News: Wellness
Kompan outdoor gym opens at Adelaide's Henley Beach
Leading outdoor fitness and play brand KOMPAN has completed the installation of a Kompan Cross System at the Henley Beach Memorial Reserve in Adelaide. Officially opened by the...
Feb 21, 2017
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Parks
Wattbike Power Cycling offers a new dimension in group cycling
Wattbike’s recent release of an updated version of group cycling app Power Cycling 3.0. is offering a range of enhanced features for studios and clubs. The new technology...
Feb 21, 2017
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Strength training carries weight for obese teens
New research suggests that strength training is a must for obese teenagers and even outperforms cardio when it comes to health benefits. Lincoln University Sport and Recreation...
Feb 19, 2017
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Call for insurers to recognise hot springs bathing as complementary therapy
Newly published health and biomedical sciences research suggests hot springs bathing warrants consideration from Australian health practitioners and insurers as a complementary...
Feb 19, 2017
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Parks and Leisure Australia seminar to focus on outdoor fitness
Parks and Leisure Australia's Western Australian branch is to hold a seminar on the planning for outdoor fitness through current and proposed Australian standards, resource and...
Feb 19, 2017
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Golfing lifestyle resorts grow in popularity
In the last decade, residential golf estates have become an increasingly popular choice for Australian homebuyers, backed by rising property prices in Australia’s major cities....
Feb 19, 2017
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Golf
Jumpstart goes national to support diabetes health
The successful diabetes health programme Jumpstart is to expand across New Zealand with programmes having started in Wellington and Invercargill on 7th February, and set to...
Feb 16, 2017
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City of Sydney aquatic facilities attract a million users in seven months
The hotter months have seen crowds flock to the City of Sydney’s aquatic and recreation facilities, with more than one million customers passed through the turnstiles of the...
Feb 16, 2017
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YMCA and Precor partner in exclusive equipment deal
YMCA Victoria and leading fitness supplier Precor® have announced a new, exclusive equipment procurement contract based on a shared vision of helping improve the health,...
Feb 16, 2017
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Fitness
Football NSW and Heartbeat of Football Join Forces
Football NSW has partnered with the Heartbeat of Football initiative to increase awareness the importance of obtaining Health Checks, CPR training and the benefits of early...
Feb 15, 2017
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Wellness
VicHealth supports diverse communities through innovation in sport
Health and recreation promotion agency VicHealth is to award sporting bodies a total of over $500,000 through its Innovation Challenge: Sport program. Aiming to get less active...
Feb 15, 2017
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Tony de Leede ready to launch fifth YogaBar studio
Veteran fitness industry entrepreneur Tony De Leede will next week be opening the fifth of his YogaBar studios in the Sydney CBD. Launched last year, the YogaBar concept offers...
Feb 15, 2017
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Saudi Arabia to start granting licences for female gym operations
After years of expectation, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Sports is to begin issuing licences for women’s gyms at the end of this month. Three Saudi Government ministries...
Feb 14, 2017
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Fitness
MINDBODY wins 2017 BIG Innovation Award for branded app solution
Leading cloud-based fitness management software MINDBODY has been named a 2017 BIG Innovation Award winner for its branded mobile app solution, Engage by MINDBODY. Engage by...
Feb 13, 2017
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Fitness
Allianz backs mental health in the arts initiative
Insurer Allianz has been announced as the sponsorship of the Arts Wellbeing Collective for 2017 – a one year prevention and early intervention pilot program delivered by Arts...
Feb 13, 2017
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Arts
Levin Aquatic Centre hydrotherapy helps road to recovery
Levin woman Ann Collings has been a long-time advocate for the Levin Aquatic Centre for recreation and therapeutic exercise. Recently, the regular customer for two decades has...
Feb 12, 2017
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Aquatics
Arabian Gulf nations to tax sugary drinks
Facing a rise in obesity and diabetes, particularly among its children and youth, nations of the Arabian Gulf are to introduce a 100% tax on sugary drinks. A unified tax system...
Feb 12, 2017
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Retail
City of Sydney expands park fitness equipment program
Users of Turruwul Park in the Sydney suburb of Rosebery can dip, crunch and bench their way through 2017 at a new outdoor gym. Part of the City of Sydney’s park equipment...
Feb 10, 2017
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Parks
ESSA concern over falling fitness levels among Australian children
Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) is challenging Australian parents, sporting coaches, schools, and anyone responsible for a child’s health, to step up and take action...
Feb 8, 2017
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Nautilus launches new fitness products for international markets
US-based Nautilus, Inc. has used the recent ISPO Munich sport industry trade fair preview new Schwinn®, Nautilus®, and Modern Movement® products while also launching the new...
Feb 7, 2017
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Fitness
Parks Week to highlight the value of parks and open spaces
Promoting the many benefits that parks and open spaces provide, Parks Week 2017 will once-again see councils and other organisations in Australia and New Zealand in running...
Feb 7, 2017
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Parks
2017 NZ Fitness Expo moves to October dates
Having previously been held in the middle of the year, the NZ Fitness Expo, New Zealand’s leading fitness and health exhibition is moving to new dates - being held on Saturday...
Feb 7, 2017
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Yoga Design Lab launches in Australia
Described by leading fashion magazines Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue as 'stunning works of art’, Yoga Design Lab is a fresh yoga brand that is shaking up the industry with...
Feb 7, 2017
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Retail
MYZONE marks 4000 license milestone
Exercise tracking systems innovator MYZONE has announced the installation of its 4,000 global license. The installation, at the Fitness World club in Durham, North Carolina,...
Feb 7, 2017
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