News: Wellness
City of Sydney faces challenges in developing new harbour swimming spots
Pledging to install more shark nets across harbour foreshore swimming spots, the City of Sydney has advised of the challenges it faces in opening up the iconic water body to...
Feb 7, 2024
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Wellness /
Aquatics /
Environment
Australian Institute of Sport partnership delivers access to sports nutrition products
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has partnered with Science in Sport (SiS) to give athletes and and sports preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games...
Feb 7, 2024
Events /
Sport /
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Retail
Aquatic and recreation industry workforce should take advantage of free mental health elearning program
With mental illness set to again be the main reason for a person to visit their general practitioner in 2024, Dr Jeff Walkley, Chief Executive of the Belgravia Foundation, is...
Feb 7, 2024
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Aquatics /
Fitness
Fears that sunbeds in commercial collariums are increasing melanoma risk
While banned across the country, commercial sunbeds appear to making a return as ‘collariums’ - claiming to give users a "longer-lasting beautiful tan" via UV and red light, as...
Feb 7, 2024
Legal /
Wellness
Wexer partners with Livewire to deliver enhanced fitness content
Wexer, the leading global provider of fitness technology and wellness content solutions, has partnered with renowned producer Livewire, a Dubai-based leader in B2B fitness...
Feb 7, 2024
Wellness /
Technology /
Fitness
Sport Climbing federation becomes first to introduce regulations to protect wellbeing of athletes
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is focussed on enhancing the protection of the health and rights of athletes and has become the first International...
Feb 7, 2024
Events /
Sport /
Wellness
HealthAccord focusses on elite athlete mental health and female athlete well-being
HealthAccord - one of the four specialist streams at this year’s SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit – will be focussed on supporting elite athlete mental health and...
Feb 7, 2024
Events /
Sport /
Wellness
Tree planting program for Blue Mountains aims to combat urban heat
Blue Mountains City Council has advised it is planting trees across eight locations in the Blue Mountains to combat increased temperatures associated with loss of tree canopy...
Feb 7, 2024
Wellness /
Environment
VMO renews Fitness and Lifestyle Group advertising account
VMO and the Fitness and Lifestyle Group (FLG) have renewed their partnership, which will see the advertising agency continue representing media within Fitness First, Goodlife...
Feb 7, 2024
Marketing /
Wellness /
Fitness
Aquamoves introduces child friendly Fitness Classes to compensate for no creche
Making it easier and more accessible for parents to maintain their health and wellbeing, Greater Shepparton City Council’s Aquamoves facility is introducing Child Friendly...
Feb 6, 2024
Wellness /
Aquatics /
Fitness
Mindbody and ClassPass trends study sees 80% of consumers viewing wellness as more important than ever
A new trends study from fitness management platforms Mindbody and ClassPass has revealed that wellness continues to influence consumer behaviour. The analysis reveals that...
Feb 5, 2024
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Fitness
Ampd Academy partners with Men of Business
Ampd Academy - a registered training organisation committed to bridging the gap between schools, businesses, RTO’s and industries - has partnered with Men of Business (MOB)...
Feb 5, 2024
Safety /
Education /
Wellness
Brisbane to stage AusCycling’s inaugural Asia Pacific Cycling Conference
Brisbane will host inaugural Asia Pacific Cycling Conference for the next three years as part of the Brisbane Cycling Festival (BCF) with support from Brisbane Economic...
Jan 31, 2024
Events /
Sport /
Recreation /
Wellness
Australian Institute of Sport launches new concussion guidelines to align with New Zealand and UK
The Australian Institute of Sport has aligned its new Youth and Community Sport Guidelines with advice from both the United Kingdom, through the Department for Culture, Media...
Jan 31, 2024
Sport /
Safety /
Wellness
Brimbank City Council explores beauty of ageing
Brimbank City Council is taking part in a pilot campaign to help tackle ageism. The #OldisBeautiful project started with a workshop for older residents to explore ageism and...
Jan 31, 2024
Marketing /
Recreation /
Wellness
ABC Trainerize announces new strategy for fitness industry revenue optimisation
ABC Trainerize, a leading software platform for the fitness industry acquired by ABC Fitness Solutions in 2020, has this week announced a new strategy for revenue optimisation...
Jan 30, 2024
Wellness /
Technology /
Fitness
Pacific Island governments continue to tax unhealthy foods
A New Zealand study has shown that Pacific Island governments are increasingly imposing taxes on unhealthy foods as they battle a non-communicable disease crisis with taxes...
Jan 30, 2024
Wellness /
Government
Emphasis on green development for Phuket’s Gardens of Eden
Situated on Bangtao Beach Phuket, a green development project ‘Gardens of Eden’ by Dubai investment capital funded Amal Development incorporates a 5,000 square-metre wellness...
Jan 30, 2024
Design /
Wellness /
Environment /
Parks
Global Wellness Institute ranks Australia 11th of 145 countries based on wellness market size
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has today released a comprehensive report delving into the wellness economies of 145 countries and ranking them by size. This new, in-depth...
Jan 30, 2024
Tourism /
Wellness /
Aquatics /
Retail /
Fitness
Virgin Active Singapore spotlights transformative shift in corporate wellbeing requirements
Virgin Active Singapore highlights that as employees seek a more comprehensive approach to their wellbeing, the era of the traditional gym is giving way to a holistic wellness...
Jan 28, 2024
Wellness /
Fitness
Wellington event marks launch of Aotearoa Bike Challenge
The Aotearoa Bike Challenge, an annual New Zealand competition running for the duration of February, encourages people to get on their paihikara/bike and ride – to get from A to...
Jan 28, 2024
Events /
Wellness /
Fitness
Sunshine Coast Council launches new program prioritising healthy living
Set to launch from Monday 29th January, the new Healthy Sunshine Coast program is aiming to deliver affordable ways for residents to get healthier and happier. Prioritising...
Jan 28, 2024
Recreation /
Wellness /
Fitness
Research from CPR First Aid training provider reveals top New Year’s resolutions in Australia
A new study from CPR First Aid training provider, who analysed Google search volumes of 65 top-trending keywords related to resolutions throughout Australia, has revealed the...
Jan 27, 2024
Wellness /
Fitness
No fair trading or consumer affairs warnings over fitness memberships during 'gym-uary'
In a sign that the fitness industry’s positive messages are being heeded by state governments and their agencies, Australasian Leisure Management has noted that during the past...
Jan 26, 2024
Wellness /
Government /
Billing /
Security /
Fitness