Topic Biographies

Ian O’Dwyer

Ian O’Dwyer has two passions he pursues: personal trainer education across the globe and optimal client well being. In his search for cutting edge knowledge and understanding of the body’s function, Ian has worked with and learned from some of the world’s leaders and pioneers in fitness and movement.

Founder of OD on Movement, Ian has delivered over 200 workshops worldwide, focusing on many of controversial facets of personal training and constantly challenging traditional methodology to strive for optimal well being through better fundamental movement. His ability to facilitate the cutting edge science and research into more user friendly practical exercises and awareness has seen trainers become more willing to “change or adapt” their way of thinking.

Ian combines his practical “hands on” techniques with specific functional movement exercises, developed at his boutique studio (Fitness Personally) in beautiful Noosa Heads. These exercises are then given to the client to repeat regularly, feeding the body the missing ingredients it craves to move and feel well; enabling clients to regain responsibility of their body’s wellbeing.

Ian’s knowledge and experience of looking and listening to the body (and how to improve it) has allowed him to help clients across a spectrum of pain and dysfunction – from the sedentary to the chronic and elite. The “OD on Movement” philosophy is based on helping health & fitness professionals and clients to move, feel and perform better through observation of the body; facilitating change… not fixing.