News: Wellness
Membership, profits fall at Fitness First
Just months before an expected sharemarket float of its international parent company, Fitness First Australia has been losing members and sales. While budget and 24 hour fitness...
Sep 14, 2011
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Fitness
WA Venues move away from alcohol sponsorship
Alcohol promotions will cease and at least 5% of all event seating at most of Western Australia's major sporting venues will be alcohol free under a new sponsorship arrangement...
Sep 7, 2011
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Venues
Palazzo Versace chooses Technogym for the ultimate wellbeing lifestyle
Luxury designer hotel Palazzo Versace Gold Coast has chosen Technogym equipment to equip its newly opened Fitness & Wellbeing Centre. Australia's first and only fashion branded...
Sep 7, 2011
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$26 million lifestyle club opens at Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre
After more than seven years of planning, 18 months of development and at a cost of $26 million dollars, New Zealand's first inner city lifestyle club has opened its doors to the...
Sep 6, 2011
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Fitness
Global governments must 'get tough on obesity'
Tougher action, including taxing junk food, is needed by all governments if the obesity crisis is going to be tackled, according to an international group of researchers. The...
Sep 2, 2011
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Wellness
QEII Fitness reopens at Parklands
Christchurch City Council is once again offering health and fitness opportunities to communities in eastern Christchurch with the move of the QEII fitness centre to Parklands...
Aug 29, 2011
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New Chief Executive for VicHealth
Executive Director of Leadership Victoria Jerril Rechter has been appointed Chief Executive of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth). Announcing the appoinment,...
Aug 29, 2011
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Wellness
Victorian Government steps up fight against childhood obesity
A practical healthy eating advice hotline for early childhood services and schools will be at the heart of the Victorian Government's new fight against childhood obesity....
Aug 25, 2011
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Wellness
Ron Mell to head YMCA Australia
Ron Mell, the former Chief Executive of YMCA Perth and an acknowledged leader within the' Y' movement in Australia, has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive of YMCA...
Aug 21, 2011
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Aquatics
Exercise should be 'standard part of cancer care'
All patients getting cancer treatment should be told to do two and a half hours of physical exercise every week, says a report by UK health charity Macmillan Cancer Support....
Aug 11, 2011
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Fitness
Matching Australians with their optimum fitness and health options
Australia is set to witness a new initiative to promote health and wellness with the launch of a new website, 1selectfitness.com.au, that will make it easier for potential...
Aug 10, 2011
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Fitness
Anytime Fitness Australia hits 200 territories
Anytime Fitness has today reached a major milestone, selling its 200th territory in Australia being sold. It has taken the franchise just over two and a half years to reach this...
Aug 9, 2011
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Seminar to explain environmental health issues in public pools and splashpads
The Environmental Health Association (Australia) [EHA] is holding a one-day seminar exploring the optimum use of water in aquatic and recreation facilities and the operation and...
Aug 6, 2011
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Waterparks
Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo gains momentum
The Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo has continued to gather momentum ahead of its staging in October, with Fitness Australia's support adds to the weight of credibility...
Aug 3, 2011
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Borrowing to back Kalamunda Water Park reopening
The Shire of Kalamunda will borrow about $2 million to complete the Kalamunda Water Park so that it can reopen in December. In its 2011/12 budget, passed last week, the Shire...
Aug 3, 2011
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Weight-loss campaigns a waste of money
Overweight and obese persons' bodies are programmed to regain any weight that is lost and authorities are wasting money on campaigns urging people to exercise and eat healthy...
Aug 2, 2011
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Wellness
Fitness First aims to get Singaporeans active
Fitness First is aiming to get more Singaporeans to join their health clubs. The international club chain, which currently operates 11 clubs in Singapore, intends to open...
Aug 1, 2011
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Fitness
Early bird registration set to close for Asia Fitness Convention
Early bird registration discounts for the 2011 Asia Fitness Convention are due to close on 31st July. The third version of the event, being held from 21st to 23rd October 2011...
Jul 28, 2011
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Fitness
Virgin Active plans Australian expansion
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is planning to open further Virgin Active health clubs in Australia, in a $40 million move that will see the brand expand beyond its current...
Jul 27, 2011
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Fitness
Swim Australia's Better Water Seminar Series
Swim Australia is hosting its inaugural Better Water Seminar Series during August. The seminars will focus on tried and tested new, cost-effective technologies that...
Jul 21, 2011
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Aquatics
University rugby union player dies in Brisbane
A young rugby union player has had his life support switched off two days after being injured in a freak on-field accident in Brisbane. Halley Appleby, 21, was rushed to the...
Jul 18, 2011
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Wellness
Nordic Walking makes tracks
One of the highlights of April's Australian Fitness and Health Expo was the introduction of Nordic Walking. A global phenomenon that is just taking off in Australia, Nordic...
Jul 18, 2011
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Wellness
Robert C. Hauck to lead Phuket-based hospitality and sports group
Thanyapura, Thailand's innovative hospitality and sports group, has appointed Robert C. Hauck, as Group President of its hotel and sport facilities. Hauck has developed a...
Jul 15, 2011
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Fitness Australia to seek industry leaders for its Directorships
Industry peak body Fitness Australia is seeking industry leaders to join its Board of Directors. On its web site, the industry body explains "in any non-profit association,...
Jul 13, 2011
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Fitness