News: Wellness
Travellers want to stay fit and healthy away from home
Two new surveys show that a growing number of people want to maintain their fitness activities as part of their holidays and travel plans. Highlighting the growth of ‘wellness...
Jun 11, 2015
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Workshop to aid fitness clubs in reaching the weight loss market
Personal trainers, fitness clubs and aquatic and recreation centres can now get a bigger share of the estimated $6 billion dollar annual wellness and weight management market,...
Jun 11, 2015
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Nappy supplier targets 'code brown' aquatic centre incidents
Huggies have launched a safe water initiative to keep public swimming pools clean while also giving parents an incentive to enrol their children in swim lessons. Since the...
Jun 10, 2015
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Aquatics
Lorna Jane Clarkson embarks on first national business tour
Founder of global active wear brand Lorna Jane and active living advocate, Lorna Jane Clarkson, is to embark on her first ever national roadshow this winter to celebrate the...
Jun 10, 2015
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Entries open for 2015 New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards
The Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) has launched its 2015 New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards, with entries now open. Formerly known as the New Zealand Fitness...
Jun 9, 2015
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Aquazone Warrnambool increases accessibility for its gym users
The recent upgrade of the fitness centre at the Aquazone Warrnambool aquatic and recreation centre in Victoria paid particular attention to increasing accessibility for patrons...
Jun 9, 2015
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Surf Life Saving NSW offer EOFY deal on Laerdal defibrillators
With the first few minutes after a cardiac arrest identified as being crucial to a person’s survival, there have been increasing calls for facilities including aquatic centres,...
Jun 9, 2015
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Global fitness club income reaches US$84 billion
Fitness clubs worldwide achieved total revenue of more than US$84 billion in 2014, as established markets continued to perform and emerging regions saw growth, according to the...
Jun 9, 2015
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Illawarra gym honours Arnold Schwarzenegger and ‘The Rock’
The owner of an Illawarra gym that pays tribute to movie stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Arnold Schwarzenegger aims to one day attract the global fitness icons to see their...
Jun 4, 2015
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WADA appealing AFL anti-doping tribunal to clear Stephen Dank of doping charges
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to appeal the AFL anti-doping tribunal's decision to clear Stephen Dank of 21 doping charges. As a result, the disgraced sports scientist...
Jun 4, 2015
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Precor backs Zap Fitness’ 31st club opening
Tasmanian-based 24/7 fitness group Zap Fitness has opened its 31st club in the Vodafone building in the Hobart CBD. Equipped with the award winning and innovative Precor...
Jun 2, 2015
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Defibrillators to help Victorian sports clubs save lives
The Victorian Government is to introduce 1,000 life-saving defibrillators to local sports clubs having allocated $2.7 million to deliver the life-saving devices in the 2015/16...
May 31, 2015
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24 hour challenge raises $600,000 for children in 24 hour care
32 treadmills supplied by The Fitness Generation were kept in continuous motion for 24 hours from on 22nd and 23rd May raising $605,000 for children in 24 hour care at Very...
May 28, 2015
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Hamilton City Council offers sports equipment for loan
A new programme launched by Hamilton City Council will make basic sports equipment available for loan through community centres. Run by the Council’s Community Development and...
May 28, 2015
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Fitness First partners with Lend Lease to open two new gyms in Sydney's Barangaroo development
Fitness First has announced a partnership with developer Lend Lease to open two new clubs at Barangaroo South on Sydney Harbour. The new offering will include a Platinum Club...
May 28, 2015
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Queenax delivers functional training innovations to Wollongong’s Rekreate Fitness and Lifestyle
Rekreate Fitness and Lifestyle, an all-women’s gym in the Wollongong suburb of Coniston, has become the first club in the Illawarra region to install Queenax functional fitness...
May 27, 2015
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Fitness
Retail industries to benefit from healthier lifestyles while gyms to experience revenue decline
With an estimated 64.5% of the Australian population currently overweight or obese, a range of industries are tipped to benefit from a greater focus on fitness and healthy...
May 26, 2015
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2015 FITEX Convention returns to AUT University
The Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) has announced that the annual FitEx Convention will again be held at AUT University’s North Shore Campus in November this...
May 26, 2015
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New Zealand Government backs Rotorua World Spa development
While making up only a small part of the expected $10 million cost of Rotorua’s planned World Spa project, a New Zealand Government contribution of $350,000 is being almost...
May 26, 2015
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Queensland Government backs 10,000 Steps wellness initiative
The Queensland Government is to fund a state-wide 10,000 Steps program to encourage Queenslanders to make positive changes to their lifestyle in order to maintain their health....
May 26, 2015
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Fitness First unveils luxury invitation-only Singapore gym
Fitness First has revealed details of its exclusive new fitness club concept, Gravity, which will open its first facility in Singapore in July. To be located at the top of the...
May 22, 2015
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Fitness
New Zealand budget backs tourism ventures
The New Zealand Government’s 2015/16 budget continues to allocate funding for tourism projects from its contestable Tourism Growth Partnership fund. Announced in advance of the...
May 21, 2015
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Community lifestyle centre a win for Otahuhu community
Last week’s opening of the Te Rito Community Lifestyle Centre - Otahuhu’s newest community resource – has seen a landmark South Auckland building brought back to life. Aiming to...
May 21, 2015
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Wellness
New Principles to guide the fitness industry
Fitness Australia revealed a new set of principles to guide Australian fitness businesses to prosper and put client safety first through adoption of ‘best practice’ guidelines....
May 20, 2015
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