COMMUNITY
NETWORK UNITES WITH INSTITUTE
TO STRENGTHEN INDUSTRY
In case you missed the recent news,
Australian Fitness Network (that’s us!) and
the Australian Institute of Fitness, have
combined forces.
Network and the Institute have a long
held association. Some years ago the
Institute set about becoming the country’s
leading RTO for fitness qualifications,
while Network’s Directors took the
strategic decision to focus on the ongoing
professional development of industry
professionals like you.
The new business structure sees Network
continuing to operate independently,
but with greater access to the wealth of
skills and resources afforded by its closer
alignment to the biggest name in fitness
professional qualifications – so there’s good
things ahead.
Discussing the decision to bring the
businesses together, Steve Pettit, CEO
of The Institute, said that the Institute’s
reputation as one of the most respected
names in industry qualifications, and
Network’s renown as a trusted provider of
information and professional development
meant that the synergy of the two companies
was a natural progression.
Reflecting on the development, Network
co-founder Greg Hurst said; ‘When Nigel
Champion and I started Network over
thirty years ago, our vision was to elevate
Australian fitness professionals to be the
best in the world. The industry has changed
a lot over three decades, and so has
Network. We’ve changed our name, and our
offerings, but we’ve always stayed true to
our vision, making it the guiding principle
of every course we’ve delivered, every
piece of information we’ve published and
every resource we’ve created. As Network
moves into this next stage with the Institute,
I have every confidence that the stronger
opportunities afforded by the partnership
will enable Network to take this to the
next level for the benefit of its members,
graduates of the Institute, and the wider
fitness professional community.’
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
What’s been grabbing your attention on Network’s social media?
Pump up the jam, pump it up, while
your feet are stompin’!
Because sometimes, because it’s FILEX,
and because you can, you just have to plug
in and recharge your party pumps #FILEX18
One of the 7 habits of incredibly happy
people?
You guessed it… ‘there is no getting around
it: no matter how much you hate exercise, it
will make you feel better if you stick with it.’
From wasted to weightlifter
A wasted (literally) youth and violent upbringing
sent Kane Patterson into a downward spiral.
Fitness saved his body and mind, and he’s
now helping others through his PT business.
Climb every mountain. Or just one
repeatedly.
‘The doctors did tests and put it down to …
my exercise routine. I just kept going and
my body had two choices: I could either sit
down and die, or the body had to get up and
use what it had.’
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