Instructor's Bio

Stephanie Pettersen - From the age of 14 Stephanie has loved and dedicated her life to sport. Winning 4 World Bodyboarding Titles, she was known to be one of the most fit girls on the tour. If Stephanie wasn't surfing Pipeline she would be cycling around the North Shore of Oahu - Hawaii or if back in her home land Brazil, she would be riding up to the Jesus Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro, along with her close friend, 2008 Brazilian Road Cycling Champion, Tatiana Van. 

After fracturing her neck whilst competing in 96, Stephanie was on a mission to find a high quality exercise regime that would deeply build her body up without traumas and more injuries. After taking Yoga since 1992, she knows finding Pilates 5 years a go was the first step towards that perfect regime, and Stephanie feels even closer now as she began a new concept based on "Functional Training" from Paul's Chek Training System. The idea is to take the best from both concepts and deliver the highest training she can offer.  

Qualifications:

- 4 x times Women's Bodyboarding World Champion - Professional Athlete for 22 years. 

- Certificate III in Fitness- Free Style Group Fitness- HPC  

- Indoor Cycling Instructor ( Fitness Network )

- Pilates Matwork Level 1, 2 & 3 with Australian Pilates Academy - www.thepilatesacademy.com.au

- Pilates Matwork Level 1 ( Pilates Institute of Queensland )

- First Aid & CPR

- Registered Instructor with Fitness Australia

In Training course now:

- Scientific Core Conditioning by C.H.E.K Institute

- Scientific Back Training by C.H.E.K Institute

- Program Design Training by C.H.E.K Institute

Workshops attended:

- Pilates pregnancy with Australian Pilates Academy

- Boxing Level 1 with Matrix Fitness - Stephen Ng.

- Feldenkrais workshop - Body awareness through movement - Peter Binns 

Pilates past training background and qualification hrs were done with:

- Michelle @ Essence of Living ( 4 Years )

- Tenille @ Pilates Elements

Outside Training:

- Gym Trainer of Dennis Cotterell Swimming Youth Elite Team at Miami Pool ( Every Thursday night )