Alex Johnson Fitness

13/09/2025

I’m sure you saw all of the R U Okay Day posts this week. You might’ve sent your mates a message or two. You might not have. That’s okay

What’s not okay is the reality that plenty of people would’ve replied to those messages with a simple, “yeah mate, you?” irrespective of how they’re actually feeling.

Mental health is a constant in our lives. Poor mental health is unfortunately something that everyone has experienced, whether that’s firsthand, or through seeing someone they love being taken over by it.

The fact that poor mental health is a male-dominant issue is unsurprising, given how many of us have learnt through observation, or frank teachings how to be a man. Speaking about how we’re feeling isn’t second nature and for many it isn’t a skill that they’ve developed at all, even after decades of life. I don’t intend to dismiss any of the sufferings of females at all by this, but the statistics for mental health crisis’s are overwhelmingly male.

This November I’ll be back for another crack at another stupidly long run, to help raise awareness and funds for men’s mental health in the hope that we can get some men to speak up, and to give support to those who feel they can’t.

24/04/2025

14 Month Transformation ⬇️

Pretty damn proud of this and frankly an image isn’t nearly a fair representation of what’s actually changed….

There’s about 12kg weight loss between these two images, about 485 hours of training, 1507km ran and countless days of not wanting to but doing nonetheless. I’m far fitter than I’ve ever been and although I’m not the leanest I’ve ever been (by a significant amount) I feel the best in and out of my skin.

Running isn’t something that I would say I love. But I do love the knowledge that by doing this now I’m building lifelong habits that do serve me and will keep me moving strong for decades to come 🤞

18/04/2025

First Ultra done ✅
59km ➡️
2k ⬆️
12L Water
4L Electrolyte mix
32 Salt Tabs
3 Second Winds

Quite happy overall with how things went considering the weather. About an hour slower than I guessed but 32’c will do that.

Ready for the next one 🤪

08/11/2024

Clearly trains but also enjoys a Biscoff Storm a little too often

29/10/2024

16/09/2024

BIG CHANGES

I’ve been super quiet on here recently, so I figured I’d tell you what’s been happening recently.

There’s about 12kg difference between these two photos, but there’s been a much bigger change in identity between the two people here (one person idk). Previously I’ve been content with just being quite strong.

Over the past year I’ve been focusing on being healthier. I’ve been using my cardiovascular fitness as a measure of that, as well as resting HR as an indication as well (65->56).

It’s also been the healthiest my mental health has been in a long time and especially whilst dieting which I think is largely due to having goals outside of appearances alone. I’ve been much more resilient when I do overeat or binge on foods that had absolutely no place in my plan for that day. I’ve learnt to be kinder and allow those mistakes to exist and coexist with good behaviours too. It’s not one or the other.

On top of this I’ve started studying again since dropping out of engineering (sorry mum). This time around I’m doing something I’m passionate about, being physiotherapy, as I love helping people move through pain and gain insight into how bloody resilient they can be!

Will be posting here a bit more consistently so stay tuned!

19/10/2023

Biggggg Update! I posted on my stories a couple days ago about this but..

In less than a months time I’ll be running 60km for , helping to raise funds for mens mental health.

I’ve done this run once before and it was somewhat of a regret in all honesty. I’d injured my hip two days before running playing ultimate frisbee of all things, which left me tearing the labrum in my left hip.

This time around I will be mindful of any injuries and not simply push through for the sake of it, however I’m confident I’ll be able to do it.

Men’s mental health is a topic close to home, with both friends and family having suffered immensely from it.

If you have anything to spare for this cause it’ll be greatly appreciated. I’m looking at raising similar funds to the last time I ran this, so anything will be greatly appreciated. It doesn’t need to be hundreds to make a difference.

The Below Link will take you to my Mospace if you would like to donate 🙏🙏🙏

https://au.movember.com/mospace/14029940?utm_source=qrcode&utm_medium=mo_app&utm_campaign=movember&utm_content=app_share_mospace_qr

14/10/2023

5 years on Instagram 🎉

I’m far less lean than I used to be, and only marginally stronger. Although it definitely has its moments, I’m not very upset by it.

The majority of clients that I’ve had with weight loss goals have some previous physique they’re aiming for, which in itself isn’t a bad thing. The issues come from the idea that they need to constantly be lean af otherwise they cannot be happy.

These are usually the same clients who’ll gladly tell me that it was miserable last time, they were training 4-5x a week and sniffing a celery stick and calling it a meal 😒

Quite often these people have previously been in a place where training hard 5 times a week and taking the time to dial in nutrition is absolutely possible, but now it no longer is, and they’re shocked that it’s harder to see results.

For myself I had a great time training hard and eating well at uni, where academically I coasted (sorry mum) and was otherwise not stressed at all. We can’t all live lives where we have time for two workouts a day like I did, sometimes 3!

I’ve grown a lot with regards to my attitudes towards training, since working with 100’s of different people from all walks of life as a coach, and one of the concepts that gets results is understanding that you have to adapt to your situation. Don’t do what’s worked previously, just because it’s worked previously. You’ve changed, and that’s okay!

I’m without a doubt far happier now than I was in this period of my life. I’m damn confident a large part of that is the steps away from valuing myself based on my aesthetics solely. I’m damn proud of my body and what I can do with it and that is something that I’ve put more value in than just looking good without a top on. So on that note, here’s a bunch of photos of me without a top on 😂

25/09/2023

My exercise today 🤙💪

Upper body workout before clients and earlier a walk (and run) at linear park today. Zoom in for doggos 🐕

Posting a bunch of photos that aren’t awfully flattering or amazing angles. Not looking for reply’s being like Nahh you’re killing it, but more so pushing the narrative of having to look perfect always when posting pics 🤷‍♂️

05/07/2023

Haven’t really been using socials much for posts recently so here’s a couple selfies courtesy of the disgusting session with

17/05/2023

It’s been quite a journey so far with ! One of my clients, Ash, has gained immense strength and has recovered insanely fast from a surgery since starting with myself.

With a background in mostly cardio-based training, Ash has increased her performance quite quickly in the gym due to her endurance and positive attitude. She's now lifting more than she thought she could've on day 1 by a long shot!

Join us and find your limits in the gym today!

01/05/2023

Fad Diets vs Making Sustainable Changes

A topic I’d gladly go well and truly deeper into as it’s something I see with almost every single client who’s goal is to lose weight. They’ve tried x or y diet before and could make any results actually happen, in the long run because it was too difficult for them to maintain these results, as the limitations of their diet choices were too great a sacrifice to make, long term.

Making changes ti your overall lifestyle includes nutrition, but without telling you what you can and can’t have. It’s a more plastic model of dieting than following strict rules and regulations, and the best part, it works!