News: Wellness
Cybex launches PR guide for fitness businesses
Leading commercial fitness equipment manufacturer Cybex International has launched a new resource that will make public relations more understandable and accessible for club...
Aug 29, 2012
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Iconnect 360 makes a members' joining process 'smooth and easy'
Ezypay is highlighting how its new membership management software, iconnect360, is 'member centric', making a club member's joining process smooth and easy. Ezypay Marketing...
Aug 28, 2012
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China reports post Olympic fitness club boost
China's sporting performance at the London Olympics has led to a rise in membership at Beijing's fitness clubs. Coinciding with China's National Fitness Day on 8th August clubs,...
Aug 25, 2012
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Goodlife acquires six Fitness First clubs
Coinciding with announcing a recorded $102.6 million in total revenues for the 2011/2012 financial year, up 13.9% on the previous year, Goodlife Health Clubs has announced that...
Aug 24, 2012
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Obesity produces diabetes epidemic in India
India is bracing for a massive surge in type 2 diabetes, with credible estimates putting the number of sufferers in the next 20 years at more than 100 million. It is a...
Aug 24, 2012
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UV treatment improves water and air quality at Adelaide hydrotherapy pool
Since installing a Hanovia UV water treatment in its hydrotherapy pool, therapists and patients at Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital near Adelaide have noticed a dramatic...
Aug 23, 2012
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Get THUMPED TwentyTwelve Boxing and Kickboxing Convention
Australia's finest fitness and combat training presenters are set to address the Get THUMPED Boxing and Kickboxing Convention a two day event packed full of lectures and...
Aug 23, 2012
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Starwood unveils first dual-branded ski resort complex in China
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of a dual-branded ski resort near to the slopes of the Changbai Mountains, one of China's leading ski areas and a...
Aug 23, 2012
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The Fitness Generation and Fenix Fitness Clubs back 24 Hour Treadmill Challenge
The Fitness Generation and Fenix Fitness Clubs are supporting the upcoming 24 Hour Treadmill Challenge as part of the 15th annual Very Special Kids Piggy Bank Appeal. The Appeal...
Aug 22, 2012
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Pilot workshop to expand Cardio Tennis
Tennis Australia is looking to involve fitness trainers in a pilot program to expand the delivery of its Cardio Tennis program. Launched in January, and currently being run by...
Aug 22, 2012
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Massage therapy is not a sex service
Ripple Massage is calling on the adult industry to stop using the term 'massage' to describe their services. Alison Shaw, owner of Ripple Massage a national mobile massage...
Aug 20, 2012
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Asia prepares for Muslim travel boom
While the growth in Chinese tourism is widely reported, global tourism is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade. Their growing numbers and...
Aug 20, 2012
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Beddie underlines importance of using registered exercise professionals
FitnessNZ Chief Executive Richard Beddie has reminded the New Zealand public of the importance of working with registered exercise professionals. Beddie told Australasian...
Aug 19, 2012
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Equity partners buy into Curves International
Global fitness franchise Curves International has completed an equity deal with North Castle Partners (NCP). The deal with NCP, a leading private equity firm that focuses on the...
Aug 17, 2012
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Fitech exercise module to help exercisers build on Olympic inspiration
Fitech V5 Exercise technology has been designed to help fitness professionals and facilities create, modify and design professional exercise programs for their clients. The V5...
Aug 16, 2012
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REPs releases guide to working as an exercise professional
The New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), with support from both FitnessNZ and the Personal Trainers Council, has just released a new resource for those who are...
Aug 15, 2012
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Seven benefits of a paperless membership system
Fitness clubs have to weigh up the benefits of changing familiar systems and procedures from those that have been around for years to those that embrace the latest technologies...
Aug 15, 2012
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YMCA says Australia tops wrong leader boards
Australia may not have topped the Olympics medal table but it continues to lead the world in the obesity ranks and other chronic illness, while boasting high levels of family...
Aug 14, 2012
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Singapore health and wellness exhibition attracts more than 100,000 visitors
More than 100,000 visitors thronged the largest and longest running health-and-wellness fair in Singapore, held at the Suntec Convention Centre last weekend. The Health & You...
Aug 10, 2012
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Landmark Group expands Fitness First operations in Dubai
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has transferred the operation of its four Hayya! health clubs to Fitness First. Fitness...
Aug 10, 2012
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Federal Government commits $3.5 million for healthier lifestyles in Tasmania
Tasmanian will be rewarded with millions of dollars in extra health funding if its population loses weight, exercises more, eats healthier food and reduces smoking rates. Under...
Aug 10, 2012
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Ramadan no barrier to health and fitness at Fawkner Leisure Centre
Residents in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Moreland are being offered more opportunities to stay active and healthy during Ramadan, as Fawkner Leisure Centre improves...
Aug 10, 2012
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Genesis Fitness plans 60 clubs by mid 2013
Genesis Fitness Clubs have been outlining their ongoing development plans, with Chief Executive David Lowe revealing that the chain plans to be operating "at least 60 clubs by...
Aug 8, 2012
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New Zealand fitness jobs service changes hands
FitnessNZ has recently taken over ownership of the popular New Zealand job site FitNZ and its sister site FitAUS. Explaining the move, FitnessNZ Chief Executive Richard Beddie...
Aug 6, 2012
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