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Leanne Sklavenitis
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Award Winning Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor, Coach, Speaker and Business Woman living an awesome life with Motor Neurone Disease.
[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”75″][vc_column_text]Leanne shares her personal journey of living with MND to inspire others to be awesome everyday.
With a career spanning more than 3 decades as a Personal Trainer, Gym & Group Exercise Instructor, Coach and Speaker, Leanne is passionate about helping others to elevate their mindset in the face of life’s challenges. MND may have robbed her of the ability to speak, use her arms, or walk independently, but that has not held her back. Leanne now uses synthetic voice assistive technology to take her audience on an inspirational journey.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50″][vc_column_text]
“It’s not what happens to you,
but how you react to it that matters”.
Epictetus
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Through sharing my story of living an awesome life with MND, I inspire people to discover they can achieve anything they put their minds to despite the obstacles they face.
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Key Points for Leanne
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- Diagnosed 2017 with MND, a neurodegenerative disease with prognosis of 2 – 3 years
- 30+ years in the Health and Fitness industry as a Personal Trainer, Gym and Group Exercise Instructor
- Travelled the world as a Speaker, Trainer, Consultant and Coach
- Business Owner of online health and wellness program at Fitness Tips, building healthy habits for women over 40
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Topics for Leanne
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- Building resilience and using mindset in the face of adversity
- Living a positive life
- Optimising health, wellbeing and mindset for success
- Mindfulness and how to apply it to live an awesome life
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Testimonials
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