When we set out to build Green Body we knew we wanted to create a place where anyone could come and be supported in their journey to health.
We didn’t want to be a DIY gym.
We didn’t want to do generic, same-same, cardio group classes.
We didn’t want to focus purely on weight lifting or pushing everyone to lift the heaviest weights possible.
We didn’t want an image focused culture.
We didn’t want people sitting out exercises because they were injured.
We didn’t want our members thinking so short term….
What we DO want, and what we work toward every day inside of Green Body, is to give YOU the environment, the tools, the knowledge and the support that you need to create for yourself,
A New Future.
Green Body is a place where YOU get to decide which direction your life is going in.
Green Body is a place where YOU get to choose how your life looks in 5 years time.
Green Body is a place where YOU get to re-write your own story.
And so The Green Body Method is one of Longevity above all else.
Sound good?
Andy Moriarty
Andy is the co-owner and head fitness coach of Green Body and writes the small group personal training program. Andy has been training clients in Newcastle for 7 years. Before opening Green Body, he was known for being the busiest, most passionate (obsessed?) and knowledgeable trainer in the gym. He nows manages the gym, takes group training sessions and trains a handful of clients with specific needs given his vast experience with common injuries and rehabilitation exercises. Andy also runs the Newcastle NHFA teaching campus and has led more than 250 new personal trainers through their certificate III and IV in Fitness qualification.
Things you might not know about Andy”
- Andy is Irish, not English
- He has played both rugby union and football (soccer) and would love to try AFL one day (and rugby league, boxing, a triathlon, a marathon, the Tour de France…)
- Andy has been training in the gym since he was 15 and during university would often spend 4 hours a day training
- He does not drink alcohol, soft drink or coffee… but he does drink a lot of lemon and ginger tea!
Qualifications: BA (hons) Business and marketing (Bournemouth University), Cert 3 & 4 fitness, Cert IV TAE Training and Assessing, ASCA qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Thump Advanced boxing and kickboxing, AIK level 2 kettlebell qualified.
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Kelly is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and runs the yoga studio at Green Body. She also runs an online nutrition coaching business called The Green Body Plan. Kelly was a veterinary surgeon for 5 years. After deciding that the profession and lifestyle weren’t for her she began studying and teaching yoga. Kelly’s knowledge of anatomy, health and illness stems from her science degree and experience as a doctor, a lot of those skills transferring into an ability to observe imbalances and help her students practically in class. Kelly has completed teacher training with senior Iyengar yoga teacher Pixie Lillas.
(Iyengar yoga is a particular type of yoga known for its precision in timing, sequencing and alignment plus its therapeutic value.)
Things you might not know about Kelly:
- When she was little she wanted to be a Greenpeace warrior and save the whales (she still does)
- Kelly has listened to a lioness’s heart, taken a blood sample from a tiger, performed an ultrasound on a Galapagos Island Tortoise, taken the temperature of a maned wolf, monitored the anaesthetic of various Australian mammals and treated wounds on numerous humpback whales!
- She sings in a band called ‘A Secret Chord’
- She is a self-proclaimed introvert and she needs regular quiet time. Don’t expect her to answer her phone after hours – she’s probably out pottering in the garden with her cup of tea!
Qualifications: BVSc (UQ), Cert 3 & 4 fitness (Personal Trainer), Dip Adult nutrition, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
Kelly and Andy believe in a holistic approach to health. Quality nutrition, a balance of muscular strength and cardiovascular fitness, good mobility and an emphasis on stress management and a healthy mind. We do not encourage the use of numerous bodybuilding supplements, fad diets and focusing on image and aesthetics, but we do believe that everyone should have the opportunity to practice health and fitness in a supportive and knowledgeable environment.
Tegan Brown
Tegan is a true all rounder! She brings years of personal training experience to Green Body taking group fitness classes and offering personal training to individuals and small groups. Tegan is currently studying environmental science at university.
Three things you might not know about Tegan:
- Tegan loves to travel (she recently trekked up to Everest Base Camp!)
- Tegan is a qualified hatha vinyasa yoga teacher
- She has a massive puppy dog!
Kimberley Siggers
Kim is an experienced personal trainer with a holistic approach to health & fitness. She competes in powerlifting and loves incorporating strength work into her programming because of the amazing results it gives her clients. Kim is currently studying Physiotherapy at the University of Newcastle so being mobile, moving freely and without pain are of the utmost importance to her. She has been through a journey to better health herself in the last 7 years from being overweight, unfit & unmotivated, to now, where she feels her most strong and healthy and couldn’t imagine life any other way.
Three things you might not know about Kim:
- She has 2 rescue greyhounds (or 80km/hr couch potatoes they should be known as) at home and would love to rescue many more throughout her life
- Doctor Who is her favourite TV show
- She loves going to see live music, especially rock/alternative/punk music, and always loves to chat about bands. Her favourite band is Biffy Clyro.
Liam Siggers
Liam is a qualified personal trainer and runs many of our small group training sessions. Liam has experience in a variety of sports including football, martial arts and weightlifting and recently competed in his first strongman and powerlifting competitions. Liam also just completed a marathon (42km) row for charity! He has a great all round knowledge and a very clear and effective way of instructing the movements making him a firm favourite at Green Body.
Three things you might not know about Liam:
- He is a vegetarian and meditates regularly
- He has played music in bands and as a solo act for 10 years
- He loves wrestling and would like to go to both the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania!
Kellie Kayser
Kellie has been practicing Iyengar yoga for 20 years and teaching flow yoga since 2016. She is also a certified pilates instructor. Kellie is currently training with senior Iyengar yoga teacher Caroline Coggins in Sydney to become a certified Iyengar yoga teacher. Kellie loves the benefits, challenges and joy yoga brings to her life and her aim is to share that with others.
Katie Wood
Katie has been practicing Iyengar yoga for a few years and is currently studying a hatha yoga certification. Katie has assisted many classes for Kelly and is now a permanent teacher on the timetable. On maternity leave from her day job as a chemical engineer, Katie is enjoying being a new mum and practiced Iyengar yoga all throughout her pregnancy. “My favourite thing about Iyengar yoga is how it helps me to understand my body and be more in-tune with how I am feeling, and how it helps me to fix both of these things when they are ‘off’.”
Lisa Fitz-Gerald
Lisa has been in the fitness industry for many years and is a certified hatha yoga teacher. She also has a pilates qualification. Lisa has been practicing Iyengar yoga with Kelly for a few years and teaches Tuesday night Beginner’s and Level 1 classes.
Nicole Goldsmith
Nicole is a certified personal trainer and our superstar remedial massage therapist, able to provide healthcare rebates. Nicole is known for her body knowledge and thorough care in relieving tight and aching muscles. Nicole takes some of our group fitness classes from time to time and has recently become the go-to massage therapist for visiting NRL teams on the weekends!
Natalie Ford
Nat is a huge inspiration in our community. She has been an avid park runner and fitness enthusiast for years now and has now been a personal trainer for over a year after qualifying with Andy. Nat takes small group fitness classes and our kids class Bambinos.
Jordan Sharp
Jordan completed his Certificate IV in Fitness with Andy and has since been taking 1-2 group sessions per week at Green Body. He’s a much loved character in our gym and respected for ‘walking the walk’ – often seen training on his own, headphones on, before or after work and earlier this year completing a marathon row in support of our Open Day fundraising event.