News & Updates

AusFitness Industry - the most important event in the professional fitness sector in Australia - returns to the ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre on 28-29 April 2023.

In this edition of REACTIVATED, we announce the launch of our All ABILITIES program, put the spotlight on our 2021 Mental Health Awareness Program award winner Leila Sithole and analyse data from our recent research piece - transforming inactivity.

AUSactive is pleased to announce the appointment of Anita Delbridge Goswell to the Australian Health and Fitness Industry Standards Council. The Standards Council is an entity that helps to advance and elevate Australia’s health and fitness industry. The council’s objectives are to develop, manage, promote and review a suite of standards, codes and guidance materials to assist the industry in managing safety and improving service quality.

As the peak association for the Australian health and fitness industry, representing members through advocacy with government, councils and other stakeholders is an important responsibility.

Aqua Exercise Instructors play an integral role in preventative health and fitness, supporting many Australians to keep active. The new industry guidelines, a first for AUSactive, are designed to assist aqua facilities with best practice standards or implement risk management strategies for the safe and effective delivery of aqua exercise classes.

The Australasian Association of Yoga Therapists (AAYT) will merge with AUSactive following a unanimous vote by members at a Special General Meeting held on 1 December 2022.

Motivation. Sometimes we have it and sometimes we can’t seem to find any no matter how hard we search for it. Motivating clients can make you feel like you’re jumping on a trampoline alongside them. Sometimes you jump in unison, and everything goes well and other times you’re jumping at different heights and landing unevenly and nearly knocking each other over you are so out of sync. As the year ends this out of sync motivation can really come to the fore.

While New South Wales lays claim to the most populated state or territory in Australia, alarmingly in raw numbers, this also puts the state in top spot when it comes to levels of physical inactivity – a concerning statistic AUSactive says should be top of mind in the NSW 2023 State Election next March.

With expanded membership modalities now on offer, AUSactive has strengthened its Board’s industry representation with the appointment of Sally Anderson who has delivered Pilates specialist training and education for more than 30 years around the world.