Articles within our Fitness Education category covers the latest release of fitness courses from Australia ATO’s, and new fitness workshops and fitness business seminars from leading industry authorities and experts – many offering WNiF readers with free entry! You’ll also find information relating to major fitness conventions and expo’s that provide the Continued Education Credits (CECs) for all fitness professionals.
Partnerships in business can be the key to success, yet also the reason for failure. From professionals wanting to open a new business with their friends or family, to existing partnerships that have gotten difficult and not working out as planned, and everything in-between. Whether you’re considering entering a new partnership, or managing an existing […]
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Baby Boomers are the nation’s most active generation, racking up 364 hours of physical activity each year(1), reveals new research commissioned by Fitness Australia. Baby Boomers rack up 83 additional hours of exercise each year compared to those under 40 Health & confidence are the biggest drivers of exercise among this generation More Baby Boomers
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Article updated June 2024. In a move to support ACT fitness employers and University of Canberra students, FITREC provides certificates of Gym Instructing and Personal Training for undergrad students that have completed key units in the Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science degree. With these certifications, FITREC can then provide students with the registration they
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Industry advocate Jen Dugard writes about the changing culture in fitness professionals where more trainers are embracing collaboration over competition… In a world where women are often pitted against each other and in an industry that has mostly been driven by the masculine influence there is emerging a breed of Personal Trainer that knows there
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It’s been over a decade now since I first decided to turn my fitness business into one that specialised in working with mums. Ten years ago there were very few pre and postnatal courses, and very few trainers actually realised that they needed further education in order to properly work with mums. Times definitely feel
Our Industry: Leading The Way In Working With Mums Read More »
Personal Trainers can now add a new nationally recognised qualification to their existing skillset with the Diploma of Weight Management 10698NAT; this newly accredited course aims to offer a more advanced skillset than the existing Certificate IV in Weight Management (10576NAT) for those looking to raise their professional careers to the next level. What is
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Article updated May 2025. Most fitness professionals and business owner’s start out with a vague awareness that there’s a lot more to building a business than they initially thought. However, without understanding of the environment they’re now operating in, they end up feeling lost, confused, and overwhelmed. Names give you power. They increase your comprehension
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Article updated in July, 2023. Original article by Jen Dugard. Jen was one of the first fitness professionals in Australia to understand the need for partnerships with pelvic health physiotherapists to ensure best practices. She developed and launched her pre and postnatal trainer certification ‘Safe Return to Exercise’ in 2016. Safe Return to Exercise has
Why No More Abs For Your Pregnant & Postnatal Clients Read More »
This article was updated April 2024. Original article written by Steve Jensen for the What’s New in Fitness Magazine – Spring 2018 Edition. Many people say, and I must agree, that it’s important to take a few moments every now and then to reflect and that it’s a good thing to do. We are all
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Most people think the key to succeeding in business is having a great product or service. But guess what? People don’t actually buy a product or a service; instead, what they actually buy is the feeling that they believe your product or service will give them. I’m sales expert Steve Jensen, and in this article
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Article updated May 2025. Some fitness business owners fill their schedules with great clients. Their calendar is filled with people who follow the program that gets them results, people who are fun to be around, people who refer others, and people who pay on time. Other fitness business professionals and owners don’t have all that.
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As with all clients, it’s important to complete a pre-exercise questionnaire. When working with pregnant, postnatal and ‘mum’ clients in general, I believe it is even more important to do so. From experience, many pre-exercise questionnaires only ask if a woman has had a baby in the last 6 months and often don’t go into
Your Mum Client: Pre-Exercise Screening Read More »
