Personal Trainers in Adelaide

Permits in the Park Lands

A personal trainer who wants to use the Adelaide Park Lands or the city squares must apply for a City of Adelaide Fitness Activity Permit. If you plan to meet a trainer on the Park Lands, asking about their permit is a sensible first question. The same page bans exclusive use of public outdoor fitness equipment, so a session can use the bars and benches but never claim them.

Hours, seasons and spacing

Permit sessions run from 6am to 9pm during daylight saving and from 6am to 7pm for the rest of the year, so winter evening sessions finish early. Trainers keep 10 metres away from playgrounds and 50 metres from neighbouring homes. Rymill Park and Rundle Park are open to permit holders only from May to October, outside event season.

Guides to Adelaide suburbs

We have written local pages for parts of Adelaide where we have checked the council rules: the city centre, North Adelaide, Norwood, Unley, Goodwood, Glenelg and Brighton. Once you leave the Park Lands, each council sets its own rules. Unley, Norwood Payneham & St Peters and Holdfast Bay each ask for a permit for some kinds of fitness training on their land.

An older city

The Adelaide urban area had 1,368,209 people at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 39. By our count about 18.6% were 65 or older, a bigger share than in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. For people in that age group, the movement guidelines keep the same headline as for younger adults: 30 minutes or more of moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity on most days, with muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week. Talk to your doctor first if a health condition is a concern.

Think of AimFit as a go-between: an independent referral service that hears about your goals and times, then passes them to one trainer in your part of Adelaide. Make an enquiry.