News: Wellness
Emerton Leisure Centre helps exercisers beat the winter blues
Following the success of the Aqua Zumba program at Mount Druitt Swimming Centre over the last summer, Blacktown City Council facility the Emerton Leisure Centre is now offering...
Jun 7, 2016
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VicHealth grants back grassroots sporting clubs
Hundreds of sporting and recreation clubs across Victoria have received a share in almost $1 million in the latest round of VicHealth’s Active Club Grants, an initiative to...
Jun 6, 2016
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Wellness
Documents show Elizabeth Quay water playground allowed to open before it was tested safe
The Western Australian Health Department appears to have broken its own public health rules by allowing the children's water playground at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay to open prior...
Jun 6, 2016
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Wild Flower Fitness faces up to activity challenges in rural Australia
With people living in rural areas having, on average, shorter lives and a higher risk of mental and physical illness than those in major cities, keeping fit can be a major...
May 28, 2016
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Fitness
Leaders in sport and medicine advise young athletes to sit out 14 days after concussion
National leaders in sport and medicine have united to address growing health concerns about concussion, launching a trusted one-stop online resource to support and protect...
May 28, 2016
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Wellness
ASADA suffers budget cuts in lead up to Rio Olympics
While the Rio Olympics are just two months away, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is currently being hit by a 20% reduction in its funding. ASADA has...
May 27, 2016
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IHRSA reports ongoing growth in global fitness industry
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's just released 2016 IHRSA Global Report: The State of the Health Club Industry shows that 151.5 million members are...
May 26, 2016
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Sydney’s recreation and open space gets $400 million funding boost
Sydneysiders will have more opportunities for a healthy outdoor lifestyle under the City of Sydney’s $400 million plan for open space and new recreation and sporting facilities....
May 25, 2016
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Wexer teams with Fitness First subsidiary to expand digital fitness
Fitness First subsidiary Connected Fitness Labs and Wexer Virtual have partnered to create a new app designed to expand the reach of gym’s into the daily lives of its members....
May 24, 2016
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Sports injury hospitalisations higher in regional Australia
New research has revealed the rate of hospitalisation for sports injuries is significantly higher in regional Australia than in metropolitan areas, challenging the way in which...
May 24, 2016
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Wellness
Anytime Fitness Australia to offer Women’s Fitness content to inform members
Collective Media (on behalf of Anytime Fitness Australia and the Collective Wellness Group) and Citrus Media, publishers of Women’s Fitness magazine, have struck a new...
May 24, 2016
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Breast cancer survivor reaches 30 year milestone as gym and group fitness instructor
A breast cancer survivor has reached a 30 year milestone as a gymnasium and group fitness instructor at the Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Jan Ellis (pictured above)...
May 23, 2016
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New wellness venture to operate in former Auckland restaurant premises
The premises that once housed Auckland's bustling Hammerheads restaurant is being reinvented as a yoga, wellness and healthy eating destination. Restaurateurs Nic Watt and wife...
May 23, 2016
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ESSA urges Australians to undertake the right kind of exercise
With national Exercise Right Week taking place over the next seven days (23rd to 29th May), recent research from Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) has indicated...
May 22, 2016
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Fitness
China grapples with rise in childhood obesity
Rising affluence in China has seen a dramatic rise in obesity among children and adolescents with around one in six boys and one in 11 girls found as being obese in a new study....
May 21, 2016
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Retail
Historic Carlton Baths enters second century of operations
The City of Melbourne’s recently completed $19.48 million refurbishment of the historic Carlton Baths has set the historic facility up for a second century of operations....
May 19, 2016
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Auckland entrepreneurs partner with surf brand O’Neill to offer new range of yoga wear
Auckland-based duo Lara Jane Maloney and Keli Dierings are making inroads into the lucrative yoga wear and accessories market by partnering with one of the world’s largest surf...
May 18, 2016
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Work begins on expanding Lower Hutt’s Huia Pool
Work to double the size of Lower Hutt’s Huia Pool has begun, with the aim of making the nationally-acclaimed complex and make it accessible for many more residents. Lower Hutt...
May 17, 2016
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Springfield aims to shift community focus from illness to wellness
Consulting engineers Aurecon are working in the southern Queensland community of Springfield to improve the design of healthcare and the infrastructure that supports it,...
May 17, 2016
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Melbourne Fitness & Health Expo in good shape
In Melbourne for the third time in its 22-year history, the Fitness & Health Expo has again proved its status as fitness’ top event, attracting a healthy 6% increase in overall...
May 15, 2016
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Physiotherapist designed barre workout studio to open in South Melbourne
S3 Barre, the world’s first barre workout concept designed by a physiotherapist, is set to open its second Australian studio in Melbourne next month. Following the overwhelming...
May 12, 2016
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Anytime Fitness' media subsidiary changes name to drive future growth
In a move to diversify its media portfolio, Anytime Fitness' media business, Anytime Vision, has changed its name to Collective Media. Effective from 1st April 2016, the name...
May 10, 2016
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Leading suppliers sign up for active-net Australasia
Many of Australasia’s leading fitness equipment suppliers have signed up to active-net, a new networking event that brings together operators and suppliers for two days of...
May 10, 2016
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New approach to gym and sport facility vending
Recently established venture Meccamino has introduced a new generation of vending machines, backed by mobile technology, that offer industry leading gym and sport products...
May 10, 2016
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