Directional Strength

For some context, I had been doing F45 for around 3 months and my partner was starting her fitness journey with Elissa when we joined Direction Strength.We went with the aim to work on our form, to build a foundation to help prevent injuries moving forward.When we met Elissa, we immediately got along well with her and she absolutely looked the part of a physical educator and trainer.Elissa took the time to get to know us, our past, injuries, limitations and goals moving forward. Once that was done, she started to assess our physical abilities and design some programs for each of us, but not rigid programs. Ones with flexibility.Frankly, she's a physical training specialist and educator. I learned so much while improving my form out of sight in the short while we trained with her.I'd highly recommend Elissa to anyone. If you're a beginner, Elissa will train you right from the start. If you're already fit, Elissa can improve your form, or look into your dietary requirements and help fine tune that too (we learnt so much about food). I'd even wager, if you're a professional, Elissa could help you a lot, as she has done bodybuilding competitively too.I would give her 11/10 if I could.

Dedicated to the changing needs of her clients and her own continued professional education Elissa is a star trainer and coach. Sessions, programs and support are delivered tirelessly and enthusiastically in a way that has maintained my motivation, drive and enjoyment on my journey pursuing my health, fitness and strength goals. My needs surrounding my complex health condition have been factored in every step of the way and sessions adjusted on the fly as my abilities change week-to-week. This has by far been the most fun and most productive time I've spent in a gym. Elissa wholeheartedly get my endorsement.

Friendly thorough customised work out and nutrition plans. Great results!

Elissa’s guidance and unwavering support has been critical to my training, nutrition, recovery and overall health and wellness. I first started working with Elissa from Directional Strength in 2017, after requiring specific nutritional guidance to compliment my training for a 250 KM ultra-marathon. After following Elissa's nutrition plan, I had the energy to train and recover efficiently and completed my goal event, a 250 KM ultra-marathon across Iceland.In mid-2019, I decided to switch gears and focus on strength and increasing lean muscle mass. After following Elissa’s hypertrophy programming, ongoing check ins, feedback and nutrition protocol for the past 4 months, I’m very proud to say that I’ve increased my body weight and muscle mass by 10 kg, I’m setting new PB lifts and each week my strength gains are improving considerably. The absolute benefit, though – I feel energised and well rested during the week and ready to tackle the next day of training.Working with Elissa is key to my overall performance. It’s also essential to my overall wellbeing. One of the things I love most about working with Elissa is that the focus is on education and how I feel and perform each day. Elissa takes a holistic view to training and nutrition and works with me to ensure the priority is placed on athletic and strength performance, my energy levels and having a healthy relationship with my body. For me, this is absolutely critical. I love that I’ve found a coach who values having a positive relationship with my body and with my health. The performance and strength gains are an absolute bonus!I find great strength, clarity and support working with Elissa. She has been integral to my ongoing journey with performance, health and wellness. I’m really looking forward to seeing what the future holds with our training! I would absolutely recommend working with Elissa – it’s been a total blast!