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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Former Cleo Bachelor launches new Claremont health club
Ninja Warrior star and former Cleo Bachelor of the Year Chris Nayna has swapped Melbourne's tempestuous weather for sunny Perth, opening Adapt Health Club in Claremont in his latest venture. After relocating to WA with his family, Mr Nayna said he noticed a gap in the Perth fitness market for a holistic wellness centre that focused on community experiences. He described Adapt Health Club as a sanctuary for those seeking balance, personal growth, and transformative health and fitness experiences. 'We offer premium facilities, carefully-tailored personal training, meaningfully programmed group fitness classes, and an ever-changing menu of community experiences and opportunities to upskill,' Mr Nayna said. Chris Nayna pictured with senior coach Novie Joe. Credit: Kelsey Reid / The West Australian Mr Nayna is well-known in fitness circles as the head of fitness at Perth exclusive members club Lawson Flats, combating Ninja Warrior's famous obstacle courses, for his contributions to Men's Health Magazine Australia and designing Melbourne's St Haven's fitness offering. He previously worked as a registered nurse specialising in critical care cardiology before shifting focus on preventative health and becoming a personal trainer. Mr Nayna became fitness-focused as a teenager when his GP told him he was pre-diabetic, which acted as a catalyst and guided his future career choices, including as a volunteer for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. 'I've seen first-hand how those first steps can make all the difference and how adopting healthier lifestyle choices can improve the course of your life,' he said. Mr Nayna and his wife, who is from Perth, said the seachange from Melbourne was always part of their plan; the pair have two children, with a third on the way. He said he wanted to replicate a luxury wellness club concept in combination with a personal training studio he had created in Melbourne. 'I pretty much poured everything that I had into Adapt Health Club, and what really encapsulates what we do is we offer personal training services, group fitness; it's an intimate setting, the class numbers are capped at 12,' Mr Nayna said. There's also events, workshops and experiences such as nature hikes, which Mr Nayna said was about making fitness convenient. In the studio, the focus is tailored and deliberately catered away from demographics that seek high intensity and high impact training. 'We're really big on connection, but also not catering toward the younger demographics that want to be flogged with training volume,' Mr Nayna said. 'We're about coaching and upskilling a membership base and typically catering for a demographic that's 30-plus, but not exclusively.' Chris Nayna is the owner and head coach at Adapt Health Club in Claremont. Credit: Kelsey Reid / The West Australian
Daily Telegraph
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
Ninja Warrior's Olivia Vivian reveals why she'll freeze her eggs
Don't miss out on the headlines from Fertility. Followed categories will be added to My News. Former Australian Ninja Warrior champion Olivia Vivian has opened up about her journey to 'find myself again' after her marriage breakdown and her upcoming fertility mission. Vivian was heartbroken after separating from husband and fellow contestant Ben Polson in 2023. The first woman to conquer the Warped Wall on the Australian edition of the show, Vivian revealed she would freeze her eggs later this year. 'I've been advised by a lot of amazing friends who have had kids late to do this,'' the 36-year-old said. 'I'm going to listen to them. We had a public relationship so it was tough at first to re-explain myself about children. Olivia Vivian is looking at freezing her eggs at age 36. 'I wasn't sure if I wanted kids. For a long time it was a hard no because early on I was told it was a hassle and it wasn't for me. Then I had to go away and I asked 'what did I want' instead of what I was taught as a child. With the right person it's a beautiful thing and as far as I know I've got a lot of healthy eggs.' Vivian is competing overseas and will return to Australia for the egg freezing process. The topic of egg freezing and when to do it will be discussed during a must-watch online conversation that will air at 4pm on Monday. It will feature top experts and people with lived experience with infertility, including actor Olympia Valance. Melbourne IVF medical director and fertility specialist Raelia Lew discusses egg freezing during the event and when is the best time to do it. Ahead of her egg freezing journey, Vivian is currently doing a safari in South Africa and living her best life. Olivia Vivian was a Ninja Warrior champion. Picture: Supplied/Channel 9 'The separation was coming for some time, but when it happens and you're no longer hanging out with your best friend every day, it hit me pretty hard,'' Vivian said. 