FITNESS
AUSTRALIA:
By Barrie Elvish
THE NEXT PHASE
We’re pushing for a more physically active nation.
F
itness Australia’s next
phase includes a
heavy focus in its core
business towards promoting
physical activity to the
public through partnerships
with Government agencies
like Sport Australia and the
corporate and allied health
sectors.
Our new strategic direction will
see us as a key player in getting
more Australians more physically
active more often and our success
will benefit our industry, and the
Australian community.
Fitness Australia has an integral,
and important, role to play in this
initiative at a national level through
effective advocacy underwritten
by evidence-based research, a
professional membership base and
high quality accessible facilities.
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There’s a new version of the Adult
Pre-Exercise Screening Tool
In collaboration with Sports
Medicine Australia and Exercise
& Sports Science Australia, we’ve
launched the newly developed
Adult Pre-Exercise Screening
System which includes an updated
Screening Tool and User Guide.
Pre-exercise screening is used to
identify people who may have
medical conditions which put them
at a higher risk of an adverse event
during physical activity/exercise.
It is a filter or ‘safety net’ to help
determine if the potential benefits
of exercise outweigh the risks for an
individual.
The Adult Pre-Exercise Screening
System has been a guiding resource
for the health and fitness professions
over the last seven years. Access the
tool now.
We’ve partnered with
Sportspeople on fitness industry
job board
In April we partnered with Australia’s
largest sports, fitness and recreation
job board provider Sportspeople,
to promote job vacancies of Fitness
Australia Business Members, with
the benefit of a 20% discount on job
vacancy listings. Access the Jobs
Board now.
Fitness Aus-
tralia’s business
members are also
easily identifiable
to jobseekers as
preferred
employers
other countries.
Congratulations to all winners and
recipients! View the winners.
The 2019 Australian Fitness
Awards winners
Fitness Australia awarded its 2019
Australian Fitness Awards winners
at an exclusive event in Sydney,
alongside the 2019 FILEX Convention
on Thursday 11th April.
The Australian Fitness Awards
are designed to recognise the
remarkable contribution of fitness
industry professionals and
businesses, and the impact they
have in their communities.
We’ve opened the Australian
Register of Exercise Professionals
to allow for more Degree
qualified people.
TThe Australian Register of Exercise
Professionals has now been
broadened to allow for more of
those who have relevant University
Degrees.
Our new direction promotes the
notion of having a broad spectrum
of advisors of physical activity in its
VIDEO HERE
Being part of this discussion
on a global scale has given us
the opportunity to learn from
international exemplars of good
realm.
We’re listening to employers, and
have recognised their needs for
a more robust workforce, with
the added credibility of being an
AusREP.
If you’ve completed an Exercise/
Sport/Health Science Degree (or
alike)* and want to Register with
Fitness Australia please visit
Fitness.org.au/Register to get the
process started.
Fitness Australia is the national peak
fitness industry association which
exists to empower over 22,000
AusREPs and 3,300 fitness businesses
owners, with a vision to have more
Australians be more active, more
often.
To get industry news, tools or
guidance call us on 1300 211 311 or
visit www.fitness.org.au
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