Last week was a vocational night to meet with and chat to Nikita Heeb, from Solid Strength Studio gym. Nakita shared her life story and her passion to help others and teach them about health and healing.
Nakita has been in the fitness industry going on 12 years now. Her initial desire going into the industry was to assist individuals improve their quality of life through the implementation of exercise intervention. She has always had a passion for one-on-one personal training and knew that was what she wanted to do, although, she has had experience as a group fitness instructor in her previous workplace, in her eyes one-on-one coaching is the gold standard.
Nakita has invested in ongoing education from some of the best in the industry not only in Australia, but across the world. To this day she is still invested in those high level mentors to ensure she is educated from the best, she prides Solid Strength Studio on its reputation for excellence in service and delivery with the application of evidence based practise.
In 2016 Nakita suffered the gift of injury that led her to discovering her greatest passion, working with low back pain.
She has invested in additional education in this area to not only assist in her own journey but to ensure she could understand the best prevention methods for her clients when engaging in physical activity and for those who seek out her services with a previous history of low back pain. Her mission is to fill the gap and ensure individuals in regional communities have access to professionals who are educated in this area, who have compassion, empathy and the skills to assist them on their journey to recovery and optimal wellbeing.
Nakita founded Solid Strength Studio in 2017, a private, personal training studio that specialises in one-on-one coaching.
She commenced her university degree in Exercise Sports Science, Exercise Physiology in 2017 and is now over half way and loving her studies, an exercise physiologist is the highest level of an exercise professional specialising in exercise prescription for the prevention and management of chronic health conditions and she looks forward to finishing her degree and providing the community and surrounds this clinical service.
A brief history of educational services Nakita has provided in the past:
* 2015/2016 - face to face education for the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers (teaching Cert III and IV in Fitness).
* 2018-2020 – several in house education session for Rise & Shine Fitness trainers and members.
* 2022 – face to face education in Wagga Wagga for National Fitness College at Empire Gym and Snap Fitness educating current and oncoming trainers.
* 2022 – in-house education in Wodonga at AMAT educating trainers.
* 2023 – in-house education at Studio 9 Fitness for trainers and members.
* 2023 – commenced a 12 month role as the trainer and assessor for Cert III in Fitness with WRCC in Griffith.
In Nakita’s own words:
“I love my role as a coach and I am so grateful for those who invest into Solid Strength and most importantly put their trust in me. I am also very passionate about educating others in the industry to improve the standard. I love training also, I have previous experience as a fitness model (Bodybuilding) and in the last 12 months I have taken my running more seriously and achieved some of my own personal goals.
I have big visions for what lies ahead at Solid Strength Studio and many projects in the making.”
Nakita is currently studying at university to be an Exercise Physiologist, one of the highest exercise professional qualifications using evidence based research on exercise programming to help rehabilitate and manage acute and/or chronic injuries and health conditions. The Club wishes Nakita best wishes and good luck in her quest for graduating as an Exercise Physiologist.
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