News: Wellness
Australian Fitness Network launches Schwinn Indoor Cycling Instructor certification around Australia
Australian Fitness Network has partnered with Schwinn Fitness to deliver Schwinn's critically-acclaimed indoor cycling instructor certification around Australia. In addition to...
Nov 4, 2013
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Victoria bans smoking at sporting venues, playgrounds, skate parks and pools
Following similar legislation in other States, legislation amending Victoria's Tobacco Act to ban smoking at children's playgrounds and other public spaces has passed through...
Nov 2, 2013
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Asian expansion for Anytime Fitness
Anytime Fitness, the fastest-growing fitness club franchise in the world, is continuing its global expansion with the opening of its first club in Singapore. Anytime Fitness...
Nov 1, 2013
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Fitness Australia Forum covers industry role in improving fitness and health among older Australians
A Fitness Australia Forum has today (1st November) focussed on how the fitness industry can help older Australians achieve fitter and healthier lives. Speaking at the annual...
Nov 1, 2013
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Frankston City Council names new aquatic centre
Having received 755 entries in a community competition to name its new $49.7 million regional aquatic centre, Frankston City Council has announced that it will be called the...
Nov 1, 2013
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ACCC to audit fitness franchises
Australia's competition watchdog is to use its audit power to check whether franchisors in the fitness industry are complying with the franchising code of conduct, after the...
Oct 31, 2013
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Blue Fitness challenge to identify the fittest sporting code
Blue Fitness, gala dinner sponsors at next week's Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Conference, will be challenging coaches and athletes across all the sports...
Oct 31, 2013
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Fitness businesses acclaimed at franchise awards
Top fitness industry franchises Anytime Fitness Australia and Plus Fitness have been recognised at major recent franchising awards. Plus Fitness was received the Emerging...
Oct 30, 2013
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Walking events on the calendar
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will mark World Walking Day tomorrow (31st October) at Doha's Aspire Park. One of a series of World Walking Day events that take place around...
Oct 30, 2013
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Wellness tourism and spa sectors urged to unite
Former World Travel and Tourism Council President Jean-Claude Baumgarten has urged the wellness tourism and spa sectors to unite in order to attract greater levels of...
Oct 29, 2013
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Lorna Jane launches the 'Active Living Room'
Fitness and lifestyle brand Lorna Jane has introduced the Lorna Jane 'Active Living Room', a new concept retail store at Brisbane's new Gasworks Plaza urban precinct. Expanding...
Oct 29, 2013
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9,000 attend 2013 Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo
The 2013 Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo, held on the weekend of 12th and 13th October, proved to be the biggest and most successful event yet, drawing close to 9,000 fitness...
Oct 28, 2013
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Western Australian Minister predicts solariums shut down
Western Australian Health Minister Kim Hames says the State is likely to follow in the footsteps of the rest of Australia and shut down sun beds. With Queensland announcing that...
Oct 27, 2013
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Omani resort introduces wellness club
The Millennium Resort Mussanah in the Omani capital of Muscat has openeed its new Beach Club a multi-purpose facility offering health-conscious guests and visitors the chance to...
Oct 26, 2013
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Technogym Australia introduces 'Wellness on the Go'
Technogym Australia has been introducing the Mywellness Cloud in recent months - the first ever cloud computing technology within the fitness industry which allows fitness...
Oct 25, 2013
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First ever YogaFit Fundamentals instructor training comes to Australia
Australian Fitness Network is delivering the first ever YogaFit® Fundamentals course on Australian soil, this November in Sydney. With more than 200,000 instructors trained on...
Oct 24, 2013
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Blue Fitness has two new official Spinning education centres
Blue Fitness has established two new official training facilities in Australia for running Spinning® Education - the largest and most well-known indoor cycle instructor course....
Oct 23, 2013
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Indoor cycle specific software to deliver quality programs
With the explosion of indoor cycling studios, iQniter has launched BiQing,a cycle specific software program that is set to transform the indoor cycling community. iQniterBiQing...
Oct 22, 2013
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APRA and PPNZ Music come together: OneMusic licence set to be benefit New Zealand businesses
The coming together of the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and PPNZ Music Licensing to create a world-first, single music licence is set to benefit...
Oct 21, 2013
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Pivotal 5 and Goodlife partner to launch Kettleworx group training in Australia
Goodlife Health Clubs are partnering with Pivotal 5 to offer the Kettleworx group training program across Goodlife's 65-club network in Australia. Chicago-based Pivotal 5 are an...
Oct 21, 2013
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Cancer Council welcomes Queensland solarium ban
Having banned new commercial solariums starting business since January this year, the Queensland Government is to ban all commercial sunbeds, with the Cancer Council welcoming...
Oct 21, 2013
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Smartwatches to impact on fitness and wellness
Smartwatches are set to have a significant impact on fitness and wellness in the second half of this decade, with a range of features for wellness monitoring and fitness and...
Oct 19, 2013
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Plus Fitness opens three clubs in two states in one day
24/7 fitness franchise Plus Fitness has attained the remarkable achievement of opening three new clubs on a single day, with new Plus Fitness 24/7 clubs opening at Cranbourne in...
Oct 17, 2013
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ALFA backs Federal Government's combination of health and sport portfolios
The Australian Leisure Facilities Association (ALFA) has commended the new Federal Government for combining the portfolios of Health and Sport, and congratulated Peter Dutton on...
Oct 17, 2013
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