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Fitness Australia, the peak fitness industry association, today announced that Jayne Blake, who recently joined their Board of Directors as an appointed member, will take office as the Chairperson at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) ...

Last year, health club membership topped 174 million consumers around the globe. Industry revenue totalled an estimated AU$118.8 billion in 2017 and the club count exceeded 200,000 facilities. As leading markets posted strong performance, emerging ...

A monthly feature for WNiF and building on a ‘Who’s-Who’ within the Australian fitness community, we recognise just a few of the new positions and appointments during September 2018. Congratulations to all 🙂 Richard Derbyshire – ...

24 hour gym chain Plus Fitness has raised over $140,000 for Beyond Blue during its National ‘Lift Yourself Up’ campaign. The national initiative saw over 150 of its Australian-based franchisees join together to run a ...

FITREC.org is pleased to announce the appointment of Mel Tempest as Global Ambassador for FITREC fitness registration services. FITREC Managing Director Dennis Hosking states “Mel’s enthusiasm for collaboration and the progress of the fitness industry ...

Wearable fitness technology specialist Myzone has successfully signed an agreement with Snap Fitness franchises in the USA, Australia and New Zealand to install Myzone technology in their clubs. For Snap Fitness locations worldwide, the move ...

Anyone in the health and wellness world can tell you that franchising is driving a large part of the growth of this industry. The fitness trend continues with no end in sight and with more ...

A few years ago, it wasn’t the norm for gyms to sell things like protein powders and branded t-shirts. Today, gyms are more than just gyms — they’re brands. There are promising reasons for selling ...

Club Lime, part of the VIVA Leisure group, and one of the largest privately-owned health and fitness providers in Australia, has continued its impressive expansion into the greater NSW region with the acquisition of Xceler8 ...

The new Spring 2018 Edition of the What’s New in Fitness magazine is the 20th Edition and continues to be a great resource for fitness professionals with relevant industry news, articles and resources to better ...