We hold space, particularly for women, so they can prioritize their own mental and physical health through movement. We facilitate connect and community that being apart of Empower creates. We strive to provide the best working environment for our instructors and personal trainers and invest time in their development. And we want to ensure that after 45 mins everyone has finished their class feeling like they have had an amazing full body movement experience.
Empower Co-Founder
Reformer and Mat Teacher (Polestar), Barre Attack Instructor
Local Mum of 3 little people
Anyone who has met Corrine will know how passionate she is about the health and well-being of others. Being a mum of 3 herself she understands the importance for women to prioritise time for themselves to support their mental and physical health.
Corrine fell in love with the Pilates Method over 13 years ago. After the birth of her second son she decided to take time out from the corporate world of media and advertising to pursue her dream of studying Pilates full time.
Witnessing time and time again the physical and mental healing that can occur through movement and female connection, ever since moving to Balgowlah Heights in 2009, pushing a pram with her young son past the site where Empower now stands, it was her dream to create a community for women, to take a moment to prioritise their own health and wellbeing through movement, on the very spot that Empower now stands today.
‘I love what I do.
I love holding space for women so they are able to prioritise their own mental and physical health through movement.
I love witnessing and facilitating female connect and community that being apart of Empower creates.
I love striving to have the best working environment for our incredible instructors and personal trainers and investing time in their development.
I love setting an example to my daughter (and sons) that women can create, own a small business, work full time and still be an amazing mother if they choose to.
And of course, I love teaching a killer Reformer or Barre class, where by the end of 45 mins, everyone feels like that have had an amazing full body movement experience.’
Empower Co-Founder
Sport and Exercises Science Degree (BSc Hons) | Diploma of Personal Training
Published author and highly respected leader within the industry for the last 15 years
Calum moved to Sydney in 2008 and after a short stint at an all-female gym, he established himself at Fitness First Balgowlah, specialising in pre and post-natal training, women’s fitness, advanced fat loss training, sport specific and injury related rehabilitation. During this time and combined with the genuine care of his clients and accomplished expertise, Calum built a strong and devoted clientele.
Calum has successfully trained over 3,000 personal trainers, teaching his course “A Comprehensive Guide to Exercising Throughout Pregnancy and Beyond”. This course has been accredited by Fitness Australia, attesting to his leading position as an educator within this field of fitness.
Motivated by identifying the non-existence within the market to create and offer women an entire pre and post pregnancy fitness solution, he Co-created BUMP Health & Fitness (located in Dee Why and the Central Coast) in 2018.
Wanting to use his expertise in Women’s Fitness and help women whom Bump was no longer relevant to, he co-created Empower, where women could exercise in a fun, safe space amongst their peers.