'My reaction was to fly. I went to international events and I needed to get away. It turned into a journey to find myself again and it's been a rollercoaster but I feel happier and know my worth. 'It was a true blessing in disguise. Initially I was like never again to a relationship and locked my heart away but slowly I started opening up and healing. There's been a couple of guys since, not in Australia, so in a sense now I'm miss worldwide. I'm looking for a man, not a boy.' Vivian competes in ninja competitions at invite-only events and is proud of her feats in Australia. It's hoped that the sport will be in the Olympics by Brisbane 2032. 'It's a big thing all over the world and it's changed my life,'' Vivian said. Olivia Vivian and Ben Polson before their split. Picture: David Swift. 'I felt so out of touch and burnt out from the elite gymnastics world and then Ninja Warrior came along. We were all bonded by trauma in a way, filming it at midnight and it was such a unique experience and I poured my heart into it. Ben and I were the golden couple of the show. 'I compete in events that are the pinnacle of the ninja world and it's been great watching the sport evolve. I'd love to be competing or commentating when it's in the Olympics. 'Hopefully it's had a ripple effect and inspired girls to go for their dreams and goals.' Originally published as Ninja Warrior's Olivia Vivian says she'll freeze her eggs after marriage split
CTV News
24-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
This 9-year-old Quebec girl is dominating the Ninja Warrior World in North Carolina
Ninja Warrior Justine B. Simard is dominating the competition at nine years old and hoping to go all the way in the competition. (Swidda Rassy/CTV News) A Quebec girl is quickly becoming the talk of the World Ninja League Championships. She's dominating the competition and she is just getting started. Fast, focused and fearless, nine-year-old Justine B. Simard's journey started while watching Ninja Warriors on TV with her family. A few years ago, her grandparents took her to a ninja centre. 'The owner of the gym said, 'Wow, she's very good,'' said her mother, Annie St-Pierre. The family put her in classes, and eventually, she started competing. Last month, at the World Ninja League Championships in North Carolina, she left with 11 medals and two trophies. 'I'm not the best; I could improve, and then sometimes I'm really great,' said the humble warrior. Her parents are understandably very proud, even if they don't know where she got the talent from. Simard's trainer, Mathieu St-Ours, says it's her focus and strength that make her special. 'She's very strong for this type of ninja, where she can focus only on what she has to do,' said St-Ours. 'She impresses more than some of the teenagers we got.' Next month, the family is headed to Barbados for another competition, and whether she brings home more medals to add to her already impressive collection, her mom says the sport is mostly about having fun, staying active and proving anyone can succeed. 'Also for the girls that they know they can do the same thing as the boys,' said St-Pierre. For Simard, she hopes one day to get a chance to compete on the Ninja Warrior TV show, where she was first inspired. 'I would really like that,' she said.
CTV News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
10-year-old Ontario girl wins World Ninja League title, a Canadian first
Ella Crichlow-Mainguy at the World Ninja League Championships, right after winning the global title for her division. (Rachel Mainguy) Even though Ella Crichlow-Mainguy had to go through some hoops to make it to the World Ninja Championship, the 10-year-old Ontarian cleared the obstacles to clinch a global division title. The Acton, Ont. athlete says she first got into the sport a couple of years ago when she noticed a group training at the gym. 'I did rock climbing at Aspire Milton, and at the same gym where I did rock climbing, they had Ninja Warrior, and I just loved to watch 'American Ninja Warrior,'' Crichlow-Mainguy tells CTV News Toronto, referring to the televised show. She said once she tried it, she just couldn't stop. For those unfamiliar with this sport, ninja tests athletes through a variety of strength-testing obstacles. There are various stages with each that need to be cleared—either by hitting the buzzer or having a fast pace—before making it to the next round. 