MANA is a Maori word that signifies prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma - mana is a supernatural force in a person, place or object.

In the gym it is giving your full effort. Mahatma Gandhi said it best “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”

Giving your full effort is more than pushing your physical limits. Giving your full effort when learning new skills requires a growth mindset that is focused on the process that leads to progress. When setting ambitious goals, it requires the work ethic to do the work the goals demand. When facing new challenges, it requires the character to see each challenge as a learning experience.

It is believed a person or tribe's mana can increase from successful ventures or decrease through the lack of success. The tribe give mana to their chief and empower him/her and in turn the mana of an ariki (high chief) spreads to his/her people and their land, water and resources. Almost every activity has a link with the maintenance and enhancement of mana.

The journey to better health and fitness can be difficult without the right direction. Coaching people toward their health and fitness goals is our passion. Seeing the transformation of each individual, physically and mentally as they adopt new habits and behaviours, and how supportive everyone is of each other, is our reward.

Strength and Conditioning (S&C) is the process used by S&C coaches to develop and improve the performance of an athlete for their specific sport. The ultimate goal of a S&C coach is to enhance an athlete's physical performance.

At MANA we use our Strength and Conditioning Program (SCP) to improve the quality of our members lives. By helping our members forge stronger bodies, they feel self-reliant. By helping our members learn new skills and make incremental progress, they become self-confident. By helping our members build a durable cardiovascular system, they feel resilient. It is our aim to create fitter, stronger and healthier members that can cope with their day-to-day routines with ease and pursue ambitious goals outside of work and the gym.

We have created a Strength and Conditioning Program that gets results. We set training cycles, test and re-test performance, analyse the outcomes and alter, adjust and refine our SCP if and when needed. Our SCP is an ever-evolving process that adapts to the needs and goals of our members. We have found weight/strength training and cardio/conditioning work produces great results when run concurrently.

In an industry bursting with crowded franchise gyms, MANA is a small family run Gold Coast gym with a big heart. We coach everyone, we are the people's gym. We believe a healthy, strong, fit body is a birthright. Our aim is simple. To provide a results-based Strength and Conditioning Program, an inclusive and safe training environment, top-tier coaching that is flexible, and provides purpose and progress.

It's not all a hard slog though, we have friendly in-house competitions that often involve fancy dress, we like to train toward sporting/fitness events such as the Pan-Pacific Masters Games and we encourage our members to join community fundraisers and have a blast while raising money for local charities.

You don't need to be healthy or fit to start. Whether you're looking to change a couple of dress sizes, keep up with the kids, rid yourself of that squishy stuff covering your six pack, enhance your performance as a weekend warrior or you want to push your athletic ability to the next level, we'd love to help you.