News: Wellness
Playspaces conference to secure the future of fun
Is the development of Kiwi children being hindered by risk-averse play areas that don’t allow them to explore their own limits, and are overly sanitised playspaces leading to a...
Apr 28, 2015
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Play
Netball Australia partners with Goodlife Health Clubs
Netball Australia has announced a new three-year partnership with Goodlife Health Clubs, which will see Australia’s largest non-franchised gym operator become the Official...
Apr 27, 2015
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Fitness
Childhood obesity study emphasises importance of exercise for young and old
Children who have more than two hours screen-time a day and children who frequently eat dinner in front of the TV are more likely to be overweight or obese, according to a newly...
Apr 26, 2015
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Play
Orangetheory fitness to open first Australian studios
Fast-growing group personal training studio Orangetheory® Fitness is set to open its first Australian fitness facility at Sydney’s Bondi Junction with two additional sites – at...
Apr 26, 2015
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Fitness
Genesis Fitness opens new clubs in Western Australia
Genesis Fitness has announced the opening of two new clubs in the metropolitan Perth suburbs of Belmont and Joondalup Gate. Genesis Joondalup Gate is a state of the art, full...
Apr 25, 2015
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Fitness
Australia ranked among world’s worst for strategies to increase physical activity
Australia has been ranked worst among 112 countries assessed for performance in addressing one of the four big risk factors for chronic disease – physical inactivity. A just...
Apr 24, 2015
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Fitness
Lorna Jane launches virtual Active Room
In a company first, leading activewear brand Lorna Jane will launch its first ever virtual Active Room on 28th April 2015. Featuring more than 100 cutting edge workouts direct...
Apr 22, 2015
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AFL report says Etihad Stadium artificial turf not to blame for injury
Etihad Stadium’s management has welcomed at AFL report that absolves the venue of any blame for the season-ending knee injury suffered by Brisbane Lions' star Michael Close on...
Apr 21, 2015
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Surfaces
Precor launches bespoke exercise entertainment via Video on Demand
Leading fitness equipment manufacturer, Precor has launched a new ‘Video on Demand’ service that will elevate Precor equipment operators by enabling their members to select...
Apr 20, 2015
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Fitness
Rugby union player dies after head injury in NSW Central North
A rugby union player has died after suffering a head injury during a game in mid-northern NSW. Quirindi Lions player Nicholas Tooth, 25, collapsed after a tackle during a...
Apr 20, 2015
Sport /
Wellness
Les Mills One Live livens up Australia
More than a thousand participants became part of the excitement at the Les Mills One Live event in Melbourne on the weekend of Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April. Held in...
Apr 20, 2015
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Fitness
New anti-doping guide for CAMS competitors and officials
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) has released a new educational tool to help the Australian motor sport participants understand anti-doping issues....
Apr 20, 2015
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Wellness
Hong Kong's Pure Fitness reveals connected, entertainment-led future of fitness
Hong Kong’s Pure Group has unveiled its vision of a connected, game-led future of fitness, with technology and experience at the core of its new six-floor studio in the heart of...
Apr 18, 2015
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Fitness
200 exhibitors display the best of fitness at the Australian Fitness & Health Expo
Tens of thousands of visitors passed through the doors of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre to visit more that 200 exhibitors at the 2015 Australian Fitness & Health...
Apr 17, 2015
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Fitness
New QPEC partnership leads to creation of Perform Better Australia and New Zealand
Leading conditioning solutions provider QPEC has announced a major affiliation partnership with Perform Better that sees the business rebranded to become Perform Better...
Apr 16, 2015
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Fitness
FILEX inspires fitness industry excellence
The annual FILEX fitness convention and Fitness & Health Expo held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 10th to 12th April has exceeded past performance,...
Apr 16, 2015
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Fitness
Fitness Australia to launch new iLearn online education platform
Peak fitness industry body Fitness Australia is set launch iLearn – an all new platform for online education for exercise professionals and fitness business managers. In...
Apr 15, 2015
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Fitness
Brimbank Park welcome day marks commencement of Nature Play Week
Parks Victoria and the People and Parks Foundation have hosted a Welcome Day at Brimbank Park to mark the start of Nature Play Week. In its second year, Nature Play Week (NPW)...
Apr 15, 2015
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Play /
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Parks
First pool reopens in Kwinana Recquatic redevelopment
Undergoing a $6 million refurbishment that aims to establish the facility as Kwinana's premier fitness and recreation centre, Kwinana Recquatic has reopened its Hydrotherapy...
Apr 13, 2015
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Aquatics /
Fitness
New website and General Manager at Physical Activity Australia
Physical Activity Australia (PAA), the smaller of Australia's two fitness registration bodies, has announced two significant changes. First, the Melbourne-based organisation has...
Apr 13, 2015
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Awards recognise outstanding achievement in New Zealand sport and recreation
Excellence and outstanding achievement in sport and recreation in New Zealand have been recognised at the annual Sport and Recreation Awards ceremony in Auckland. The awards...
Apr 12, 2015
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Wellness
ExerciseNZ releases 2015 Roadshow program
The Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) has released details of its 2015 industry Roadshow program, a series of industry workshops dedicated to supporting the New...
Apr 10, 2015
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Fitness
Deakin University study into the health benefits of parks
With the support of Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA), researchers at Deakin University are to undertake a study into the health benefits and associated economic value of parks...
Apr 9, 2015
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Parks
MYZONE release next generation heart rate tracking system at Australian Fitness & Health Expo
MYZONE®, makers of exercise tracking systems which transmit exercise intensity data in real time and online, have launched their new MZ-3 tracking system into the Australian...
Apr 9, 2015
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Fitness