News: Wellness
Snap Fitness celebrates 100th Club opening in Australasia
After only three years in operation, Snap Fitness has opened its 100th 24/7 gym in Australia and New Zealand with the launch of a new club in Arana Hills, Queensland. Founded in...
Oct 30, 2012
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Healthy crowds support Brisbane Fitness Expo
Crowd numbers at the recent 2012 Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo indicate that the event is here to stay with 7,000 visitors attending the event - marking a 75% increase in...
Oct 30, 2012
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Getting Australians Out Of Their Cars and More Active
NATIONAL CYCLING AWARD TO ACT CHIEF MINISTER March 21, 2012 Design / Marketing / Recreation / Tourism / Wellness ACT Chief Minister, Katy Gallagher, has won an Australian...
Oct 29, 2012
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Gladstone introduces new General Manager for Australia and New Zealand
Gladstone Health and Leisure have introduced Ian Wilcock as their new General Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Wilcock has a background in health and leisure having worked...
Oct 29, 2012
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Gecko Kids Fitness comes to Port Hedland
Children in Port Hedland can now be active throughout the year, with the launch of Gecko Kids Fitness at the new Wanangkura Stadium. Located at the new multi-million dollar YMCA...
Oct 29, 2012
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Training the trainers at Mt Annan Leisure Centre
Residents will today (27th October) put personal trainers through their paces at Mt Annan Leisure Centre's 'Train the Trainer' event. To mark Mental Health Month, the...
Oct 27, 2012
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Conference to explore drugs and alcohol in sport 'the silent epedemic'
The 2012 Swinburne University Sport and Recreation Conference is to explore the issue of Drugs and Alcohol in Sport. With the theme 'the silent epedemic', the conference will...
Oct 27, 2012
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Freestyle training at Fitness First
Fitness First is introducing 'Freestyle' training across its clubs in Australia with clubs featuring dedicated new areas equipped with innovative functional training equipment...
Oct 26, 2012
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Good Sports clubs dominate the field at Football NSW finals
Good Sports clubs dominated the field at the Football NSW/EA Sports Champion of Champions Grand Finals last weekend. The Australian Drug Foundation's Good Sports program works...
Oct 25, 2012
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Rising Asian sports club appoints leading sport medic
Cutting-edge anti-ageing expert and respected doctor, scientist, lecturer and author Prof.Dr. Michael Klentze is to take up the role of Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of...
Oct 24, 2012
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Advanced Certificate in Nutrition (Weight Loss) for the Health and Fitness Industry
Health Schools Australia has introduced an Advanced Certificate in Nutrition (Weight Loss) for the health and fitness industry. The innovative course is designed for managers,...
Oct 24, 2012
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YMCA facilities dominate Fitness Australia awards
YMCA managed venues have dominated Fitness Australia's inaugural Health and Fitness Industry Quality Awards, with Macleod Recreation and Fitness Centre in Victoria winning the...
Oct 22, 2012
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Fitness Australia findings show a healthier and fitter future
Fitness Australia has released its inaugural Australian Fitness Industry Report the first report first of its kind to outline the size, composition and issues affecting the $1.2...
Oct 20, 2012
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Fit-for-Parks introduces a new generation of outdoor fitness equipment
Offering a total outdoor activity solution, Fit-for-Parks' new range of outdoor gym equipment features a range of items of equipment to promote improved cardio fitness, strength...
Oct 18, 2012
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Hamilton Island's qualia luxury resort named best in the world
qualia, Hamilton Island's world class luxury resort on the Great Barrier Reef, has been named the Best in the World and Best Resort in the Oceania region in the 2012 Condé Nast...
Oct 18, 2012
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Trixter Xdream bikes shine at new South Pacific Health Club in Port Melbourne
South Pacific Health Club is a new state-of-the-art fitness club located on the corner of Bay and Beach Streets, Port Melbourne. With stunning views of Port Philip Bay, South...
Oct 17, 2012
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Canterbury Schools challenge students to get active
Schools across the Canterbury region are embracing a creative way to share the benefits of activity with their students. In September, and throughout Terms 3 and 4, 65...
Oct 17, 2012
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IHRSA to present ChinaFit, China Management Forum in Shanghai
Following the success of the ChinaFit-International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Forum in Qingdao in 2011, the 2012 event will be held in the most active...
Oct 17, 2012
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Cairns ZOOm welcomes canteen kids
A group of young people living with cancer have enjoyed a sneak preview of Tropical North Queensland's most exciting new attraction, The CaPTA Group's Cairns ZOOm. The group...
Oct 17, 2012
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Anytime Fitness marks fourth anniversary and 200th club opening
Anytime Fitness Australia, part of the world's largest 24 hour co-ed fitness franchise, is celebrating two huge milestones today. Tuesday (16th October) sees the company...
Oct 16, 2012
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'Digital Dividend' won't benefit leisure
The Federal Government's move to Digital TV Transmissions in 2014 is going to require Australia's many thousands of users of wireless microphone systems in fitness clubs,...
Oct 16, 2012
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PulseTec Solutions releases WorkOutConnect for 'anywhere, anytime' personal training
Working out has become easier thanks to the release of WorkOutConnect from PulseTec Solutions Pty Ltd. Launching across all major platforms for both consumers and professionals,...
Oct 15, 2012
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Alpine Health and Fitness takes Queenstown women from strength to strength
Three Queenstown women who completed fitness, weight loss and lifestyle programmes at Alpine Health & Fitness within the last year have since gone on to compete in their first...
Oct 14, 2012
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Tepid Baths wins 'Project of the Year' award
Auckland Council's redeveloped Tepid Baths has won the New Zealand Project Management Institute's (PMINZ) Public Sector Project of the Year award. The award, presented at the...
Oct 12, 2012
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