News: Fitness
Dr Andrew Rochford named Australian Institute of Fitness ambassador
TV Presenter Dr Andrew Rochford has teamed up with Australian Institute of Fitness to urge more people to start a career in the fitness industry and take on the role of...
Feb 23, 2012
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Fitness Buffet opens coupon site for activity
While coupon/group discount media continue to grow, while also coming under increasing scrutiny, New Zealander Callum Laing has founded Fitness Buffet - a coupon site for...
Feb 20, 2012
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Income rises at Ardent Leisure
After suffering a fall in first half profits, Ardent Leisure has reported improved financial performance at its theme parks in January. The company's theme parks, including...
Feb 18, 2012
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Digital personal training tool launches at Alpine Health & Fitness
From today (18th February) Queenstown's fitness community has the opportunity to experience a free trial of PT in Your Ear, a revolutionary new digital personal training tool,...
Feb 18, 2012
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Timaru goes live with Intelligenz' IntelliLeisure
Timaru District Council has chosen Intelligenz Solutions' IntelliLeisure software for the management of its five swimming pools, their first swim school programme and for their...
Feb 15, 2012
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2013 Masters Games host city announced
The Australian Masters Games has announced that Australia's largest sporting festival will be heading to Geelong in October 2013. The 14th Australian Masters Games is expected...
Feb 15, 2012
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Management changes at Fitness First's UK base
Private equity group BC Partners has replaced the senior management team at its Fitness First health club chain as it fights to preserve its US$660 million equity investment in...
Feb 14, 2012
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Community welcomes Collingwood Leisure Centre reopening
In the four weeks since it reopened, the refurbished Collingwood Leisure Centre is already proving popular with the local community After opening on 16th January, the City of...
Feb 13, 2012
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Anytime Fitness sells 300th franchise territory in Australia
In addition to having just opened their 130th Anytime Fitness club, Australian Master Franchisees Justin McDonell and Jacinta McDonell-Jimenez have now sold their 300th...
Feb 11, 2012
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Inaugural Middle East Hotel Awards to recognise leisure facilities
The first ever Middle East Hotel Awards are set to recognise 'Best Fitness & Leisure Facilities within a hotel' in an award category. The award intends to recognise any area of...
Feb 11, 2012
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NZQA starts qualifications review in the fitness industry
The New Zealand Government's Targeted Review of Qualifications (TROQ), through the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA - Mana Tohu Matauranga O Aotearoa), is to focus on...
Feb 10, 2012
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CERM celebrates 21 years of industry partnerships
The close of 2011 marked 21 years of industry partnering between public aquatic and leisure facilities in Australia and New Zealand and the CERM Performance Indicators (CERM PI)...
Feb 10, 2012
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Technogym claims global wellness leadership at Davos World Economic Summit
The recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland was notable for placing health and illness prevention as key priorities to ensure sustainable global social development....
Feb 8, 2012
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Lorna Jane founder named as finalist in Business Woman Awards 2012
Leading fitness and lifestyle retailer Lorna Jane Clarkson has been nominated for the prestigious Australian Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2012. After launching a...
Feb 6, 2012
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Jetts takes out top award for customer satisfaction
Leading 24/7 gym chain Jetts has received the inaugural Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers' award for gyms. The Award, from the independent customer satisfaction ratings...
Feb 3, 2012
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Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo to return
After a successful debut in 2011, the Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo is to return this year with the event to be held on the weekend of 20th and 21st October at the Brisbane...
Feb 2, 2012
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Free webinars on member retention strategies
Member Retention specialists MobileFit Australia will be running a series of free member retention 'webinars' for one week at the end of February. The webinars are aimed at...
Feb 1, 2012
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Inaugural NZ Fitness Expo set for Auckland's ASB Showgrounds
Exhibition and event management agency REMR have announced details of the inaugural NZ Fitness Expo. Scheduled to be held on 28th and 29th July at the ASB Showgrounds, Auckland,...
Jan 31, 2012
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Fitness helps disadvantaged get back on track
A City of Sydney outreach exercise program, which offers free fitness classes for people experiencing homelessness and mental illness, has helped hundreds of people get their...
Jan 27, 2012
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Ausfit simplifies fitness club management
Working on the premise that everybody likes two things for the price of one, club management software providers Ausfit have launched an integrated solution for health and...
Jan 25, 2012
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Tribe Social Fitness installs SwingGates from Centaman Entrance Control
Two lanes of Centurion SwingGates from Centaman Entrance Control have been installed by Tribe Social Fitness as part of their membership access control system at their first gym...
Jan 24, 2012
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City of Monash appoints leisure centre Social Media Manager
The City of Monash has appointed a social media manager to look after all online content for its three leisure centres. The role of eMarketing Officer for the City of Monash...
Jan 19, 2012
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Kinect relaunches as Physical Activity Australia
Kinect Australia, the Melbourne-based fitness professionals registration and advocacy organisation, has announced that it will be operating under a new name - Physical Activity...
Jan 18, 2012
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YMCA puts fitness and aquatic information on to industry-first mobile website
The YMCA of Sydney has unveiled its first mobile website, giving its 60,000 members in NSW and the general public access to fitness and aquatic information at the click of a...
Jan 17, 2012
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