Gold Coast’s high tech gym leads the way in the future of fitness

IF you’ve ever been wondering what it would be like if Porsche made fitness machines, wonder no more. The Gold Coast now has its very own swish gym with machines created by the famous car company.

SENIORS are finding their strength with a futuristic gym operation on the Gold Coast.

Luxury fitness tech range Milon has become the gym addition of choice at retirement villages across the state.

Made by Porsche, the system uses cloud-based technology to adjust the machines to the needs of the individual.

Walter Elliott, founding director of Palm Lake resorts, at Milon gym at Marina Mirage. Picture Glenn Hampson

The workout equipment is calibrated to different weights for each movement, to help users make the most out of each exercise.

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The high-intensity circuit takes 17.5 minutes to navigate. Equipment for the entire circuit costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Walter Elliot, the founder and director of Palm Lakes resort group, said he had added four circuits to his resorts.

Judge Clive Wall QC shows how he keeps fit at any age at Milon with Professor Ken Nosaka, who is behind the training and development at the Marina Mirage gym. Picture Glenn Hampson

Mr Elliot said the equipment was a wise investment for his residents as it was uncomplicated. “I just fit my card in and it tells me what I need to do. You do the rounds and the weights change as you go, the residents love them,” he said.

Marcin Lazinski, the managing director of Milon Australia, said the equipment attracted people of all ages.

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“We are the only importer of the Milon in Australia,” Mr Lazinski said.

“People enjoy using them because it is like having a trainer without a trainer. Nothing else can change the weights between when you lift and when you lower.”

The eccentric and concentric focus of the machines has won the support of Professor Ken Nosaka, Director of Exercise and Sports science at Edith Cowan University.

Professor Nosaka hopes to use the machines as part of a study into muscle retention in seniors.

“After our twenties we lose 1-2 per cent of our muscle strength each year,” Prf Nosaka said.

“Concentrated eccentric training can help improve that muscle strength by 30 per cent, that’s years of improvement,” he said.