Testimonials

I have been a regular attendee at MediGYM for a little over 4 years. Initially my objective was to lose weight. That goal was achieved and I also benefitted from an improvement in my general health and wellbeing. I have continued at the gym over this extended period because I have continued to feel the benefits of weight management and general wellbeing.
The Gym is well managed by Monte Elissa and staffed with knowledgeable, helpful health professionals. It is also particularly well equipped.
I am happy to recommend it to all over 55’s ( in my case, over 70’s)

A few weeks before my fist operation in June 2008 I asked Monte for some specific exercises to assist the rehabilitation. I worked hard on these, so I could leave the Mater hospital and the Hunters Hill Hospital rehabilitation unit in twelve days each with excellent mobility reports and minimal pain.
At home I trained further with improvised equipment copied from the rehabilitation hospital so six weeks after the date of operation I was back at MediGYM for regular weekly exercises with the benefit of Monte and Libby’s expert guidance.
Nowadays, I still take a couple of exercises from the earlier program for my ‘pre-breakfast-start-of-the-day’ stretches.
The Final result is a perfectly functioning painless knee.
Of course a daily half hour walk interspersed with a few roadside stretches remain a must, to keep fit. And a loving, happily motivating wife to keep me at it.
For the second knee, six months later, the same format was used with a similar time frame, though the overall result was a little less due to an unrelated neurological condition in that knee.

While Monte operates MediGYM smoothly and efficiently, he still manages to personalise the experience for his members by constantly challenging and motivating them.
The Gym has every conceivable equipment, plus great staff, creating an atmosphere which is friendly and supportive.

I have been exercising at MediGYM now for three years. I am 7 7years young and I am sure much of this is due to the careful exercise program devised by Monte after a medical assessment. The program has been progressive in the change of exercise machines and the loads set down. After a hernia procedure earlier this year Monte devised a modified program for the few weeks of recuperation. Monte and his staff over these years have always been cheerful, courteous and very helpful. I have recommended MediGYM to others.

I have now been coming to your gym for over 7 years, and I think it is high time I told you how much my general fitness has improved over this time.
While I joined, I had had a couple of procedures on both my knees, and knee replacements were looming. I decided to try another way before succumbing to the knife.
I am now 80 years old, and can honestly say I am much fitter today than when I joined the gym. I have absolutely no trouble with my knees, and think that generally I am more supple and fitter than many other women of my age.
Not many people can say they are fitter at 80 than they were at 70. So I want to thank you for all your good work and for running a gym where older people feel comfortable and relaxed about keeping fit.

It’s almost a decade since I had heart surgery- 2 weeks in hospital and 6 weeks in rehab.
-The result being the knowledge that to sit down and feel sorry for myself would be the complete opposite of my requirements. A friend told me of a gym offering exactly what I needed- this was my introduction to MediGYM.
MediGYM was the brainwave of Monte Elissa, a very knowledgeable fellow with all the certificates and expertise one needs and who is ready to help anyone – young, old or in-between. You tell him all your physical problems and he instructs you on the appropriate exercises and watches while you execute them. His very able assistant, Howard……….also helps and goes to a great deal of trouble to research health tips and pass them on.
MediGYM is not there to create Mr. or Miss World, it is there to help people and it succeeds.
I-m 83 now and still going strong- thanks to MediGYM.

I do not know if you have had a knee replacement or thinking about having one.
I attended MediGYM for 20 months as well as aquarobics prior to the operation, according to the doctors and the physio’s, this helped me to recovery quicker, and I was walking better than most, due to this.
I was in hospital (RNSH) for 8 days and in Hunters Hill Rehab for 12 days, it is a rehab not a nursing home. The physios were excellent and they worked you very hard, the work in the small pool was good too. I went back twice e a week for 4 weeks for more rehab which I think helped me. I stopped using my sticks after 2 weeks. Because of the medication I did not feel discomfort.
After seeing Dr. Coolican, when the 6 weeks were up Monte gave me an easier programme that was gradually increased and I am able to move easier and enjoy walking, stairs are no longer a problem.
I had attended MediGYM twice a week and also aquarobics for 20 months, which gave me an advantage according to the doctors and physios.
I stopped using my 2 walking sticks before leaving the rehab hospital and did a further 4 weeks rehab before returning to MediGYM. I was walking almost normally and could bend the knees fairly well before I returned to the gym.
Monte eased me back into the correct programme gradually and measured my strength, and now back to where I was before the operation 3 months ago. My knee has returned to its normal size and bends well.

Seniors I speak to like that Medigym provide specialist fitness and health services for us mature folk who like to do a bit of exercise in surroundings suited for us. Thank you.

Medigym stands for quality not quantity. Where every client feels like the only one at the gym.

At my age exercise was not what I had in mind but since I have been going to medigym my health has considerably improved. I thank all the team at medigym for not only improved health but meeting new friends.