Vance Elliott - owner/director + personal trainer
“I love helping people and building communities that strive to be healthier, while having fun doing it. I live in Hamilton with my partner Ash, we they have a nice little house and I commute to Omokoroa regularly staying with my family, that live in Whakamaramara.
I studied Sport and Exercise Science, graduating with Bachelors Degree, and have been Personal training for over 6 years. Personal training does not feel like a job for me, I do it to help and change peoples lives for the better. That sense of accomplishing something they thought they couldn’t do drives me to help more and more people.
Away from the gym I love to be outdoors, whether it going on treks or going fishing. I play rugby union and just came back from a Portugal where I played rugby for 6 months. Its awesome having friends and family so close that I can always hang out with and get some relaxing days.
Loving the Omokoroa area, and cant wait to see what we can do to make this community a healthier community”
JAY OSBOURNE - PERSONAL TRAINER - CLASS COACH
“Personal trainer, good guy and professional mind/body transformer!
I live in Tauranga with my better half Holly and our mini-man Monty. I love the great outdoors, training most days & enjoy being part of a team – feels like you belong to something. I’m fairly handy with most things bike related as was part of the MyRide Mount Maunganui Team – I still race for the crew!!
I have a long gym history – starting in exclusive Central London before moving to Melbourne and finally Tauranga. I work with clients of all abilities with a variety of goals. Never too big or small – we’ll work towards them together!
Away from the gym I spend time training for endurance events, and working on my race bikes. I ‘m a mad Warriors fan (next year’s our year!) and balance out a busy work and training schedule with a drop of R&R. Stoked that every day I get to spend time with family and friends + get some outdoor play action too!”
aSH WRIGHT - MARKETING + SOCIAL MEDIA
“The technology guru of the team, I run our social media + marketing, and I absolutely love it. I love being creative, and it’s awesome not only getting to do work for such a great gym, but for my partner Vance, and seeing his dreams & ideas come together.
I live in Hamilton working full-time co-coordinating recoveries for people who have injured themselves. I love helping people, and really really enjoy my job. I love coming back over to Omokoroa to catch-up with our awesome members, jump into a class or two, and help out on the desk.
Away from work I like to spend my time in Tauranga at our family home, out on the water fishing, hiking and reading. I play touch rugby for 2 teams, twice a week, and even had a stint of playing rugby for the first time ever, playing Woman’s 7’s in Portugal while living there. I also have a real passion for cooking and food, so always giving away recipes for our clients.
I am so excited to see how much VPT can help the Omokora Community, and to share Vance’s extensive knowledge to create a healthier community together!”
BROOKE PICKEN -reception + CLASS coach
“I am currently in my last year of studying a 'Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Degree' where I am on campus three days a week.
I am always in the water during the summer doing either surfing or water skiing. During the winter I love to play hockey for the Mount Maunganui Intercity Womens team where we came second in the BOP region this year.
I am a friendly person who you can talk to you about anything and am always willing to help you out.”