News: Wellness
Atmosphere Fitness uses intelliFitness to offer dynamic client focused environment
Leading aquatic, fitness and recreation facility Atmosphere Health and Fitness Club, located in the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, has introduced intelliFitness management...
Nov 11, 2015
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Muddy fun as Mudderella stages first Australian event
Thousands of Australian women descended on a course at the St Anne’s winery to the west of Melbourne on Sunday (8th November) to take part in Australia’s first Mudderella event...
Nov 10, 2015
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Wellness
Darebin City Council healthy food options get YMCA backing
YMCA Victoria has praised a pilot program from Darebin City Council that aims to minimise junk food options and make healthy food more accessible at its facilities. In 2014,...
Nov 10, 2015
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Aquatics
Les Mills study shows resistance training increases bone density
A newly released study by Les Mills and Pennsylvania State University reveals that low weight, high repetition resistance training will increase the bone density. With the...
Nov 10, 2015
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Fitness
Essendon Football Club charged by WorkSafe over 2012 supplements program
The Essendon Football Club has been charged by WorkSafe Victoria for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act over its handling of the 2012 supplements program....
Nov 9, 2015
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Wellness
Surf Life Saving Australia members receive international accolades
One of Surf Life Saving Australia’s longest serving members has received one of the highest international accolades awarded by the International Life Saving Federation. Peter...
Nov 9, 2015
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Aquatics
Lamine Diack’s alleged doping cover-up at IAAF ‘abhorrent’
The IAAF President, Sebastian Coe, has called alleged bribery within athletics “abhorrent” after claims that his predecessor, Lamine Diack, received over €1 million (A$1.5...
Nov 9, 2015
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Wellness
Australian fitness brand STING selected for 2016 Rio Olympics
Australian sporting goods company STING have been selected as the official AIBA boxing glove supplier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, cementing their status as one of the...
Nov 9, 2015
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High performance fitness room enhances squash facility
The Blu Health & Rackets Club in Moorabbin, Victoria has introduced a new high performance training room utilising the state of the art Wattbike. Dubbed the ‘Hurt Locker’, the...
Nov 8, 2015
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Fitness
Plus Fitness announces Sally Pearson as Brand Ambassador
Leading Australian owned gym chain Plus Fitness has announced the appointment of Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Hurdler Sally Pearson as their Brand Ambassador. Sally...
Nov 6, 2015
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EYE Fitness to stage Cycling Power Training Roadshow
Innovative fitness equipment supplier EYE Fitness will be hosting a series of roadshow events during November and December showing how power training on the Stages bike is...
Nov 6, 2015
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Celebrity backed exercise campaign up and running
Celebrities including NRL player Joel Reddy, former cricketer Matthew Hayden, former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill, musician Airling and celebrity chef Hayden Quinn are backing...
Nov 5, 2015
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Parks and Leisure Australia announces 2015 national award winners
Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA) has announced the winners of its 2015 Awards of Excellence, presented last week at an event at Sydney’s Dockside Pavilion hosted by Gardening...
Nov 4, 2015
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Parks
Anytime Fitness announces 3,000th global club opening
Anytime Fitness, the world's largest ‘co-ed’ health club chain, has achieved another impressive milestone, opening its 3,000th gym globally. Recently honoured as the #1 ‘Top...
Nov 4, 2015
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Exercise programme helping special needs children
A pioneering exercise programme involving children with a wide range of physical and mental disabilities including; those left brain damaged from domestic abuse and prenatal...
Nov 3, 2015
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Fitness
Goodlife Health Clubs launch new fitness dance sensation
From today (2nd November), Goodlife Health Clubs will be rolling out the world’s first tap dancing fitness fusion class in eight selected Clubs across Melbourne (Prahran, Port...
Nov 2, 2015
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Fitness Australia announces 2015 Award winners
Fitness Australia has announced the national #ActiveAchievers Award, Student Award, Chairman’s Award and Volunteer Award winners of its 2015 ActiveAus Awards program. The...
Nov 1, 2015
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VicHealth announces six concepts to receive 2015 Physical Activity Innovation Challenge funding
Victoria will be the testing ground for new and fun variations of traditional sports like basketball, football, squash and water polo as part of VicHealth’s strategy to get...
Oct 31, 2015
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Wellness
Fernwood Fitness aims to raise $100,000 for Breast Cancer Network Australia
Fernwood Fitness has announced a partnership with the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA), and to celebrate the link the fitness club group is aiming to raise $100,000 during...
Oct 29, 2015
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Fitness
ClassPass launches monthly fitness membership service in Australia
ClassPass, the USA based fitness pass/sharing innovator has finally hit Australian shores, giving members sector leading monthly access to a selection of the most sought after...
Oct 29, 2015
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New Fitness First campaign sees members ask ‘how did I get here?’
A 75-year-old lady on a night out in a gay club and a 45-year-old mother rock climbing ask themselves ‘how did I get here?’ in a new advertising campaign for Fitness First. It...
Oct 28, 2015
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Fitness Australia to live stream 2015 National Symposium Industry Forum
Due to high demand Fitness Australia will now be live streaming its 2015 National Symposium Industry Forum on Friday of this week (30th October). The Forum will see behaviour...
Oct 28, 2015
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Fitness
Skatepark at the heart of Maribyrnong River rejuvenation
A skate park and climbing wall will be built beneath a busy crossing of the Maribyrnong River as part of a plan to reinvigorate riverside Footscray. A report on the Footscray...
Oct 28, 2015
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Wellness
Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre gets dramatic makeover
Swimmers and gym goers are set to make use of updated facilities at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre. Over the past three months, the Council’s pool refurbishment...
Oct 28, 2015
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