About Melanie / MEL Private PT
The person behind your training.
I'm Melanie Hrusik, a personal trainer and coach who believes good training should strengthen your body and add something good to your life.
I've worked with people and their bodies for many years. I genuinely love training: strength, movement, becoming more capable and the feeling of doing something worthwhile for yourself. What I love just as much is getting to know the person I'm working with.
Personal trainer · Coach · Founder of MEL
Why I work this way
Your life comes into the session, too.
Your body doesn't arrive without the rest of your life. It comes with work, responsibilities, changing energy, a history with exercise, things you'd like to improve and sometimes a little hesitation about starting.
I take that seriously. I want to understand where you are, what matters to you and what will help you feel comfortable, confident and motivated to keep showing up.
My job is to bring the planning, professional judgement, coaching and direction. You don't need to work out the next exercise or arrive with a perfect routine. We start where you are and build from there.
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What I take care of
03 I notice how your body responds.
A different kind of appointment
One hour that is actually yours.
There is something valuable about having an appointment in your week where your health and body have your full attention — and somebody else takes care of the training plan.
You can move, concentrate, breathe, talk and laugh. You can have a brilliant day or an ordinary one. You can simply arrive as yourself. And the training still has direction.
You leave knowing you've done something worthwhile for yourself. Over time, it can become something you genuinely look forward to.
Your hour
Arrive.
Be yourself.
Do the work.
Leave feeling good.
Professional guidance, with room to enjoy the experience.
Who I work with
Real adult bodies.
Real adult lives.
I work particularly well with adults in midlife and beyond who value professional service, individual attention and an experienced trainer they can trust.
01
Finding your way back
Returning to exercise after time away, with a starting point that respects where you are now.
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Making health fit
Busy work, business or family life — and wanting quality training without added complexity.
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Staying capable
Building the strength, fitness and mobility to keep doing the things that matter to you.
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Ready for more
Already active, or entering a new stage of life, and wanting expert guidance to progress.
You don't need to get fitter before you begin.
We build from where you are.
Personal training should feel personal.
Private personal training in Canberra.
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