About Us
At Fitzfitness we offer Therapy Through Functional Movement. Current clients who have benefited from this program include clients with sensory processing disorders, physical and intellectual disabilities, autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, mental health and brain injuries. This individualised program consist of multi-directional movements that require the person to have cognitive engagement to access their hand-to-eye coordination, agility, stability, strength and conditioning, and various rotational movements. The participant has increased brain stimulation and concentration when they are required to follow a set of physical tasks in a specific sequence.
Cognitive: Problem solving, memory, and concentration.
Communication: Verbal/Non Verbal,Visual,Tactile- talking, and listening skills, learning to follow instructions, improve attention span.
Physical: Improve fine motor skills necessary for daily living and personal care tasks. Handling different sized objects for grip strength, lifting, throwing, catching, coordination between arms and legs, jumping, running, stepping up and down or stepping over different objects.
Sensory/Sensory Processing: Developing touch and body awareness through movement, watching, listening, and responding to cues in the sessions.
Social: Monthly group get togethers for bush walks and other activities. This gives everyone the opportunity to improve their social and communication skills.
Darren Fitzharris
I am a Wellness and Movement Specialist. I am also a proud dad of three wonderful kids. Originally from Ireland, I moved to Sydney Australia in 2006. Having been a carpenter for 13 years I decide for a career change and entered the fitness industry in 2008 after going through my own weight loss journey losing 30kg.
I started work in the disability sector in 2009 as a support worker in-between my personal training sessions. I was head of the fitness department designing programs to conduct sessions in the gym and outdoors in the park. I also worked as a Team Leader organising how programs would run, support workers, clients and liaison with parents and management.
This led me to design my Therapy Through Movement/Holistic Program for clients with intellectual disabilities/disabilities, Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Health and Brain Injuries.
Focusing on:
- Restoring function through out the body
- Regulating the nervous system
- Breathwork
- improving motor/tactile skills
- Hand to eye coordination
- Balance, agility, and stability
- Decreasing sensory overload and behaviours.
- Master Breathwork instructor
- Oxygen Advantage instructor
- Advanced Foot Function Specialist
- Therapy Through Movement Specialist
- Rehab FX Instructor
- Level 1 and 2 Kettlebell Instructor
- Powerbag/Sandbag Instructor
- Battling Rope Instructor
- Strength and Conditioning Level 1 coach
- Focus Pad (boxing) Instructor
- Cert 3 and Cert 4 (Fitness Australia)
- Kids Fitness Instructor
- First Aid and CPR
- Working with Children Check.