News: Wellness
ExerciseNZ highlight why staying physically active will reduce cognitive decline
With researchers having found direct links between low skeletal muscle mass and dementia, ExerciseNZ Chief Executive Richard Beddie sees this as reinforcing the importance of...
Nov 2, 2022
Wellness /
Fitness
AusPlay research results highlight a change in the way Australians are getting active
New research from the Australian Sports Commission’s latest national AusPlay report highlights a change in the way Australians are getting active. The report shows Australians...
Oct 31, 2022
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Fitness
World Health Organization points to New Zealand’s unacceptably low physical inactivity levels
ExerciseNZ Chief Executive Richard Beddie has highlighted New Zealand’s unacceptably high level of physical inactivity, revealed in the first ever World Health Organisation...
Oct 31, 2022
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Government /
Fitness
Shanghai Disney shuts as visitors unable to leave without negative COVID test
Visitors were trapped inside Shanghai Disney Resort when the attraction abruptly shut its gates yesterday at 11:39am local time to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures and...
Oct 31, 2022
Safety /
Wellness /
Attractions
Club Pilates sets a goal of 100 studios across Australia and New Zealand
With more than 1000 studios globally, Club Pilates has set a goal of 100 studios across Australia and New Zealand. Founded in San Diego in 2007, and delivering Pilates to...
Oct 30, 2022
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Fitness
Countdown to Exercise New Zealand Conference 2022
Stakeholders in New Zealand’s fitness industry will be able to enjoy over 80 sessions including lectures, masterclasses and practical hands-on sessions plus longer ‘deep dive’...
Oct 30, 2022
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rebel unveils new health and wellbeing experience at Chadstone Shopping Centre
Australia’s leading sporting goods retailer, rebel, has unveiled its largest health and wellbeing destination to date at Chadstone Shopping Centre, located in the south-eastern...
Oct 29, 2022
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Retail
Newly branded AusFitness Industry events set for April dates in Sydney
Fitness+Wellness Australia, the leading trade show for commercial fitness equipment, technology, products and solutions for gyms, health clubs and other exercise facilities has...
Oct 27, 2022
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Fitness
A-League Pride Cup at AAMI Park receives funding boost
The A-League Pride Cup between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United in February next year has attracted $200,000 from the Victorian Government to support the event, celebrating...
Oct 27, 2022
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Sport /
Wellness
Opening of first North American Body Fit Training gym
Australian-founded Body Fit Training (BFT) has announced the opening of its first North American studio in the Canadian of Toronto. This opening marks the beginning of the...
Oct 27, 2022
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Retail /
Fitness
World Gym Australia reveals appointment of Roger Westerman as Chief Executive
World Gym Australia has announced the appointment of experienced fitness business executive Roger Westerman as its new Chief Executive. Westerman, who was Chief Operating...
Oct 27, 2022
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Fitness
LetsPlay.Live partners with Fonterra’s brain performance supplement BioKodeLab
With a focus on connecting gamers with nutritional solutions that help optimise performance, avoiding the dip of traditional energy drinks, and combat the effects of blue light,...
Oct 26, 2022
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Wellness /
Technology
Fountain Life named as exclusive 2023 sponsor of GWI’s Wellness Moonshot campaign
Fountain Life, whose mission is to change healthcare from reactive to preventive, will be the exclusive 2023 sponsor of GWI’s Wellness Moonshot campaign to create a world free...
Oct 26, 2022
Wellness
Fernwood Fitness named Franchise Group of the Year at 2022 AUSactive Awards
Fernwood Fitness is celebrating securing two wins at the 2022 AUSactive Awards - being named Franchise Group of the Year and with its Fernwood Shellharbour club winning in the...
Oct 25, 2022
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Fitness
AUSactive Awards recognise excellence in Australia’s fitness industry
The national winners in this year’s AUSactive National Awards have been announced and honoured at a Gala Event in Sydney on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of more...
Oct 23, 2022
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Fitness
Genesis Health and Fitness partners with Thr1ve nutrition-focussed food delivery service
Genesis Health + Fitness Genesis is partnering with ready-made-meals service Thr1ve to offer improved convenience to members with Thr1ve meals being designed collaboratively by...
Oct 23, 2022
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Fitness
AUSactive National Awards recognise Mel Tempest’s lifetime industry achievement
19 years after opening her first fitness location, the achievements of Mel Tempest, owner of the Ballarat Body & Soul Genesis 24/7 gym and the creator of the Gym Owners Fitness...
Oct 21, 2022
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Fitness
World Health Organization reveals high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030,...
Oct 21, 2022
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Fitness
FS8 adds Mick Fanning’s new workout to its studio timetables across Australia
FS8 Ambassador and world champion surfer, Mick Fanning has launched the workout - Point Break - a cardio focused workout inspired by his surfing training program which will be...
Oct 20, 2022
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Fitness
Upgraded Derrimut 24:7 Gym becomes South Australia's largest fitness space
A range of new additions, including a doubling in size of its ladies' space, has seen Derrimut 24:7 Gym - Windsor Gardens become the largest fitness club in South Australia....
Oct 20, 2022
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Technology /
Fitness
Australia ranked as most desirable wellness tourism destination in the world
The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Wellness Tourism Initiative’s recently released survey has revealed that Australia is ranked by industry tourism leaders globally as the...
Oct 20, 2022
Tourism /
Wellness /
Environment
Athlete Leaders Network launched in Auckland
Initiated by the Athletes’ Commission of New Zealand Olympic Committee - The Athlete Leaders Network (ALN) - has been launched in Auckland and aims to increase the strength and...
Oct 19, 2022
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Sport /
Wellness
Budget 24/7 gyms have transformed Australian fitness over the past half decade
Highlighting that the performance of Australian fitness facilities over the past five years has been "volatile" - and not entirely due to the pandemic - a series of reports from...
Oct 18, 2022
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Wellness /
Fitness
Program and speakers confirmed for the AUSactive Senior Management Summit
Counting down to the presentation of AUSactive’s National Awards on Friday evening, the full program of speakers has been revealed for the inaugural AUSactive Senior Management...
Oct 17, 2022
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Fitness