Friendis Inclusive Fitness and Social

12/06/2026

Hey question. I am looking at doing a different sort of disco or something similar. If I could make this happen on a weekday during the day time would this be something of interest?

Or to SW's if I could create something else like the disco that makes hitting social goals a little easier would this be good for you to bring your clients on a weekday?

12/06/2026

Looking through Grants atm and come across this ... maybe some followers might benefit?

This is specifically for rare (defined by The Steve Waugh Foundation will support children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease with a prevalence of at least 2:100,000.)

What the Foundation will fund:
The Foundation will consider funding -

Equipment
Mobility Aids
Communication Devices
Therapy
Minor home modifications (home must be owned by Grant Applicant)

a link to the wesbite if you would like to further look into it

Read more about the guidelines and criteria for getting funding assistance from Steve Waugh Foundation.

08/06/2026

great night at our Helensvale DiscoAbility

thankyou to all who came, to all who helped out

i have a few more vids to put together and will put them out soon.

if you have vids or pics of the night please feel free to tag us :)

03/06/2026

Was a great night

dance moves vids coming soon

the prize bags were a lot lighter when we left ... so good to see so many leave with some loot

Seeing a few regular faces and some friendships beginning

great to see so many different providers bring their people along to dance, have fun and mingle with other groups

01/06/2026

I was invited to speak on Not another PD podcast.

Here is the blog with some info on the chat and the podcast which has some pretty good info for people in the sector

Links to the audio and video podcast are on the blog

Not Another PD Podcast Gold CoastI met Jazmin Pursell at one of our networking events and she invited me to be on her podcast. Quite nice for someone with imposter syndrome to have a professional like Jazmin request their brain to be put on display. Same as what I do with my clients -- help them to....

28/05/2026

I've been running these groups for a while.

I started these groups after finding out one of my 1:1 PT clients with ASD had never had a real friend, never been invited to birthdays and had nobody to invite to his own besides family

He is still a part of our groups and he now has friends to invite to his bdays, and he goes to theirs

I now focus on using fitness as an 'excuse' to get people together and make it easier to be social.

As our group has slowly grown I have seen it is not just him.

We all need to know someone besides our family who likes us, is happy to see us and we can have fun and be ourselves around

Our Eagleby group meets on Thursdays at Eagleby Neighbourhood Centre at 345pm

While my background is fitness my clients have taught me the social side is the priority and fitness became more about teamwork, games, confidence and learning social cues together

NDIS funding is accepted, but you are welcome to join even if you don't have NDIS funding

Come along for a free trial and see if it is as comfy as I say :)

26/05/2026

Just fun and games ?

no ... i mean ... thats what the boys remember but theres more

how do you help a kid with low confidence ... would having a safe game where he is not only allowed to but expected to attack work?

how do you help a kid that never really wants to participate with others ... would making it fun or a real life version of online games help?

how would you help a kid be active that really dosnt want to exercise ... would a game make it seem less like exercise?

oh... and there is the proprioception, spatial awareness, timing, focus, motor skills, hemispheric integrarion, bilateral movement, being outdoors the list goes on ... so it is more than just fun and games ... but they come back for the fun, games and friends

25/05/2026

Disco sat tickets link in bio

21/05/2026

If you've never read anything from me — please read this.

If you have met me or read what I've put up before — please read this too.

After speaking to a few people in the industry recently, I realised I needed to do a better job of explaining what it is I actually do — and why it might matter to someone you care about or support.
This one's for allied health professionals, coordinators, parents, and participants. Five minutes. Worth it.
https://www.slimgym.com.au/post/allied-health-assistant-for-ndis-participants-gold-coast-logan

Allied Health Assistant for NDIS Participants | Gold Coast & LoganWhat If Getting the Homework Done Didn't Feel Like Homework?A straight-up explanation of what an Allied Health Assistant actually does — and why the way we're doing it at Slim Gym might be a little different to what you've seen befo...

20/05/2026

30 May 6-9pm

Tickets available my website www.slimgym.com.au or eventbrite or humanatix

Early bird ticket price ends on tues 26th so get tickets early to save a few bucks