Meet Our Trainers

Ryan Hewitt

Ryan Hewitt, Finalist, Fitness Life Personal Trainer of the Year, North Island, Fitness Life Awards 2010.

Ryan trained as a Physiotherapist.He returned from coaching and playing rugby in the UK to complete his Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) at AUT.

Ryan has retired from rugby but remains an active sportsman to this day, competing in many sports including strongman.His passion for fitness and strength led him to look outside traditional physiotherapy for an answer to the health problems of the community around him.

Ryan worked concurrently as a physiotherapist in private practice and as a personal trainer in a gym-based setting to glean best practice from both areas.It was then that the Balance Point System was created.

Ryan is someone who truly believes ‘the key to life is balance’.

Many of his clients now see the benefits of Ryan’s experience as they are taught to correctly perform technical full-body movements to improve their functional strength.

Ryan’s background in physiotherapy allows him to approach personal training from a solid understanding of the body’s bio-mechanics. He uses this knowledge to thoroughly assess each client and design programs and exercise regimes that strengthen damaged and at-risk joints and muscles.

He really enjoys working with clients who have injury concerns or who have put up with pain for a long time. These people find that correct exercise really can make a huge difference to their quality of life.

He is passionate about the health and fitness industry, having seen first-hand the difference it can make to people’s lives.

His goal is to make a high level of fitness available to everyone and he’ll do that by teaching the teachers and creating a dynamic team of personal trainers working together to improve our community.

Ben Keys

Ben is originally from Christchurch and has 15 years experience in the fitness industry. He has been a competitive swimmer to an international age group level and most recently represented NZ in sprint and marathon flat water kayaking and competes in surf lifesaving on the side.

Ben takes his study seriously and completed a degree in Exercise and Sport Science at Otago University and also completed and an honours research project on elderly and functionality. Currently he is also in the process of proposing a PhD in strength and conditioning though AUT.

Since leaving Otago Ben has worked in gyms in Christchurch and has done a bit of relief secondary teaching. Now he is back in the gym environment (after surviving two earthquakes) and ready to help people achieve their goals. His study and personal sporting experience means he can help anyone of any age group from a high performance athlete to an elderly fitness enthusiast.

Yasser Sagban

Yas completed Bachelor of Sport and Recreation with a focus on Exercise Science in 2008 at the Auckland University of Technology and since then has been involved at the Balance Point studio in Albany seeing personal training clients, running the group fitness classes, and looking after the gym. Yas is all about efficiency, and achieving goals as soon as possible with the best results.

He understands the little details, and knows that every single person is different. His training is always goals focused.

Yas has been a keen soccer player all his life, and enjoys keeping himself busy throughout the year with winter, summer, and indoor soccer and all the training that comes with that. He is a competitive sports person. Working closely with 2 physiotherapists has given him the chance to work on a regular basis with clients in need of rehabilitation and conditioning from all walks of life. Yas sees a wide variety of clients with varied goals.

He is open to working with any client with a goal of improving their health, fitness, and quality of life. He is friendly and personable with a tough side ensuring he gets the best out of his clients.