An economic contribution report commissioned by Fitness Australia and prepared by Access Economics estimates that Australia’s fitness centres can provide savings in direct health care costs of up to $108 million per annum. Further economic modelling has revealed that a 3% increase in fitness centre utilisation by the adult population has the potential to deliver additional health care savings in the order of $204.8 million and lead to around 2,609 extra full time employees in the workforce.

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Fitness Australia will present its closing submissions to the Copyright Tribunal at the end of June in relation to the PPCA proposal to radically alter the licence scheme and massively increase the cost of using protected sound recordings in fitness classes.

The recent hearing of this matter extended over 5 weeks and almost 1,400 pages of transcript with many volumes of documents in evidence. Over 25 witnesses were cross-examined, 10 of whom were economic experts.

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Shifts in salaries, hours worked and education emerged as the hot spots for the sport, fitness and aquatic sector over the past 5 years according to new research published in May.

Over 1,000 respondents participated in the 2008 Sportspeople Workplace Survey with data compiled by Dr. Dave Arthur from the Graduate College of Management, Southern Cross University. The preliminary data released by Sportspeople provides direct comparisons with the 2003 Sportspeople Workplace Survey.

Key findings of the 2008 Sportspeople Workplace Survey include:

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On top of the already significant demands being placed on you by the Global Financial Crisis, the fast approaching Fair Work Act could significantly change the way staff are managed. The new Fair Work Act will change the Industrial Relations system putting more pressure on businesses.

To help you through this period, the Fitness Australia Human Resources / Industrial Relations Team is holding a Business Briefing that will focus on the Fair Work Act, to smooth the transition of the new Bill.

The Industrial Relations Business Briefing will provide you with an overview of:

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If your members and clients are telling you that you are the best get them to tell us. Voting in the 2009 People’s Choice Award closes 31 July 2009, so make sure your members are going online and voting for you. The State and Territory People’s Choice Awards will be announced in September with the country’s favourite fitness business announced in November.

The People’s Choice Awards are not the only ones up for grabs. Whether your business is based around outdoor training, group exercise, a boutique gym or a franchise business you are eligible* to enter the 2009 Fitness Industry Awards of Excellence.

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intelliFITNESS™ is at the forefront of delivering integrated solutions for the health club industry internationally and uses web technologies where it makes sense, and we hold your data secure, enabling you to concentrate on the management of your club.

We developed intelliFITNESS™ Healthy Business - because club management is a whole lot more than just a billing system, it helps you communicate with your prospects, members and partners, and ensures that group fitness, personal trainers, child care and other facilities and services use one integrated system.

Tracking the total management of the club means you know which areas are profitable, how your sales team is performing, what contributions you are getting from different services, and you can track your quality and member satisfaction.

While the well being of your members is why you are in business, intelliFITNESS™ Healthy Business ensures that the club’s financial health is in good shape too.

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