Personal Training Brunswick — Advanced Health Preston (8 Min Drive)
Advanced Health Preston is 8 minutes from Brunswick — the closest supervised personal training option for Brunswick residents who want a trainer with genuine clinical depth. Andrew Cunningham is an AHPRA-registered chiropractor and personal trainer with over a decade of combined clinical and training experience. His personal training is built for people who’ve been injured, who have structural limitations, or who’ve simply had enough of gym trainers who programme without understanding how the body actually works.
Getting here from Brunswick
From Brunswick, head north on Sydney Road to Bell Street, turn right and continue east to Plenty Road, then north to 4/107 Plenty Road, Preston — roughly 8 minutes by car. Street parking is available in the area and free on-site parking is available at the clinic. Route 19 tram runs from Brunswick along Sydney Road; connect at Bell Street for buses toward Preston. Personal training with Andrew takes place at Snap Fitness Preston, a fully equipped gym around the corner from the clinic — Andrew will direct you on the location when you book.
Why Brunswick clients choose Andrew
Brunswick attracts a fitness-conscious population — there’s no shortage of personal trainers locally. What Andrew offers that standard gym trainers don’t is clinical assessment capability. As a chiropractor, he has assessed thousands of musculoskeletal presentations. When he programmes your training, he understands what a disc bulge does under load, how a hip with early labral pathology responds to certain movement patterns, and when to press and when to back off. That’s not a marketing angle — it’s the difference between a trainer who follows protocols and one who makes judgements based on how your body actually moves.
Brunswick clients also tend to have active lifestyles and existing sports or gym backgrounds. Andrew programmes at the level you’re actually at — not a generic beginner programme dressed up as customised training. If you’ve been lifting for years but have developed a chronic lower back issue, he can build a training block that works around it while directly addressing the strength and movement deficits driving it.
What personal training with Andrew involves
Initial session: Andrew conducts a movement assessment and goal-setting conversation. He identifies your current movement quality, strength and conditioning baseline, and any structural or injury-related factors that need to be built into the programme from day one. This isn’t a box-ticking exercise — it’s the foundation for programming that actually progresses safely.
- Assessment: Movement quality, strength baseline, injury and health history reviewed at the first session. Andrew identifies patterns that need correcting before load is added.
- Programming: Every training block is written for your goals, your capacity, and your structural considerations. Andrew uses barbell strength work, cable and machine training, and conditioning — whatever the goal demands.
- Supervision: All sessions are supervised. Andrew cues technique in real time and adjusts load when form breaks down. You don’t progress until the movement quality earns progression.
- Review cycles: Every 4–6 weeks Andrew reassesses and updates the programme. Training that’s not progressing needs to change — Andrew identifies why and adjusts accordingly.
Who this is for
- Brunswick residents who’ve been told to “do strength work” for their back, knees, or hips but don’t know where to start safely
- People who’ve been through chiropractic, physio, or osteo care and want to build the strength that prevents the pain from returning
- Active adults in their 30s–60s with injury histories that have made standard gym programming feel risky or counterproductive
- Gym regulars who’ve been training inconsistently because of recurring pain flare-ups and want a structured, supervised approach
- NDIS participants seeking NDIS-funded personal training with a qualified allied health practitioner
For clients whose primary goal is addressing chronic lower back pain through strength training, see Functional Training for Back Pain — a dedicated programme Andrew runs specifically for that population.
Pricing
1:1 personal training with Andrew: call (03) 9484 9185 for current rates and session block pricing. NDIS participants may be eligible to fund personal training sessions through their NDIS plan — mention this when you enquire.
Frequently asked questions — Brunswick personal training
How far is Advanced Health from Brunswick?
About 8 minutes north by car via Sydney Road and Bell Street to Plenty Road. We’re at 4/107 Plenty Road, Preston 3072. Personal training sessions take place at Snap Fitness Preston, around the corner from the clinic.
Is this different from seeing a physio or chiro for an injury?
Yes. Personal training with Andrew addresses fitness and strength goals in a supervised gym setting. If you have an active injury that needs clinical treatment first, Andrew would typically address that through chiropractic at the clinic before transitioning you into supervised training. The two services are designed to work together, and many clients do both.
Can I start if I haven’t trained in years?
Yes. Andrew starts from your current baseline, wherever that is. The clinical background means he’s well-suited to starting conservatively and building gradually — he knows the difference between productive challenge and injurious overload.
Do I need to already be a chiropractic patient at Advanced Health?
No. Personal training is a standalone service. You don’t need to be an existing patient to book a training consultation with Andrew.
Book a personal training consultation
Call (03) 9484 9185 or book online. Advanced Health is at 4/107 Plenty Road, Preston 3072 — 8 minutes from Brunswick.