fitness Total Movement
Fit for purpose
Subiaco has plenty of gyms ready to turn you into the best version of yourself so Gail Williams pulls on the Lorna Janes and goes in search of some of the best.
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f you’ve noticed a spring in the step of Subiaco locals it could have something to do with the number of gyms dotted around the suburb. Look no further than your street corner to find a personal trainer, a pilates studio, a gymnasium or a group training class. Now there’s no excuse not to get fit or hot and sweaty as we head into spring. Subiaco residents can be spotted pounding the pavement, discovering their endorphins and putting themselves through punishing regimes to get match fit for the warmer weather. Here we meet some of the Subi personalities doing their best to enable us all to achieve our personal best.
Clark Keltie
The Fitness Hub 2/224 Rokeby Road Clark Keltie and his fiancée, Bella Arhjoua, might just be Subiaco’s version of Posh and Becks. 28
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And it’s not just because of their immaculate styling, classic good looks and ability to draw a crowd. Heads turn when they stride down Rokeby Road to Community Coffee, one of their favourite Saturday morning hangouts. Keltie often stops for some banter on the way, jokingly admonishing his clients –a diverse demographic including winemaker Larry Cherubino and Bob, the 76-year old Vietnam Vet – if he catches them enjoying a sugary guilty pleasure with their coffee. It’s all part of Keltie’s day job – keeping Subi people fit, happy and leading a well balanced lifestyle. And it’s one he takes very seriously. Born in Newcastle-Upon Tyne, Keltie became a professional UK soccer player as a Darlington midfielder at age 17 and went on to become the youngest captain in the club’s history. Since moving to Perth in 2013 under offer with the Perth Soccer Club he has discovered another three
Clark Keltie
loves besides soccer – 1. a passion for personal training. 2. his fiancée, Bella and 3. Subiaco people. And not necessarily in that order. All three come together in harmony at the Fitness Hub, the personal training business that Keltie opened in Rokeby Road last year when he was stood down from his job during COVID. Arhjoua does the accounts which she fits in around her full-time job at the Town of Victoria Park and her international affairs studies. Currently training around 80 Subiaco locals he says many have become good friends over the past eight years he has lived in Perth. “It was due to my loyal base of
