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John Steven Novak (born April 2, 1962) is a sports mind coach, author, speaker, radio host, fitness instructor and television presenter known for producing Australia's first television and video fitness program 'Aussie Fit'. and co-host of the Aerobics Oz Style television series. He is known for individually working with the NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs,  NRL Manly Warringah Sea Eagles,  James Magnussen,  David Warner,  Melissa Wu.

Sporting Career
He is a Karate 3rd dan black belt holder and is known for beating Dolph Lundgren in a NSW heavyweight Karate championship.

Novak retired from competition Karate in 1986 and re-entered competitive Karate in 1995. He represented New South Wales at the National Karate Championships.

Coach
Novak started his career as an Aerobics instructor for Healthlands (now Fitness First) gyms across Eastern Sydney and delivered approximately 5000 classes across Australia of up to 240 people.

Between 1986 and 1990 he co-hosted nationwide television program Aerobics Oz Style that aired for 24 seasons.

He demonstrated at-home fitness workouts and product endorsements in Fitness Segments on the television show Good Morning Australia alongside Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Bert Newton.

Novak produced the at-home workout video series called Aussie Fit in 1994 which sold in excess of 400,000 copies.

John Novak is a mind coach who works with athletes to enhance their mental skills and performance. He has a degree in psychology and is trained in hypnotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming. He has collaborated with several National Rugby League (NRL) teams, such as the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. He has a close partnership with Des Hasler, who appointed him as the mind coach for the Bulldogs in 2003 and for the Sea Eagles in 2019. He employs different techniques, such as hypnosis, meditation, visualization and positive affirmations. Novak is considered as one of the leading mind coaches in the NRL and has received praise for helping many players achieve their full potential.