Gymstick Program Information
Gymstick Muscle - Group Exercise
A complete body workout like no other group fitness class! lmprove core strength, balance, posture, coordination, muscle strength and endurance.
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Gymstick H20 - Group water Exercise
Unlike any other water exercise class, Gymstick H20 offers resistance with multi planar movements to bring intensity and variety.
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Gymstick For Personal Trainers
Instant kinaesthetic feedback will help you feel how hard you client is working. Brings a whole new meaning to Personal training.
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Gymstick For Older Adults - Group and Personal Training
A safe and effective way to offer resistance and cardio training, that allows older adults to easily adjust the level of difficulty, as well as enabling progression without load.
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Marietta’s classes are brilliant. My favourite are her online Zoom Gymstick classes, which make me stronger in a safe and fun way. Every class is different and I am always learning something ne... Read More
 
Marietta is a wonderfully enthusiastic practitioner of the art of Gymstick, and engagingly generous in passing on her knowledge and experience.
Les Rosenblatt 
Setting Sail With Gymstick Recently I took part in my first Gymstick course run by Marietta one week before going on holiday. It was the Gymstick for PT workshop held in Narrewarren and I purchased a ... Read More
Dee Shefrin 
Fitness has only played a key role in my life for a relatively short time. I have most recently had the great privilege of meeting Marietta Mehanni and would like to share some of the wonderful change... Read More
Carla Bond 
(FITNESS LIFE PERSONAL TRAINER OF THE YEAR SOUTH ISLAND 2009) Marietta, As you know I am a HUGE fan of your work and LOVE your style. Just wanted to THANK YOU for being brave enough to come to Christc... Read More
Belinda Edmondston 

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Gymstick Articles

Why I hated resistance bands and what changed my mind

I was first introduced to resistance bands early in my teaching career in the 1990’s. This long piece of elastic was recommended as a portable and effective form of resistance training. Having only used weights for resistance training, this concept intriged me, only to be quickly disappointed. Although the workshop presenter was very engaging and [...]

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The Gymstick Swiss Ball Sensation

Written by Marietta Mehanni & Sophie Russell The Swiss Ball The Swiss Ball has been a tool synonymous with balance, stability and strength training for many years in the Australian fitness industry. An extensive background in rehabilitation especially within physiotherapy circles, the Swiss Ball has gained respect and value as a tool that no fitness [...]

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Gymstick – Simply Effective

Written by Sophie Russell and Marietta Mehanni The Gymstick Original is a fitness tool designed to simply and effectively combine cardiovascular training, muscular endurance, strength and flexibility training. The Gymstick’s winning combination of the stick and resistance bands provides an overall body workout. The Gymstick offers a range of training programs including rehabilitation and sports [...]

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Aqua Gymstick

Introduction The Aqua Gymstick is an adaptation of the Gymstick, originally created in Finland. Using rubberised bands in water fitness classes is not a new concept, but what is truly unique about the Aqua Gymstick, is it’s attachment to a stick. With this innovative design, stationary, propulsive and travelling exercises can utilise the added resistance [...]

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A Gym on a Stick – Gymstick..!!

Written by Marietta Mehanni and Sophie Russell Introduction Gymstick was invented in Finland by a team of fitness and health professionals from the Finnish Institute of Sport. Their aim was to develop a program that can provide a comprehensive strength and conditioning tool for the whole body; they succeeded in doing this. The Gymstick’s versatility, [...]

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Actress Rachel Blake

Rachel Blake told the Telegraph Newspaper about her favourite things and guess what?? Gymstick was one of them! Click here to read the article

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Stick it to ’em

Stick it to 'em!- Australian Fitness Network Winter 2011 Using an aquatic tool that enables resistance levels to be easily adjusted can provide clients of every fitness level with a fun and original challenge says Marietta Mehanni. While using rubberised bands in water fitness classes is not a new concept, attaching them to a stick [...]

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The Gymstick Swiss Ball Sensation

Presented by Marietta Mehanni www.mariettamehanni.com The Swiss Ball The Swiss Ball has been a tool synonymous with balance, stability and strength training for the past 12 years in the Australian fitness industry. An extensive background in rehabilitation especially within physiotherapy circles, the Swiss Ball has gain respect and value as a tool that no fitness [...]

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A Gym on a Stick

 Presented by Marietta Mehanni www.mariettamehanni.com Gymstick – simply effective Gymstick was invented in Finland by a team of fitness and health professionals from the Finnish Institute of Sport with the aim of providing a comprehensive strength and conditioning tool for the whole body. Its versatility, effectiveness and ability to meet the exercise needs of everybody [...]

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Gymstick for Older Adults

The Gymstick Older Adult education is the latest addition to the Gymstick education. This education was developed in response to feedback from Gymstick trainers requiring a more individualised program tailored to the needs of older adults. This training will provide personal trainers, group exercise instructors, physiotherapists and exercise physiologists with the tools to be able [...]

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