News: Wellness
Western Australia’s largest Snap Fitness opens in Fremantle
With a vision to create gym for the community with a focus on individual member experiences, global gym franchise Snap Fitness has opened its largest Western Australian club in...
Jun 7, 2022
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Fitness
Sport NZ revives Push Play campaign to get nation moving again
Sport New Zealand has relaunched its Push Play campaign, aiming to get people up and down the country to add more movement into their day to day lives. New research from Sport...
Jun 6, 2022
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AUSactive expands its National Awards Program in 2022
AUSactive has today launched an expanded National Awards Program which includes 28 individual, business and community awards honouring Australia’s growing health and exercise...
Jun 5, 2022
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Fitness
Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre to host wellbeing expo
Shoalhaven City Council is hosting the 2022 Shoalhaven Health and Wellbeing Expo on Wednesday 22nd June at the Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre. The Expo is a free one-day event...
Jun 5, 2022
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Wellness
Table Tennis Victoria launches new workplace initiative to promote wellbeing
With the aim of helping workplaces across Victoria to focus on employee wellbeing and promoting a positive workplace culture, Table Tennis Victoria has launched a new...
Jun 3, 2022
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Wellness
We Wander delivers wellness and hospitality experiences via gift boxing
We Wander are supporting local hospitality, tourism and wellness businesses with their new Gift Boxes which offer a range of impressive and memorable experiences. The gift boxes...
Jun 2, 2022
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UFC GYM opens new ‘signature’ club in the Sydney CBD
The UFC Gym brand has opened a new flagship in the Sydney CBD, its first ‘signature’ club in Australia. Located at 580 George St Sydney, the gym is spread over three floors...
Jun 1, 2022
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Fitness
Clean Health partners with Optimum Performance Studios to expand fitness education across Asia
Leading fitness educator Clean Health has announced a partnership with Hong Kong-based Optimum Performance Studios (OPS) to expand the delivery of its evidence-based programs to...
Jun 1, 2022
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Fitness
OneMusic Australia and AUSactive offer free online webinar to support Pilates and yoga studios
OneMusic Australia and AUSactive (formerly Fitness Australia) are joining together for the first time to help Pilates and yoga studios feel more supported in the daily running...
Jun 1, 2022
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Fitness
Victoria’s community sport clubs encouraged to deliver initiatives to prevent violence against women
Victoria’s community sport clubs are being supported by the State Government to engage with young people and deliver initiatives to prevent violence against women. Victorian...
Jun 1, 2022
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Wellness
New community gym opens in Toogoolawah
Somerset Regional Council and the Queensland Government have partnered to deliver a $1 million community gym for Toogoolawah - a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region....
May 31, 2022
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WIFA names Meghan Jarvis as new Global Ambassador for Australia
The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA) has announced the appointment of Gold Coast-based Meghan Jarvis as its latest Global Ambassador. Canadian born Jarvis is founder and...
May 31, 2022
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Collective Leisure host free online event to address health inequity in Western Sydney
Collective Leisure are hosting a free online ‘Western Sydney Moving’ stakeholder event on 2nd June – promoting a whole of system well-being approach to reduce physical...
May 30, 2022
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Queenslanders invited to comment on major smoking law reforms
Coinciding with 'World No Tobacco Day' (31st May), and in an important step to strengthen Queensland’s anti-smoking efforts, Queenslanders are being invited to provide their...
May 30, 2022
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Parks
New venture capital firm XT Ventures looks to invest in fitness, sport and wellness
A new venture capital firm, XT Ventures, has announced the creation of a new fund to invest in fitness, sport and wellness start-ups. With leading health insurer HCF among the...
May 27, 2022
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FILEX Business Summit set to present wide-ranging perspectives and case studies
Commencing as an in-person event today, the 2022 FILEX Business Summit and Expo will see some of the Australian fitness industry’s brightest and most inspirational minds share...
May 26, 2022
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Global Wellness Institute launches country-specific Geography of Wellness microsite
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has launched a new Geography of Wellness microsite to showcase the wellness economies of different countries. Commencing with Singapore, the...
May 25, 2022
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Fitness
Swinburne University study reveals psychological challenges facing music and performing arts
Suicide attempts among workers in Australia’s art and live performance industry rose over last two years according to findings from a Swinburne University study into the...
May 25, 2022
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Arts
Australians relax their COVID-19 precautions
More Australians reported household members returning positive COVID-19 tests in April while fewer reported taking precautions against the spread of the Coronavirus, according...
May 25, 2022
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Anytime Fitness to open three new Hong Kong locations as it aims to expand to 100 gyms in the city
US-based Anytime Fitness has acquired three locations in Hong Kong as it targets opening 100 gyms across the city in the next three to five years. Anytime Fitness’ expansion...
May 24, 2022
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Sports Nutrition Association looks to tackle misinformation in the fitness space
Aiming to counter misinformation surrounding nutrition advice, the Sports Nutrition Association (SNA) is tackling the fitness space to try and prevent those who don’t have the...
May 24, 2022
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AIA Australia announces Layne Beachley as new Vitality Ambassador
AIA Australia, a leading life, health and wellbeing insurer, has announced Australian female surfing identity Layne Beachley as its new AIA Vitality Ambassador. The former...
May 23, 2022
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ESSA encourages exercising for the right reasons this Exercise Right Week
This year’s Exercise Right Week - the annual campaign powered by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) - has the theme ‘exercise for the right reasons’, with ESSA hoping...
May 22, 2022
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Fitness
Queensland Government continues to improve walking environments in urban, regional and town centres
The Queensland Government has released its second walking action plan which contains practical actions to help make walking the easy option for Queenslanders. The state...
May 19, 2022
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Wellness