A big favourite at What’s New in Fitness because small training aids and tools can compliment your general fitness offering and bring alive your one-on-one PT sessions and your group fitness training and performance sessions (such as HIIT) by offering exercise variety and variations at a personal level and training intensity and that can make the difference between your members coming back or not! Check this out on a regular basis, there is always something new hitting (or about to) the Australian market.
This article was updated. March 2024. A 2017 gamification study performed by 12RND Fitness in Australia showed an increase in every single metric, for every club that participated, with members training for longer periods, more often, and at a higher effort level. How did the fitness gamification study work? The study took place over 21 […]
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Article updated September 2024. As the population grows and more people find themselves living or working in close quarters, activities that create noise for our adjoining neighbours are becoming increasingly troublesome. Exercise equipment can be one of those problematic issues, with the most common complaint from occupants sharing a premises with gym facilities being the
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This article was updated in July 2023. With over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, Marietta Mehanni is as passionate as ever about sharing her love of movement with others. Marietta has presented at both National and International conferences since 1994 and enjoys teaching other fitness professionals to be a part of the
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Article updated December 2024. Looking for a fitness app that not only tracks your workouts but also helps you train smarter? Finding the right exercise and training app for you makes all the difference in reaching health goals. Polar Beat is a free, feature-rich fitness app to track and enhance workouts on versatile platforms. From
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Did you know that wearable fitness technology such as trackers and smartwatches are an opportunity you can tap into to grow your business? Whether your members have tried them in the past and ditched them, or they are currently using them to track and monitor their fitness and health, you can capitalise on both scenarios
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Article updated October 2024. Miranda Kerr uses it, along with other household names and your next door neighbour is probably using it too; it’s the effective pain relief trend that has taken the world by storm. While they may resemble a modern take on a medieval ‘bed of nails’, acupressure mats can help reduce chronic
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Functional Training: Exercises and programming for training and performance, by Juan Carlos Santana Reviewed by Tony Boutagy, PhD, AEP, AES of the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia and Boutagy Fitness Institute This is a book that has been long awaited and keenly anticipated, written by the Godfather of the intelligent functional training movement, JC Santana. The text is
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Scientifically engineered to create functional and durable equipment, Les Mills SMARTBAND is the latest innovation in resistance technology. SMARTBAND delivers consistent force increase throughout the extension meaning users will experience the same resistance throughout the entire movement. Working out with SMART TECH equipment means better results in a shorter time. Increase muscle activation, maximise workouts
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A new app that links emotions to daily events could help your clients increase self-awareness and improve life path. Expressing and writing down your deepest thoughts and fears can be a scary idea for some clients. However according to a recent study[1], journalling can improve physical and mental health. Now there is an app which
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Until you’ve either seen this video or actually tried this out, it’s difficult to know how awesome this piece of training equipment is and how you need it in your gym, studio or outdoor fitness class! Delivering this level of core strength to you personal training clients or giving your members access to the range
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Demonstrating partner based exercises with the TIYR™. The TIYR™ is a great training tool for partner workouts, great for challenging strength based exercises and coordination, power agility and overall body conditioning. Precision built using recycled foam, the soft grip of the TIYR™ makes it easy to hold on to and its kind to your gym or
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Introducing the Forerunner ® 25 – an easy to use GPS running watch with connected features from Garmin® Garmin today announced the Forerunner 25, a compact and easy-to-use GPS running watch with connected features. No matter the goal the Forerunner 25 will help runners get there by tracking essential data including distance, pace, heart rate(1)
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