'There are canvassing obstacles, where there are like, cliffhangers, which are little ledges that you just have to hold on to with your fingers. There are aerial obstacles, which are latches, which are where you have to throw from one bar to another,' Crichlow-Mainguy explained. Competing Ella Crichlow-Mainguy at the world championships. (Rachel Mainguy) The young athlete adds that there are also obstacles that test for balance and grip strength. For the last two years, Crichlow-Mainguy would train twice a week with her team to go through these various challenges, as well as build up her endurance. When she's not at the gym, Crichlow-Mainguy practices at the makeshift rig at her home. 'Imagine something that looks like monkey bars for adults, and then things are hanging off of it,' Rachel Mainguy, Ella's mother, explained to CTV News. 'There's all these obstacles in our backyard right now.' Making it to the World Ninja League Championship The World Ninja League Championship was held in Greensboro, N.C from June 19 to June 23. To make it there, Mainguy says they had to take a connecting flight to Atlanta, Ga., which was supposed to leave at around 12:15 p.m. that Thursday but when they arrived at the airport, their flight was delayed. 'We missed our connectors, so now we're in Atlanta, it's probably 11 at night, we have no way to get to Greensboro,' Mainguy recalled, noting several other people had missed their connections. 'Now Delta is telling us we have to get in a lineup of 136 people, and they'll get to us by one in the morning.' The first event for Crichlow-Mainguy's division started Friday morning. The mother and daughter explained that they tried searching for rental cars, but none were available. 'Then, luckily, someone at the desk finds a flight that must have just populated for early in the morning and manages to get us on and Ella ends up sleeping on the airport floor on top of paper towels with her teammate,' Mainguy said. They arrived in North Carolina with enough time for Crichlow-Mainguy to change clothes and head to the coliseum to compete. 'It was just an honour' There were two events: the stages, which is where athletes can compete for the title of world champion in their division, and the discipline circuit. The first stage had seven obstacles with a time limit of one minute and 15 seconds, and the second stage had eight obstacles with a time limit of two minutes and 30 seconds, according to the championship rulebook. After each stage, those who did not hit the buzzer or finish with a competitive time would be eliminated from the next round, Mainguy said. 'Around 70 (athletes) got to compete on the final course,' Ella's mom adds, a drop from around the couple hundred that started. There was one particular obstacle in the third stage that Crichlow-Mainguy said was the most challenging part of the whole competition. 'There was this really cool obstacle, it was like a tipping L, and you have to climb to the top on these tiny little ledges with your hands and then it tipped down, and you could fall off if you didn't hold super tight,' she explained. Ella Crichlow-Mainguy Ella Crichlow-Mainguy competing in Stage 3 at the world championship. (Rachel Mainguy) Through the obstacles, Crichlow-Mainguy said her thoughts turned off and all she heard was her coach's voice 'Usually, he tells me to be confident and to commit to everything,' she said. And the 10-year-old then won the championship title among the mature kids female athletes. 'It was just an honour,' she said. 'I could tell how hard (the other athletes) worked for the whole year, so it was just an honour to even be there with them.' Crichlow-Mainguy's coach, Matt Hallak, told CTV News Toronto that not only was she the first ever world champion for their Milton, Ont.-based team, she 'cemented her name as Canada's first ever Mature Kid Female World Champion.' Ella and her coach Ella Crichlow-Mainguy and her coach Matt 'the Bat' Hallak. (Rachel Mainguy) 'Ella and her teammates made Canada proud and she is only just getting started…I can't wait to see what else happens for her in the upcoming season as this year she became the 2025 Canadian ninja League Champion and the 2025 World Ninja League Champion dominating in both our biggest events of the year,' Hallak said in an emailed statement. Next year, Crichlow-Mainguy will move up a division to compete with the preteens—something she's looking forward to as the obstacles become more challenging. 'I've been watching on the sidelines, the preteens get such really cool obstacles,' she said. 'I'm just really excited to try them.'
