Network Magazine spring 2015 | Page 4

Flexibility is the wise route from great to greater It’s exciting to work in an industry where very little stands still. If you’ve worked in fitness for the past few years in any capacity, I’ll wager that what you did today wasn’t the same as you did five years ago. Different training tools, different classes, different software. Does this mean that what we were doing five years ago was ‘wrong’ – and that, therefore, what we’re doing today will be judged similarly five years from now? I don’t think so. An unwillingness to stand still and accept all the great things we do as being good enough is a positive thing: ‘A wise man will change his mind, a fool never will’ as the saying goes. Continual evolution can mean discovering the benefits of previously unexplored concepts. Not everything will catch on, of course, and many fads will litter the wayside – but we only know what doesn’t work if we try it. This adoption of new approaches and discarding of inefficient ones may be viewed as an ongoing fine-tuning of our industry: the perpetual quest to go from good to great – or great to greater. On page 9, Kathy McKenzie, architect of Australia’s first fitness-specific Diploma of Leadership, Coaching NETWORK’S CORE PURPOSE ‘To inform, inspire and educate our members to be the best they can be’ Download the Network magazine App to your iPad at fitnessnetwork.com.au/mag-app EDITOR Oliver Kitchingman Network magazine is the official quarterly publication of Australian Fitness Network. It is distributed in March, June, September and December. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, Australian Fitness Network accepts no responsibility for the correctness of any facts or opinions. All information including prices (quoted in AUD) is correct at time of publishing, but may be subject to change. Where CECs are stated, they may only be applicable within Australia. 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Winners will be selected by the editor at 47 Hume Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065 and will be notified by email no later than 19 October 2015. Full terms and condit ions can be obtained at fitnessnetwork.com.au/competition-terms-and-conditions 4 | NETWORK SPRING 2015 and Mentoring, espouses this fluid approach, saying ‘I recognised that being flexible was indeed one of the greatest competitive advantages I could foster. I have had my business for 16 years and know that I wouldn’t rely on the technology I was using in 1998, so why would I use the same thinking?’ Speaking of technology, on page 20 we take a look at how it has enabled the development of flexible fitness passports. ‘Disruptive’ though this technology might appear to traditional membership models, it may help expose a new demographic to what our industry has to offer. However it pans out, we will adapt, evolve and get stronger. 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