News: Fitness
Gecko Kids Fitness set to open seventh club
Gecko Kids Fitness is to open its latest 'kids only' fitness centre at Feelgood Fitness in the Brisbane suburb of Warwick on 3rd May. Gecko currently has six licenses operating...
Apr 28, 2011
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Contours names top studios at annual conference
A record number of franchisees attended fitness franchise Contours' recent national conference on the Gold Coast, which included discussions of achievements and goals,...
Apr 27, 2011
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Leisure Inc. tackles child obesity in Bahrain
Bahrain-based leisure development and consulting firm Leisure-Inc has added three new interactive children's fitness systems to its product portfolio in a bid to tackle the...
Apr 23, 2011
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Fitness Experts to Share Sales Mastery
A team of Australia's top fitness sales and marketing experts are to present a unique series of seminars that aim to help fitness and recreation professionals boost membership...
Apr 21, 2011
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Les Mills alerted to illegal copyright downloads
A further reminder of the power of social network Twitter has been revealed this week with Les Mills International, the New Zealand company that is the world's largest provider...
Apr 20, 2011
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Leisure Concepts Australia reveals Stott Pilates distributorship at Fitness and Health Expo
One of the highlights of the weekend's Australian Fitness and Health Expo at Darling Harbour was Leisure Concepts Australia's presentation of their recent partnership with...
Apr 19, 2011
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Fit for Good launches at Fitness Convention and Expo
This weekend's FILEX fitness convention has witnessed the launch of Fit for Good - a charitable foundation designed to provide health and fitness opportunities for Australians...
Apr 16, 2011
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Pete Manuel to Head Fitness First Australia
Pete Manuel has been named the new Managing Director of Fitness First Australia. Manuel fills the vacancy created when former Managing Director Peter Stirling-Benson left the...
Apr 16, 2011
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Online Education on Club Membership Retention
MobileFit Intelligent Fitness Systems is offering industry professionals a series of free educational videos on fitness club membership retention. MobileFit has launched the...
Apr 15, 2011
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Korean bank encourages fitness and weight loss
A bank in Korea has come up with an innovative way to encourage its customers to get fit and lose weight. Since 2008, the country's Hana Bank, part of the Hana Financial Group,...
Apr 15, 2011
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Barossa's 'Rex' set for weekend opening
The Rex Barossa Aquatic Fitness Centre is to host its inaugural open day tomorrow (16th April). With the opening of 'The Rex', residents of South Australia's Barossa valley can...
Apr 15, 2011
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Debitsuccess helps YMCA Auckland & Hamilton increase membership and assist youth
While the song says "it's fun to stay at the YMCA," these days, it's also easy to stay a member of the YMCA network, thanks to their ongoing relationship with Direct Debit...
Apr 14, 2011
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Belgravia Centres Bounce Back from Summer Floods
Belgravia Leisure has reported on how several of its managed centres have recovered from Australia's summer floods. In a statement it reported that "on Tuesday 11th January when...
Apr 13, 2011
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Meet us at the Australian Fitness & Health Expo
Australasian Leisure Management will be exhibiting on stand P61 at the Australian Fitness & Health Expo at the Sydney Exhibition Centre this weekend. Do come along and say...
Apr 13, 2011
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Fair Work Ombudsman focuses on Queensland fitness
The fitness industry is the focus of a new Fair Work Ombudsman education and compliance campaign in Queensland. The Fair Work Ombudsman is contacting 100 businesses in Brisbane,...
Apr 12, 2011
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Fast Openings for Fit n Fast
The Fit n Fast fitness club chain has continued its growth with two recent openings in as many weeks. The new chain, launched 12 months ago by former Fitness First Australia...
Apr 11, 2011
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Contours launches bi-monthly business e-newsletter
The Contours fitness franchise network has launched The Circuit, a bi-monthly e-newsletter for its fitness franchise network. With 140 Contours studios around the country,...
Apr 8, 2011
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City of Yarra Commits to ensure healthy, connected community
Finishing a $7.8 million upgrade of the Collingwood Leisure Centre, preparing for construction of the North Fitzroy Library and restoring a Richmond community facility are among...
Apr 7, 2011
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Green spaces 'crucial' for promoting physical exercise
A Danish study has suggested that people living close to green space are more likely to be physically active than those living in an area with no green spaces. The study team...
Apr 7, 2011
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Xercise Pro to release iPad app
Xercise Pro will showcase their new module for the iPad at the upcoming Australian Fitness and Health Expo. The app will streamline the efficiency of trainers across health...
Apr 6, 2011
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Les Mills to launch Sh'Bam Dance Workout
Les Mills International is to launch its new dance-based workout into the Australian and New Zealand markets at the upcoming Australian Fitness & Health Expo. With dance-based...
Apr 5, 2011
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YMCA Australia appoints new Chief Executive
The Board of YMCA Australia has announced the appointment of Ron Mell as its new Chief Executive. Mell is the current Chief Executive of YMCA Perth and an acknowledged leader...
Apr 5, 2011
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Holistic Health on display at Australian Fitness Expo
The Australian Fitness & Health Expo will present a number of different approaches to the concept of being 'fit'. According to Expo presenter Michelle Bridges while exercise is...
Apr 4, 2011
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The world's top fitness trends for 2011
From a recent global survey of 2,700 fitness industry professionals conducted by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the top trends were: • Economic upswing which is...
Apr 2, 2011
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