CTV News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
‘It was just an honour': 10-year-old Ontarian becomes first Canadian World Ninja League champion for her division
Ella Crichlow-Mainguy at the World Ninja League Championships, right after winning the global title for her division. (Rachel Mainguy) Even though Ella Crichlow-Mainguy had to go through some hoops to make it to the World Ninja Championship, the 10-year-old Ontarian cleared the obstacles to clinch a global division title. The Acton, Ont. athlete says she first got into the sport a couple of years ago when she noticed a group training at the gym. 'I did rock climbing at Aspire Milton, and at the same gym where I did rock climbing, they had Ninja Warrior, and I just loved to watch 'American Ninja Warrior,'' Crichlow-Mainguy tells CTV News Toronto, referring to the televised show. She said once she tried it, she just couldn't stop. For those unfamiliar with this sport, ninja tests athletes through a variety of strength-testing obstacles. There are various stages with each that need to be cleared—either by hitting the buzzer or having a fast pace—before making it to the next round. 'There are canvassing obstacles, where there are like, cliffhangers, which are little ledges that you just have to hold on to with your fingers. There are aerial obstacles, which are latches, which are where you have to throw from one bar to another,' Crichlow-Mainguy explained. Competing Ella Crichlow-Mainguy at the world championships. (Rachel Mainguy) The young athlete adds that there are also obstacles that test for balance and grip strength. For the last two years, Crichlow-Mainguy would train twice a week with her team to go through these various challenges, as well as build up her endurance. When she's not at the gym, Crichlow-Mainguy practices at the makeshift rig at her home. 'Imagine something that looks like monkey bars for adults, and then things are hanging off of it,' Rachel Mainguy, Ella's mother, explained to CTV News. 'There's all these obstacles in our backyard right now.' Making it to the World Ninja League Championship The World Ninja League Championship was held in Greensboro, N.C from June 19 to June 23. To make it there, Mainguy says they had to take a connecting flight to Atlanta, Ga., which was supposed to leave at around 12:15 p.m. that Thursday but when they arrived at the airport, their flight was delayed. 'We missed our connectors, so now we're in Atlanta, it's probably 11 at night, we have no way to get to Greensboro,' Mainguy recalled, noting several other people had missed their connections. 'Now Delta is telling us we have to get in a lineup of 136 people, and they'll get to us by one in the morning.' The first event for Crichlow-Mainguy's division started Friday morning. The mother and daughter explained that they tried searching for rental cars, but none were available. 'Then, luckily, someone at the desk finds a flight that must have just populated for early in the morning and manages to get us on and Ella ends up sleeping on the airport floor on top of paper towels with her teammate,' Mainguy said. They arrived in North Carolina with enough time for Crichlow-Mainguy to change clothes and head to the coliseum to compete. 'It was just an honour' There were two events: the stages, which is where athletes can compete for the title of world champion in their division, and the discipline circuit. The first stage had seven obstacles with a time limit of one minute and 15 seconds, and the second stage had eight obstacles with a time limit of two minutes and 30 seconds, according to the championship rulebook. After each stage, those who did not hit the buzzer or finish with a competitive time would be eliminated from the next round, Mainguy said. 'Around 70 (athletes) got to compete on the final course,' Ella's mom adds, a drop from around the couple hundred that started. There was one particular obstacle in the third stage that Crichlow-Mainguy said was the most challenging part of the whole competition. 'There was this really cool obstacle, it was like a tipping L, and you have to climb to the top on these tiny little ledges with your hands and then it tipped down, and you could fall off if you didn't hold super tight,' she explained. Ella Crichlow-Mainguy Ella Crichlow-Mainguy competing in Stage 3 at the world championship. (Rachel Mainguy) Through the obstacles, Crichlow-Mainguy said her thoughts turned off and all she heard was her coach's voice 'Usually, he tells me to be confident and to commit to everything,' she said. And the 10-year-old then won the championship title among the mature kids female athletes. 'It was just an honour,' she said. 'I could tell how hard (the other athletes) worked for the whole year, so it was just an honour to even be there with them.' Crichlow-Mainguy's coach, Matt Hallak, told CTV News Toronto that not only was she the first ever world champion for their Milton, Ont.-based team, she 'cemented her name as Canada's first ever Mature Kid Female World Champion.' Ella and her coach Ella Crichlow-Mainguy and her coach Matt 'the Bat' Hallak. (Rachel Mainguy) 'Ella and her teammates made Canada proud and she is only just getting started…I can't wait to see what else happens for her in the upcoming season as this year she became the 20225 Canadian ninja League Champion and the 2025 World Ninja League Champion dominating in both our biggest events of the year,' Hallak said in an emailed statement. Next year, Crichlow-Mainguy will move up a division to compete with the preteens—something she's looking forward to as the obstacles become more challenging. 'I've been watching on the sidelines, the preteens get such really cool obstacles,' she said. I'm just really excited to try them.'
