About Us

Owner/Trainer: Justine

Justine is a highly skilled health care professional with over 18 years of experience as a qualified Nurse, Midwife, Unit Coordinator and Nurse Manager. She has cared for individuals of all ages and cultural backgrounds who are either healthy or ill and in a holistic manner based on the individual’s physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual social and spiritual needs. Combining her passion for people as well as her passion for fitness, Justine started studying personal training in 2008, attaining a wealth of knowledge of the human body and directing her focus towards promoting healthy lifestyles for those in need.

This very passion led Justine to then notice a correlation between wedding preparations, extreme exercise regimes and drastic calorie restrictive diets amongst her friends, family and work colleagues as their big days drew closer. Justine asked herself a fundamental question,“Why should women go absolutely bananas about their weight and appearance once they get engaged...especially when it never bothered them before?” Thus the concept of Runaway Brides was born. A welcoming environment created to provide support, motivation and education to wives and husbands to be and help them make the right decisions on their path to a healthier lifestyle.

Justine’s qualifications include:

- Bachelor of Nursing
- Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
- Post Graduate Diploma in Midwifery (with Distinction)
- Certificate III & IV in Fitness Sciences (Group & Personal Training)
- Thump Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level One)
- Thump Advanced Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level Two)
- Active After School Communities Registered Trainer
- Working with Children Check 
- Senior First Aid                                                              

Runaway Brides Trainers

Colby

Colby has always had a healthy obsession with his health and fitness from as far back as he can remember. A native Londoner, Colby's enthusiasm for being at his peak physical state flowed naturally into his career path, which has spanned over 20 years in the fitness industry.  His passion for fitness is contagious, he is like a magnet to those who truly want to achieve their best, whether it is weight loss, strength conditioning, body building or sculpting.   Colby is a true testament to fitness rehabilitation, after making a full recovery from a serious back injury a few years ago, which saw him bed bound and in a back brace for 7 months.  Colby knows that anything is possible when it comes to the body, you just have to believe it first! 

 

Colby's qualifications include:

- Certificate III & IV in Fitness Sciences (Group & Personal Training)
- International Fitness Association (IFA) – Personal Trainer
- IFA - Kickboxing Group Exercise Instructor
- Thump Boxing for Fitness Instructor – (Level One)
- Thump Advanced Boxing for Fitness Instructor – (Level Two)
- Working with Children Check
- Senior First Aid 

Casey

Since she was very young Casey has always loved being involved in sports and training (some might say a bit of a fitness fanatic!!) A native New Zealander, Casey graduated with a Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Science in Otago, NZ. Her interest in the human body and the influence of food and exercise to it's functioning led Casey to complete her Degree which included Nutrition, Food Science, Exercise Science, Marketing and Psychology. Although Casey has always been heavily involved in fitness, she has spent her initial existence in the work force as an Advertising Consultant and Event Manager before pursuing a career in the fitness industry in 2009.

Casey's qualifications include:

- Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Science
- Certificate III & IV in Fitness Sciences (Group & Personal Training)
- Master Trainer (AIF)
- Thump Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level One)
- Thump Advanced Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level Two)
- Senior First Aid

Tegan

Tegan graduated from Edith Cowan University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies and Legal Studies). This led to 9 years of employment working with young offenders in an attempt to help those offenders lead more productive and healthy lifestyles. During these 9 years Tegan worked both interstate and overseas, working with young people and a wide range of issues, helping motivate them to make positive changes to their lives. Tegan has always maintained a passion for health and fitness both professionally & personally.

Tegan's qualifications include:

- Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies and Legal Studies)
- Certificate III & IV in Fitness Sciences (Group & Personal Training)
- Thump Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level One)
- Thump Advanced Boxing for Fitness Instructor - (Level Two)
- Certificate in Fitness and Nutrition for Children
- Certificate in Children's Group Fitness
- Active After School Communities Registered Trainer
- Working with Children Check
- Senior First Aid