McMahon has worked in the field of eating disorders for approximately 15 years, supporting hundreds of people to achieve recovery. McMahon embraces industry best practice and advocates for ‘health at every size’, to help people – especially women – establish a healthy and balanced relationship with eating, exercise and their bodies.
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