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A Guide to Understanding Music Licensing For Fitness Businesses
The soundtrack of a fitness business does more than fill silence. It sets pace in a HIIT block, softens the edges of a busy floor, and helps a new member feel like they belong. It is also, in Australia, a legal and operational choice. If you play commercially available music in a business, you are

The Plus Fitness Playbook To Successful Scaling
The opening of Plus Fitness Mambourin last month marked a milestone for the brand, which has seen its trajectory turbo-charge since its 2020 acquisition by ASX-listed company Viva Leisure. Mambourin marks 200 clubs opened with around 200,000 members and more sites in the pipeline across Victoria and New South Wales. For Australian gym owners, a

Are You Going To The Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Symposium 2025?
As a fitness professional, you already know that real results go beyond the gym floor. While strength training, conditioning, and movement are powerful tools, your clients’ health outcomes are often shaped just as much by what happens outside their workouts – nutrition, sleep, stress, and lifestyle habits. That’s why the Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Symposium

New Mental Health App Provides Support For Australians
A new mental health app, Supportive Mind, has officially launched as part of a collaboration between global tech leader Infosys and the Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA). Designed to improve mental health awareness and offer real-time support, the app gives individuals and mental health first aiders easy access to wellbeing tools at their fingertips. What

Book your Spot at the 2025 Aqua Summit
Aqua Summit is back and early bird tickets are available now. This is an exciting opportunity for everyone in the aquatic exercise space for both networking as well as education and development. The 2025 Aqua Summit is scheduled for 18th – 19th October, across two days of immersive learning. What is the 2025 Aqua Summit? The

Australian Fitness Industry Awards Open Nominations For 2025
The AUSactive National Awards celebrate the incredible work being done across the active health and exercise industry in Australia. Formerly known as the Fitness Australia Awards, they shine a spotlight on both individuals and organisations making a real difference – those leading the way, inspiring, and helping create healthier, more active communities. These prestigious Australian

Exercise as the Key to Independence for Older Adults
Less than a generation ago, turning 40 was thought of as middle aged, and starting a ‘Fitness Over 40’ exercise program would have been shrugged off as a waste of time for it being too late to get in shape. Now, what we think of as ‘middle aged’ or ‘old’ has changed as people live

Life Fitness Take Premium Cardio Equipment To New Heights
Innovation in the cardio equipment space is competitive and it can be hard to differentiate between brands with a similar price point. The new Symbio™ range from Life Fitness Australia, however, has really shaken up the market with an array of exciting new features. The team from What’s New in Fitness were impressed with the

Introducing The FIT House Of Brands
A new parent company that unifies global fitness brands F45 Training, VAURA Pilates and FS8 has been announced. The launch of FIT (short for Functional Inspired Training) is an exciting moment for the wider fitness community, bringing a variety of exercise and wellbeing modalities under the one umbrella. Here’s what we know so far about

Fitness Racing Continues to Thrive with YOHKA Sports at the Forefront
Obstacle, adventure or fitness racing – whatever you call it, there’s no doubt that people around the world love this dynamic sport. Aussie-born fitness racing brand, YOHKA Sports, recently announced the appointment of Todd Liubinskas as CEO and with the sport gaining serious momentum on a global level, he takes the reigns moving into an

MyZone Appoints Advisory Group On Wearable Technology
MyZone has taken new steps to remain recognised as one of the most ‘relevant’ wearable technologies for the fitness industry, delivering a wearable fitness tracker that shows and rewards effort when you work out. In a new move to stay at the forefront of the industry, MyZone has assembled a ‘thinktank’ of health and fitness

ExPRO Fitness Expo Perth 2025
It’s official… ExPRO Fitness is back in Perth for 2025! Singapore’s leading fitness education and events platform debuted in Western Australia with a two day event in November 2024. The success of the 2024 Summit and Festival has led ExPRO to announce that there will be a 2025 event in Perth with dates still to

Driving Growth in Australian Fitness Franchises By Leveraging Technology and KPIs
This article was provided by Jaffrey Ali, Chief Product Officer at FranConnect As Summer approaches, gyms across Australia are experiencing a surge in memberships. Health-conscious individuals, both new and returning, are flocking to fitness centres to prepare for the warmer months. This rising trend presents a golden opportunity for fitness franchises and multi-location gyms to

A Dietitian Explains The Nutritional Needs Of Men Vs Women
Do men and women really have different nutritional needs? A question asked by many, that countless different experts have provided answers to. As humans, we all require a range of macro- and micro-nutrients to provide us with essential nutrition, however your assigned sex at birth is just one factor to consider when thinking about how

2024 AUSactive National Award Winners Announced
Winners were announced at the 2024 AUSactive National Awards, held in Sydney on 11th October. The sold-out gala event highlighted talent from across the country, and marked a record number of submissions for the Australian health and wellbeing industry awards program. What is the AUSactive National Awards Program? Formerly known in the industry as the
