Article updated June 2024. Do you have a passion for health and fitness? Are you good at motivating others? If this sounds like you, becoming a personal trainer could be a good fit for you. A significant health boom across Australia isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Aussies are putting more time and effort […]
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Article updated February 2024. The Stadium Stomp 2024 is growing closer, but there’s plenty of time left to train if you’re unsure whether you’re up to the task! It also means that if you’re thinking of using the event as a fundraising tool, now is the time to register so you can let your friends
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This article was updated December 2025. Chemotherapy is a common treatment for cancer that involves using drugs to destroy cancer cells. While chemotherapy is one of the most effective tools in battling cancer, it can also cause side effects such as fatigue, nausea, weakness, peripheral neuropathy, and fluid retention. While traditionally patients undergoing chemo have
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The Australian Institute of Personal Trainers (AIPT) 7th annual Indigenous scholarship. The Australian Institute of Personal Trainers’ Indigenous Scholarship was established to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with the much-needed health and fitness knowledge and skills to help address the chronic health and socio-economic issues affecting the Indigenous community. The 2020 Australian Institute
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InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders and peak industry association Ausactive have launched recommendations for the identification and support of those living with eating disorders in the fitness industry in Australia. Eating disorders have low detection and intervention rates, gyms and fitness clubs are at-risk settings for the presentation of eating and exercise disorders, and as
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A new and exciting way to attract and maintain members is about to land on our shores, and it’s got the Aussie fitness industry talking! Life Fitness On Demand™ has been developed in response to exerciser’s ever-growing need for quality coaching that can be accessible at any time. This new captivating feature is embedded into
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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
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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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