Pakenham, VIC

Hi, my name is Elias, I have been in the fitness industry for four years now but my passion for fitness has been around for longer than I can remember.

My goal when first entering the industry was to always help others to achieve their goals by guiding them in the right direction using skills and knowledge I have learned in my studies. I am a firm believer that everybody is capable of greatness.

Personally, I have been involved in sport my whole life, playing basketball at a very high level since I was 16. Now staying fit for me means getting into the gym and sticking to my diet. Previously I have worked in gyms and have also ran my own gym.

At 9Round I want to help bring joy to training by making each session fun and exciting. I can't wait to get to know everybody associated throughout the club!

Hi 9rounders!

If you haven’t seen me doing some crazy dance moves then you haven’t met me yet! Ruth Fidow here, the new lady at 9round :)

During my last pregnancy I decided to turn my passion of working with people, and my love of fitness into a career as a personal trainer. Since 2015 I have had the pleasure of helping some very courageous women reach their health and fitness goals.

I am a strong advocate of using fitness to help not only our physical fitness and mental well being.

Adult life can be pretty serious at times so I do like to have a bit, OK A LOT of FUN! My focus for all of you who walk through the 9round door is that you leave feeling better than when you walked in.

I am also a big believer in technique and breathing. If you hear me yell “BREATHE!” I’m not kidding, the breath is the centre of life for your body, mind and muscles! If we stop breathing everything stops! So take a breath and let’s go!

Technique enables you to make the most of each exercise and therefore you are able to achieve a better result without causing injury.

Please don’t hesitate to come and have a chat any time.

Call me Rich or Richo and I'm here to help you as much as I can. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, ill try help anyone and everyone.

My journey in the fitness industry started around 20yrs ago as a gym instructor, a personal trainer and then a gym manager then I supervised/team leader two gym teams. It all became too much at the time, stressful, unenjoyable, I'd totally lost my passion and ended up in front of computer screens and far too many meetings ... I decided to leave the fitness industry all together... i then travelled around and had a break from things. I've practiced and competed at kickboxing professionally, I currently coach some amateur's and I practice the martial art of B.J.J and I currently have a blue belt (7yrs)...

I've made my comeback to the fitness industry, wiser, full of energy (maybe too much for some of you) and I'm keen to teach kickboxing techniques and watch each one of you improve your skills and fitness.



I'd like to help all of you in some way change your life for the better.

My quote for you all is, life is too short, make every moment count for something, fill your life with fun, love and fitness and have good people around you.

My passion for fitness and martial arts we reignited after hearing about 9Round in 2015. The 30 minute full body workout that changes daily based on boxing and kickboxing techniques along with functional exercises really appealed to me.

I love the variety of the 9Round full body workout and 30 mins goes by quick. Being on my own fitness journey I have put on weight and lost it and put it back on. It hasn't been a linear progression, and I am still in process, but the overall trend is down :) I lost 27kgs and reduced 2 pant sizes and now I can run around with my kids.

Watching the fitness journey's of our members as they make the commitment, do the work required, train with consistency to achieve their goals. Witnessing their transformations, both physically & mentally is extremely satisfying.

It is my mission to connect our members to their potential, to make their fitness a high priority and embrace a healthy lifestyle on their fitness journey towards their aspirations and goals, whilst understanding that they are still human :)

I am happy to help and assist you in any way that I can.

Hi, my name is Liz and my role at 9Round Pakenham is Social Media & Club Administration.

Being an avid runner, I found I lacked strength and flexibility and 9Round has given me this and more. In the last 12 months I have increased my muscle definition, endurance and fitness level greatly and am now using my workouts to compliment my running and training for my first Marathon.

After my career in Retail Management/Customer Service I took some time to raise our 2 boys. Now that they're a bit older I have more time to help out around the Club.

Working at 9Round has given me the perfect opportunity to strive toward my own fitness goals, whilst at the same time providing support to members and staff in Club and behind the scenes. It is not uncommon for me to spend long hours in front of the computer screen, and I benefit greatly from training alongside our awesome members every day! They are a constant reminder as to what a great Club this is and why we do what we do!