News: Wellness
AIS creates new team to focus on mental health in sport
The Australian Institute of Sport has enhanced its commitment to mental health and wellbeing in sport by establishing the Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement team, to be led by...
Jan 27, 2018
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Wellness
Sisters to expand Australia’s TAPfit dance-fitness brand to the UK
Four sisters who represented Australia at the World Dance Championships have announced plans to launch their dance-fitness brand in the United Kingdom. Created by triplets...
Jan 26, 2018
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Arts
Sri Lankan women take on gym’s 'body shaming' ad
A gym in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caused outrage after it put up a billboard featuring a picture of a barrel with the text "this is no shape for a woman". As reported by...
Jan 26, 2018
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Heatwave sees cancellation of Adelaide's Australia Day events but cricketers bat on
A week after the Tour Down Under had to be altered to accommodate extreme temperatures, Australia Day events are being cancelled in Adelaide as the city braces for another spell...
Jan 24, 2018
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Venues
200,000 water bottles refilled in MSAC water conservation initiative
The Melbourne Sport and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) has advised that the 10 water bottle refill stations installed in partnership with VicHealth in October last year achieved over...
Jan 23, 2018
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Fitness
Study identifies need for more shade cover in Wellington playgrounds
Children visiting playgrounds this summer may be at high risk of sunburn, according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington. The researchers looked at shade...
Jan 22, 2018
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Play
Wanderlust Festival collapse impacts Australian and New Zealand suppliers and ticketholders
Businesses say they are owed thousands of dollars by the organisers of the Australian and New Zealand arm of popular global lifestyle and yoga festival Wanderlust, which has...
Jan 18, 2018
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Wellness
Focus on business at 2018 FILEX Convention
With Australia’s premier fitness education event, FILEX, now under the ownership of a Fitness Australia-led joint venture, its upcoming 2018 edition is set to continue its 30...
Jan 16, 2018
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History making Raelene Castle looks for stability in new Rugby Australia role
Taking up her new role as Chief Executive of Rugby Australia yesterday, Raelene Castle created history as the first woman to lead a major Australian football code. Castle, whose...
Jan 15, 2018
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Wellness
Technogym Let’s Move for a Better World campaign returns in March 2018
Technogym is once again running its social campaign to reduce obesity and sedentary lifestyles offering participating facilities to activate their members. The fifth edition of...
Jan 14, 2018
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Fitness
Fraser Island Irukandji jellyfish discovery leads to warnings to swimmers
The discovery of an irukandji jellyfish off the coast of Fraser Island has led lifeguards to issue warnings to swimmers to stay out of the water. The highly venomous jellyfish...
Jan 10, 2018
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Wellness
Perfect Gym Solutions welcome new customer success team member
Leading software provider Perfect Gym Solutions has announced the appointment of new team member Steve Paton to its customer success team. Taking on a role that will encompass...
Jan 8, 2018
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Reformer studio upgrades at Sydney’s Virgin Active Pitt Street
Leading fitness equipment supplier Leisure Concepts recently delivered and installed 25 new Merrithew™ SPX® Max Reformer Bundles to Virgin Active Pitt Street in Sydney’s CBD....
Jan 8, 2018
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Fitness
Royal Life Saving WA recognises quick-thinking lifeguards
Four quick-thinking lifeguards have been rewarded for their lifesaving skills with Gold Star Bravery Awards from Royal Life Saving Society - Western Australia. James Annetts,...
Jan 7, 2018
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Aquatics
Perfect Gym Solutions opens sales and customer support office in Melbourne
Fast growing industry software provider Perfect Gym Solutions has announced the opening of a new sales and customer support office in Melbourne’s Essendon Fields business...
Jan 7, 2018
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MEAA looks to protect theatre workers from sexual harassment
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union for performers and other theatre workers, expects that 2018 will prove to be a watershed year for the treatment of...
Jan 7, 2018
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Myzone named 2018 IHRSA Associate Member of the Year
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced wearable fitness innovator Myzone as its 2018 Associate Member of the Year. The Associate Member...
Jan 4, 2018
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High levels of ammonia and body waste detected in Singapore's public pools
A survey of 10 of Singapore’s 24 public swimming pools has revealed high levels of ammonia and other substances in the water. The water quality survey, conducted by the Ngee Ann...
Jan 3, 2018
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Aquatics
Fair Work Commission considers Fitness Industry Award penalty rate rises
Changes being considered by The Fair Work Commission in a review of the Fitness Industry Award (FIA) could see casual staff paid penalty rates of up to 250% for hours worked...
Jan 3, 2018
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Active lifestyle platform aims to encourage new fitness customers
Aiming to encourage consumers to stay healthy and lead an active lifestyle, the Exercises.com.au platform has recently been enhanced to enable health and fitness related...
Jan 2, 2018
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Fitness
Dump New Year's resolutions and make a personal contact to improve
Life coach, counsellor and mediator and best-selling author Darleen Barton is urging Australians to dump New Year's resolutions and instead make a personal contract to improve....
Dec 30, 2017
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Myzone launches new brand identity
Leading wearable fitness technology solution Myzone has unveiled a fresh brand look. Established in 2011, the company has seen significant year-on-year growth, making ‘wearable...
Dec 28, 2017
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Research finds high rates of respiratory problems among indoor lifeguards
Lifeguards who spend more than 500 hours a year working at indoor pools are two to six times more likely than colleagues who are exposed less often to have coughs, asthma, and...
Dec 27, 2017
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Aquatics
ExerciseNZ’s Richard Beddie urges New Zealanders to keep active over the holidays
New Zealanders wanting to be more active in 2018 should maintain their exercise routines over the holiday period according to Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ)...
Dec 26, 2017
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Fitness