FITNESS
AUSTRALIA:
LET’S GET MOVING
By Barrie Elvish
A snapshot from Fitness Australia CEO Barrie Elvish
M
ore Australians,
more active,
more often. Six
simple words that carry
a powerful message,
and if Fitness Australia’s
new strategic direction is
successful, an outcome
that will support a healthier,
happier community with
reduced physical and
mental health issues and
a much improved sense of
wellbeing.
In support of our new direction in
2019, Fitness Australia amended
its Constitution for the first time, to
enable our exercise professional
membership base to be elected to
the Fitness Australia Board and vote
for their preferred candidate. We
were thrilled to have nominations
from an incredible number of
extremely high calibre candidates.
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Following the election process,
Fitness Australia welcomed three
new elected Board members; Ty
Menzies joins Justin McDonell as
the two Business Directors and Jen
Dugard and Chantal Brodrick make
history as the first elected AusREP
Directors - read more.
Advocating for the fitness
industry
Fitness Australia starts 2020 with
a new enthusiastic Board and
energised team of staff who will
be totally focussed on supporting
our members grow their businesses
and increase their employment
opportunities.
These objectives will be supported
by an improved IT capacity,
increased human resources
dedicated to member support, an
educational campaign centred
around the Fitness Australia Quality
Accreditation program, a new
Code of Ethical Conduct and most
importantly ramped up Advocacy
efforts in the areas of NDIA, private
health insurance, community use of
public space and exercise related
programs in non-traditional settings.
Quality
Accreditation...
supports business
best-practices and
can position your
business as a
leader and an
employer of choice
with a quality
improvement
ethos.
of an effective Advocacy and
Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.
The ensuing recommendations were
considered at the final 2019 Board
meeting and will be implemented
publicly in the new year; they
represent a fundamental root and
branch change in policy and action
for the organisation and, if half
way successful, will fundamentally
change for the better the Australian
fitness and associated physical
activity environment. Keep up to
date at fitness.org.au.
Quality Accreditation - the gold
standard in fitness business
For those business owners who
are yet to learn about our Quality
Accreditation program, the best
way to describe it is a business
improvement program that aligns
with a global quality framework that
demonstrates the ‘Gold standard’
in a fitness business. It supports
business best-practices and can
position your business as a leader
and an employer of choice with a
quality improvement ethos. Give
our team a call to discuss business
accreditation, or to find out more go
to accreditation.fitness.org.au.
2020 FILEX Convention
Fitness Australia will use the FILEX
2020 event as an opportunity to
engage with delegates, members
and non-members alike, to explore
effective Advocacy strategies and
seek feedback on both existing
and planned initiatives designed
to support our new direction.
Speaking of FILEX, tickets are now
available for purchase, the program
is exciting and provocative and the
quality of presenters of a very high
standard in terms of content and
delivery. I encourage all members
of the exercise and physical activity
community to review the program
online and consider attending.
Fitness Australia members also can
benefit by heavily reduced entrance
fees. Visit filex.com.au .
To get industry news, tools or
guidance call us on 1300 211 311 or
visit www.fitness.org.au
VIDEO HERE
Late in 2019 the Fitness Australia
Board received the findings of
an independent review that was
tasked with the development
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