Mana Fitness Solutions

Mana Fitness Solutions Specialising in:
Fat loss, nutritional education, body transformation, sports specific strength & co

14/12/2025

Kickstart Your Strong Girl Era: A Beginner’s Guide🌟

We frequently receive inquiries from women eager to embrace weightlifting but unsure of how to start. Common questions include:

⚠️How much weight should I begin with?
⚠️When and how should I increase the weight?
⚠️What’s the best way to track my progress and for what duration?

To assist you in your journey towards strength, here are our top five tips for beginners:

1️⃣ Prioritise proper form: Master your technique before lifting heavier weights. This sets a strong foundation and helps prevent injury.
2️⃣ Incorporate compound movements: Focus on exercises like squats, rows, and presses that engage multiple muscle groups.
3️⃣ Commit to consistency: Aim for 3-4 workouts per week to establish a routine and build strength effectively.
4️⃣ Fuel Your Body: Ensure you’re nourishing yourself with balanced meals to support your workouts; skipping meals isn’t advisable.
5️⃣ Embrace rest and recovery: Remember, muscles grow during recovery, so give your body the time it needs to recuperate.

If you want to start a training program that suits your capabilities, lifestyle and schedule, DM to receive your free consult

13/12/2025

Strength is built one rep at a time 💪🏽

Curious how we can support your strength goals? Let’s talk.

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Today we wanted to reintroduce ourselves 👋We opened our doors in Jan 2015 with more passion than money, more drive than ...
11/12/2025

Today we wanted to reintroduce ourselves 👋

We opened our doors in Jan 2015 with more passion than money, more drive than business sense, and one mission: build a place where people feel seen, empowered, supported, and not judged.

The next chapter is going to be our strongest yet - and we’re honoured to build it with people who entered our world and turned our small gym into a thriving community!

If you’re looking for a place of friendship, accountability, laughs, shared struggle, and real transformation inside and out - we’re looking for YOU 🫵🏻

Ana & Jose 🖤

01/12/2025

We absolutely adore our vibrant, multicultural community!

Yesterday, our Mana tribe came together for a delightful feast to celebrate a few wonderful reasons: the festive season is upon us; we got to honour our top performers for 2025; Mana’s 10th birthday, and have the last hoorah at Howleys Rd before our move to a brand new location.

We enjoyed a smorgasbord of mouth-watering dishes that highlighted our colourful cultural backgrounds - a total hit! (Especially the Tongan otai - most requested recipe!)

I think this theme should definitely return - how about a fun “Christmas in July”? Let’s keep that idea on the table! 😄

A big round of applause to all our members for showing up and shining bright throughout the year, no matter what life throws your way.

Now, let’s give a shout-out to our 2025 award winners:

- ICE program: Lauren E

- FIRE program: Fiona

- Mana Athlete: Anuki

- Transformation of the Year: Julie

Congratulations to all nominees and winners - you all rock!

We have only three weeks left 😬 until we make our move, and we can’t wait to welcome you all to our new facility in January. Stay tuned for more updates!

Cheers,

Ana & Jose

What a week looks like at Mana Fitness.. 🏝️ 🏃🏾 🏋️ 🍱 💪🏻🔥5 weeks to go before we break and enjoy the festive season ahead!
18/11/2025

What a week looks like at Mana Fitness.. 🏝️ 🏃🏾 🏋️ 🍱 💪🏻🔥

5 weeks to go before we break and enjoy the festive season ahead!

Congratulations to one our Mana Athletes, Scotty 💪🏾🔥 for receiving an award from Dr. Carina Garland Member for Chisholm ...
02/11/2025

Congratulations to one our Mana Athletes, Scotty 💪🏾🔥 for receiving an award from Dr. Carina Garland Member for Chisholm last month for all his hard work with volunteering in our community.

Always smiling in the gym and giving 💯

Strength is earned and given and not always on the sports field.

We are proud of you Scotty💛🖤

Sarah Munnings

…This past Rugby season 2025 has been the first season in years when Joseph has been able to play all season with no ser...
24/10/2025

…This past Rugby season 2025 has been the first season in years when Joseph has been able to play all season with no serious injuries!

Because he trained consistently with Mana, and put work in to stabilise and strengthen his body our vast collection of moon boots, crutches, slings etc have stayed in the cupboards. 🩼

Injuries from sport have in the past meant missed games, summers not being able to swim in the sea and far too many return visits to hospital.

Being injury free has increased his confidence on and off the pitch, he is stronger, faster and happier.

Obviously its not a cure all, he still got an incredible black eye from a tackle, but as a mum it means I don’t dread a call every match to meet the boys at hospital.

The effort put in out of season means less time lost to recover. We definetely believe that prevention (and strengthening) is much better than cure… 💯

Happy Rugby Mum Sarah 😃

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📣Exciting Announcement 📣 Our Off Season Strength and Conditioning 12 week program for contact sport commencing on the 25...
12/10/2025

📣Exciting Announcement 📣

Our Off Season Strength and Conditioning 12 week program for contact sport commencing on the 25th of October will have the team from Manifold Wellbeing assisting in the mental health space.

Facilitator: David “Latty” Latianara( Sports Counsellor, Educator & Performance Wellbeing Specialist)

Overview:
A 60-minute interactive wellbeing talk designed for young athletes.

Focus areas include:

Mental health literacy and resilience in sport

Identity development and managing identity crisis in athletic contexts

Performance mindset strategies (focus, reset, self-talk, recovery)

Evidence-based insights from recent literature.

We will have two workshops available for our athletes:

✅ 60-minute live presentation (in-person)
✅ Digital slide deck (PDF)
✅ 1-page Athlete Mindset Toolkit handout
✅ Pre-session briefings

Registrations of interest now open- 20 spots available.

Link 🔗 in comments.

🔥 The Mana Athlete Off-Season Summer Program is back for its 17th year! 🔥For nearly two decades, this program has been t...
10/10/2025

🔥 The Mana Athlete Off-Season Summer Program is back for its 17th year! 🔥

For nearly two decades, this program has been the launchpad for some incredible young athletes — those who strive for betterment, embrace pressure, and put in the work when no one’s watching. 💪🏾

Whether you’re chasing performance goals, building strength, or preparing for your next season — this is where champions are made. 🏆

📅 Program starts: October 25th
📝 Registrations open this weekend — don’t miss out on your spot!

Let’s make this summer the one that sets you apart. 🌞💥

…Thank you Mana Fitness Solutions, Ana, José and Connor and the whole Mana Tribe! I love being part of this great little...
08/10/2025

…Thank you Mana Fitness Solutions, Ana, José and Connor and the whole Mana Tribe! I love being part of this great little community. Everyone is so welcoming and encouraging.

The best reward is all the positive reinforcement, support and just fitting in with other like minded people who all have their own reasons for coming to the gym and keep showing up.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first 10 months and look forward to many more here! ♥️…

Congratulations to our member of the quarter Lauren! 🥳

Our member of the quarter is proudly supported by the Notting Hill Hotel for the last 10 years!!

Address

Unit 8/31-37 Howleys Road
Monash, VIC
3168

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 11am
6pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 6am - 11am
6pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 6am - 11am
6pm - 8:45pm
Thursday 6am - 11am
6pm - 8:45pm
Friday 6am - 10:30am
Saturday 8am - 9am

Telephone

+61415396910

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