NEWS
News and views from the New Zealand fitness industry.
Expanded education events in New Zealand in 2019
ExerciseNZ has recently expanded the range of education
events to support the exercise and yoga industry, adding
in an all-new one-day ‘FitEx-Lite’ in Christchurch in May.
Featuring 15 sessions held across three streams, this
new event provides a bite-sized version of the existing full
blown FitEx which is held in Auckland in late November,
and features more than 100 sessions over three days.
Additionally, an all-new ‘Hauora Yoga Roadshow’ will be
held alongside our popular Exercise Roadshow in eight
cities around NZ this June. The Exercise Roadshow has
been running for eight years now, and is a fantastic way
for those in the regions to benefit from the insights of
some of our industry’s leading fitness innovators, face-to-
face. The Roadshow is in addition to the three-day Hauora
Yoga Conference that was held for the first time in 2018,
and will return to Auckland in late November 2019.
So, taking stock, that means ExerciseNZ now runs two
conferences (one for the collective exercise industry, and
one exclusively for the yoga community), two co-timed
roadshows (again for exercise and yoga) held in eight
cities, and a one-day mini conference in Christchurch.
Phew! We are expecting over 1,500 individuals to attend
these events, which is more than quarter of the exercise
industry in New Zealand.
We are committed to supporting the exercise industry
and yoga community throughout New Zealand, and in
addition to running our own events, are supporting
and promoting the many excellent presenters running
workshops and mentorships in New Zealand, many of
whom we also work with as part of our events.
One area that is particularly exciting is the growth
of Exercise as Medicine opportunities. This initiative
now offers its own five-day comprehensive training
(recognised by REPs NZ for 20 CPD points and
additional endorsement) which not only provides new
opportunities for exercise professionals, but also makes
exercise accessible to more people in New Zealand.
Details of ExerciseNZ events can be found at
exercisenz.org.nz/events and a full list of the numerous
ongoing education events being held in NZ can be found
at reps.org.nz/cpd.
Richard Beddie
CEO, ExerciseNZ
[email protected]
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