2015 Australian Fitness & Health Expo to display the latest innovations

Set to present a showcase of the world’s top fitness brands and the latest trends and products that will influence the market, the 2015 Australian Fitness & Health Expo is being held from 10th to 12th April at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

As event organiser Shaun Krenz of Diversified Exhibitions explains “if there’s one thing you can be sure of in the world of fitness, it’s that nothing stays the same.

“There is always a new class or a new piece of gym equipment hitting the market to help trainers and gym owners keep clients interested in and inspired to work out.

Exciting new developments set to be on display at the Expo include:

Kettlebells get loud
For those looking to freshen up an old favourite with a new twist, Kettlebell AMPD takes heart-pumping music and a few favorite kettlebell moves and combines them into 60 minutes of calorie burning fitness entertainment. Each song focuses on a main area, while still maintaining a whole body workout. 

Gamified workouts
Another fitness entertainment innovation, ‘gamified’ exercise sessions use cameras and sensors to monitor exerciser’s movements, and then award points for every repetition. Clients can challenge themselves or fellow exercisers as they work out inside a video game while the ‘Versus’ system’s scores take height, weight, age and power into account to keep comparisons fair. The system also constantly monitors movements and gives live feedback and suggestions for improvement. 

Gym equipment with recognition
Newly released milon equipment automatically adjusts itself to an individual user’s settings by incorporating smart card technology that stores a user’s biometric parameters as well as their training plan. Thanks to chip card control, the equipment automatically adjusts to the user’s individual body size and training plan when the card is inserted. This totally eliminates any setting errors, saves client down time in the gym and prevents under or overtraining. 

Monitoring systems to prevent overload
With injury a roadblock that exercisers can hit when it comes to achieving their fitness goals, the iQniter monitoring system helps prevent overtraining. 

The system provides users with an instant performance report after the class, including a Training Effect number on a scale of one to five. One means the session was great for recovery and five represents an over reaching session or a session that should only be completed one to two times per week by highly trained individuals.

Vending machines get a healthy makeover
The Lean Machine vending machines sell a variety of products that are organic, raw, natural and clean, ensuring people don’t have to compromise their diet if they need to grab a quick snack on the run. Products on offer include dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and sugar-free snacks for those that have intolerances or are simply watching what they eat, and also low-fat, low-sugar, low-carb protein options, naturally sweetened energy drinks, green tea, cold drip coffee shots and water.

Surfing in a gym
Surfset brings a mechanical surfboard into the gym to provide rotational core training and an isometric stability workout in one. It’s all about getting away from the traditional static workout and challenging the body in new ways. Every exercise on the board is designed to engage core and stabiliser muscles.

Running on clouds
The Zero Runner is the world’s first zero impact running machine, designed to replicate the running movement but with no impact on the joints. It adjusts to the user and can syndicate with an iPad to analyse gate and track movement patterns.

Virtual fitness classes
Delivering a group fitness class without an instructor, virtual fitness delivers classes to locations that may have previously found it hard to get an instructor, such as rural areas, while making fitness classes a round-the-clock possibility at places like 24-hour gyms.

Systems like Fitness on Demand (pictured above) and Wellbeats present an instructor on a screen that automatically lowers at a set start time.

The Fitness & Health Expo is open from 10am to 5pm daily from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th Paril, with Friday open only to those who work within the fitness and health industry.

For those work in the industry, entry is free if you pre-register online and provide the appropriate identification. General visitors can pre-book tickets online to avoid the queues – cost is $30 for a one-day ticket.

Click here for more information and/or to register. 

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