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PROFILE:
MARY BACON
PT & TRIGGER POINT
THERAPIST, NSW
build rapport, trust and relationships in this
business. Time management and financial
planning are crucial.
What are the best and worst aspects of
your job?
Where do you live and work?
I live in the inner city of Sydney and work in
Crows Nest and Baulkham Hills
What’s your main role in fitness?
My main role is as a one-on-one PT. I also
train couples that want to get fit and fall
pregnant. I do trigger point therapy and
active muscle releases.
How did you arrive at where you are
today in your fitness career?
The best aspect of my job is the fact that I
am my own boss and can work my own hours
and take holidays when I choose to. I have an
amazing clientele whose generous and honest
feedback is very rewarding. Becoming an
expert in something – in my case, pregnancy
and exercise – is very satisfying.
The worst aspect was when I became
a single mum. Managing a PT business
and home life with children was a
major challenge – it got physically and
emotionally exhausting.
What has been your greatest career
challenge to date?
English is my second language, so for me to
write a fitness book was a real stretch. I felt
so inadequate in my English that I didn’t feel
I was good enough to publish.
Six months after the birth of my first baby I
joined a gym and got hooked on aerobics. I
proceeded to do the ACHPER fitness leader
course in 1989. Fast forward through 26 years
of continual industry education and today I’m
the author of Pregnant, Fit and Fabulous.
And your greatest highlight?
Describe your typical day
I would like to be the go-to expert/
spokesperson for pregnancy and exercise
on the media circuit.
I like to pack a lot into my day, so I get up at
4am. From that point on I train my morning
clients, do my own workout, design and
develop clients’ programs, go through food
diaries, work on social media posts, action
emails, and do some forward planning for
media exposure and networking.
What skills are needed in your role?
Being skilled in training techniques and
methods to get clients results is critical,
of course, but it’s also really important to
have people and listening skills in order to
What motto or words of wisdom sum
up your fitness/life philosophy?
I take inspiration from the following quote from
Marianne Williamson’s book A Return to Love:
‘Our deepest fear is not that we are
inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are
powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not
our darkness that most frightens us. We ask
ourselves; who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented or fabulous? Actually, who are you
not to be? Your playing small does not serve
the world.’
And finally – who would be on your
ultimate dinner party guest list, and why?
Jillian Michaels, Justin Tamsett, Janine
Shepherd, Susie Burrell and Chris Smith.
This would make for an interesting dinner
party with real deal people. These a re people
who play big with a humble heart.
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Publishing my book on Amazon, and my first
pregnancy article in Fitness First magazine.
What’s your main focus now and what
are your goals for the future?
Who has inspired you in your fitness
career?
First and foremost it’s Matt Church and
Lexie Williams – a dynamic couple who
walk their talk. Matt’s entrepreneurial
spirit has been inspirational to me. Robbie
Parker is also a legend. And, lastly, my
great friend John Biggaton, a strength and
conditioning coach who directed me to the
best rehabilitation courses in this industry.
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