It’s time to take on the challenge of the jungle, as a “game-changing” facility, complete with the region’s only ninja warrior course, opens on the Sunshine Coast.
Synergy Performance Institute is a multimillion-dollar fitness, health and wellbeing centre designed to build minds and bodies for people of all ages.
The custom-built facility at Forest Glen is home to a range of fitness classes and an open-floor gym, and houses Ninja Jungle – Queensland’s biggest ninja gym and the Sunshine Coast’s only ninja warrior course.
Ninja Jungle managing director Keith Battle said the new facility was a game changer for the Sunshine Coast.
“The Ninja Jungle has attracted a lot of attention throughout south-east Queensland and will offer everything from an introduction up to professional ninja classes,” he said.
“I am sure we are going to see a lot of Sunshine Coast locals on Ninja Warrior in the future.”
Synergy Performance Institute founder David McIntosh’s vision for the centre was to create a long-term investment into people’s health, wellbeing and fitness.
He hoped to create a sense of community and a place where people felt welcomed with no added pressure.
“We are proud to bring such a facility into the region that targets all age brackets and has something of interest for everyone,” Mr McIntosh said.
As well as the drawcard ninja course and open-access gym, the range of fitness and wellness classes include reformer Pilates, yoga, HIIT training, g-force and tai chi across multiple studios.
The facility’s general manager Laura Juniper said another bonus was the on-site cafe, perfect for a post-workout refuel.
“Our members are going to also love the onsite cafe, The Forest Blend, that will be serving nutritious foods, drinks and of course, a well-earned coffee after a workout,” Ms Juniper said.
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Devcon Property Group designed and built the space that allowed the vision of Synergy Performance Institute to come to life.
“Listening to David and their team’s vision for the project served as real motivation for our team to come up with a solution that would deliver on their goals,” Devcon managing director Michael Kain said.
“Knowing that this project is going to impact people’s general health and wellbeing adds real purpose to the project.”
Now, more than ever, Queenslanders are being reminded to look after their physical and mental health.
According to The Health of Queenslanders 2020. Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland, 59% of adults aged 18 to 75 were sufficiently active last year.
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Sufficiently active is “defined as being active for the recommended minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity over at least five sessions in the previous week”.
The report also revealed 46% of children achieved the recommended minimum of one hour every day, while 5.6% of children were not active on any day.
The report also noted an increasing trend of physical activity participation on the Sunshine Coast, rising by 17.7% from 2009 to 2020.
In Queensland, the prevalence of inactive adults decreased on average by 4.2% per year from 2004 to 2018.
Physical activity in Queensland at a glance (2020)
- 2 million (59%) Queensland adults were sufficiently active.
- 420,000 (12%) Queensland adults were inactive.
- 400,000 (46%) Queensland children were sufficiently active.
- 48,000 (5.6%) Queensland children were inactive in the past week.
Synergy Performance Institute is located at 35 Owen Creek Road, Forest Glen, or find them on Facebook here.
