Why We Built S&T STEPS
We’re Tim and Stacey, and S&T STEPS exists because we’ve both been through it ourselves.
Not in a vague, inspirational way. Actually through it. The self-doubt, the physical struggle, the mental health battles, the slow and unglamorous process of building yourself back up. We know what it feels like to walk into a fitness space and wonder if you belong there. That’s exactly why we built a place where you do.
Tim
Tim lost over 50kg while navigating severe anxiety and depression. That experience didn’t just change his body, it shaped everything about how he coaches.
He holds qualifications in Exercise Science and Nutrition and is currently completing postgraduate studies in Psychology. Not because it looks good, but because understanding how people think and feel is just as important as understanding how they move.
If you’ve ever found the gym intimidating, felt like you were too far behind to start, or struggled to stay consistent when life gets hard, Tim has been there. That’s the lens he coaches through.
Stacey
Stacey lost over 20kg herself and has spent more than a decade helping other people do the same, and more importantly, helping them move well, stay healthy, and actually enjoy the process.
As a Sports Therapist, Remedial Massage Therapist and Personal Trainer, Stacey brings a level of expertise that goes well beyond most studios her size. She has worked at AFL level, treating and rehabilitating elite athletes, and brings that same standard of care to every client she works with in Woori Yallock.
Her approach integrates hands-on treatment with strength and movement coaching. If something hurts, she treats it. If something moves wrong, she fixes it. Recovery isn’t an afterthought here, it’s built into everything.
What We've Built Together
Between us we bring lived experience, professional qualifications, and genuine care into everything we do at S&T STEPS.
We’re not a franchise. We’re not a big commercial gym. We’re two people from this valley who built something here because we believed this community deserved a place where they’d be properly coached, genuinely looked after, and never made to feel like they don’t belong.
We work with complete beginners, experienced lifters, people returning from injury, and clients managing pain, stress or long-term health conditions. Whatever your starting point, there’s a place for you here.
Based in Woori Yallock, serving the Yarra Valley
S&T STEPS is located in Woori Yallock and works with clients from across the Yarra Valley including Yarra Junction, Seville, Launching Place, Warburton, Millgrove, Wesburn, Wandin and surrounding areas.
If you’ve been looking for personal training, group fitness or remedial massage in the Yarra Valley, we’d love to meet you.