FITNESS TECH SUMMIT MAKES FACE-TO-FACE RETURN
On 21 and 22 July , the Fitness & Recreation Industry Technology Summit ( FRITS ) will take place in Sydney , making it one of the country ’ s first face-to-face business events since pre-pandemic times .
Announcing the addition to the Summit ’ s main program of a lead-up webinar series , as well as an inaugural Technology Awards Gala Night , the event ’ s Managing Director , Justin Tamsett , said ‘ The success of the 2019 event meant we would always do it again and we are excited that in 2021 we have three unique aspects to the event that we know delegates will truly value .’
Summit organiser Jess Abbey , said ‘ We are very excited with what will be a step up on our first event . We will help clubs navigate the legal minefield of data , inspire what is possible for communicating with members , and run two workshops to take the theoretical knowledge and turn it into actions . Add in the networking drinks and the annual Fitness Business Podcast Meetup and it will be an action packed two days .’
EXERCISING RAISES IQ BY 7 % STUDY FINDS
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A survey by hobby and DIY site
DIYS . com into which activities improve cerebral intelligence recently found that exercisers enjoy a 7 % brain boost from undertaking physical activity .
While the research may not have been conducted in a laboratory setting , the findings do echo scientific research findings of a positive correlation between movement and improved brain function . According to Harvard Medical School , people who exercise have a larger brain volume in the memory and control-thinking areas .
For the six-month study , volunteers sat an IQ test prior to taking up a new activity , ranging from sewing and gardening , to learning a new language and exercising . Six months into their newly adopted activity , they sat the test again . Exercising ranked highly ( third ) with an IQ improvement of 7.4 %, and meditating also made the Top 5 , with practitioners recording a 6.4 % IQ boost .
The way we were …
FILEX has long been the main live event on the fitness industry calendar . As it announces revitalised strategic leadership under a new General Manager this month ( as well as a revamped logo ), we look back 21 years to the event ’ s early days when this advertisement for the fitness industry convention graced the pages of Network magazine promising ‘ A Leap Ahead in Fitness Events ’. True to this mantra , while others have come and gone , FILEX is still here and continuing to evolve .
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