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Alice Williams
After years of learning
about the mind, I had
the desire to also
learn more about
the body and its role
in reaching one’s
potential.
nsure mind & body
work together.
U
pon completing her university studies Alice Williams embarked on a
career in performance psychology. Her current role as a Provisional
Psychologist at Condor Performance sees her working with coaches,
athletes and other performers to improve their mental toughness, and teach
them skills such as concentration, motivation and decision making under
pressure.
In her non-work life, Alice enjoyed numerous outdoor boot camps, indoor
gyms, yoga and Pilates and, she explains, “it was a combination of this
exposure to the fitness world, my own background in competitive sport, and
my psychology studies that prompted me to enrol in a course to become a
personal trainer.”
While completing her fitness studies online with Australian Fitness Network
(www.fitnessnetwork.com.au/ePT), Alice found a mentor in Libby Babet,
the founder and owner of ‘Bottoms Up! Fitness’ and ‘Agoga’ in Bondi, who
has since been providing Alice with invaluable support, knowledge and
guidance.
Upon successful completion of her studies, Alice established her own fitness
business called ‘Infinitus’ (www.infinitusperformance.com.au), which is
based at Bronte Beach (NSW). In this business Alice ensures the training
programs she creates are innovative, engaging and functional, and she
believes incorporating exercise “helps to facilitate the limitless performance
that is only possible when a sound mind is combined with a healthy body.”
Alice is a big believer that effective training requires mindfulness of how
the body and mind are entirely integrative of each other. “My background
in psychology enables me to create an effective workout environment
through the integration of physical training and positive psychology
techniques.”
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