Thank you to our FILEX 2011 sponsors

Les Mills is the premium supplier of ten pre-choreographed group exercise programs including BODYPUMP®, BODYBALANCE® and the latest programs SH’BAM™ and CORE. Supporting the programs, Les Mills offers a comprehensive system for clubs to maximise their group fitness operations via instructor training, group fitness management and marketing support. Les Mills is the cornerstone of group fitness timetables across the globe with 13,000 facilities, 70,000 instructors and six million participants experiencing a Les Mills workout every single week. For more info visit www.lesmills.com.au

Consistently delivering fabulous music to the fitness industry for more than 20 years, Trax has the music to satisfy all your needs. If you deliver classes in step, HiLo, circuit training, mind body, aqua, cycling or boxing, Trax has the music to keep your classes full and your participants coming back for more! Boasting a huge catalogue of PPCA-free releases, there’s no need to look elsewhere for the soundtrack to your next class. To check out the full range, visit www.traxmusic.com.au

Award winning Ezypay is a direct debit service provider dedicated to helping fitness facilities regulate cash flow and revenue. Named Telstra NSW Medium Business of the Year 2010, Ezypay continues to innovate and grow to provide customers with the most dynamic and innovative payment collection systems in the market. Ezypay also provides the fitness industry with the most up-to-date research from the annual Australian & New Zealand Fitness Industry Survey. For more information phone 1300 762 726 or visit www.ezypay.com.au

Links Modular Solutions provides one integrated software solution for health clubs, leisure centres and similar businesses, saving you time and money. With an intuitive retention management system, seamless direct debiting, health consultation records, online membership sales, online facility and class bookings, self service kiosks, full retail point of sale, as well as normal membership and class bookings, Links is your forward-thinking solution. For more information on how Links Modular Solutions can help your business, visit www.linksmodularsolutions.com

Technogym, The Wellness Company, creates, designs and manufactures innovative solutions to cultivate physical and psychological wellbeing through physical activity. Technogym was designated Official Supplier of the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2006 Torino & 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as well as for the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games. For more information on Technogym’s diverse range of products, visit Stand O20 at the Australian Fitness & Health Expo, call 1800 615 440, email info.au@technogym.com or visit www.technogym.com/au

Elixr is a unique health club concept, designed with passion to provide an environment for members to energise the body and calm the mind. With clubs in three prime Sydney locations, Elixr specialises in Pilates, yoga and fitness kickboxing. Each club includes dedicated cardio and weight training areas, and Elixr Bondi Junction also offers indoor cycling and a 25-metre indoor pool. In harmony with mind and body, Elixr also offers meditation and personal development seminars. For more info visit www.elixr.com.au

TRX® produces and sells Suspension Training® and other functional training tools and programs to trainers, coaches, clubs, athletes, the military and fitness enthusiasts worldwide. Born out of the US Navy SEALs, TRX Suspension Training® simultaneously builds strength, balance, flexibility and core stability through the use of the TRX® Suspension Trainer®, a portable tool that leverages gravity and bodyweight to enable hundreds of exercises. For more information on TRX® Suspension Training®, visit www.hf.com.au

The Gray Institute is internationally acclaimed for its innovation, development, mastery, and delivery of Applied Functional Science. Its services are recruited to consult, analyse, assess, rehabilitate, restore, train, and condition individuals of all levels and abilities, including professional sportspeople. The Gray Institute’s internationally-renowned staff of presenters has more than three decades of experience in presenting its Chain Reaction Transformation and Live Function seminars to teach professionals from all areas of the medical and training industries.

IndoorCycling.com.au is a program-specific music provider catering for the needs of the indoor cycling instructor. Indoorcycling.com.au launched its own pre-choreographed RIDE™ program in April 2010, since when it has quickly grown to feature on the timetables of some of the biggest health clubs and fitness chains in Australia. RIDE™ offers a set program structure alongside a PPCA-free music soundtrack, making it a cost-effective indoor cycling class format for today’s group exercise instructors.

Founded in 1988 by Lindsay and Moira Merrithew, the Merrithew Health & Fitness Group’s mission is to promote the benefits of mind-body exercise worldwide. STOTT PILATES®, Merrithew’s premier Pilates brand, delivers innovation through equipment and high-caliber education, with over 28,000 people from 106 countries trained so far. STOTT PILATES® is a contemporary approach to the original exercise pioneered by Joseph Pilates. This clear and comprehensive approach forms the basis of the STOTT PILATES® training and certification programs.

The University of the Sunshine Coast commenced Fitness Research with an initial grant from the Australian Institute of Fitness. The purpose of the research program is to improve the health of Australians by providing an improved body of fitness knowledge for dissemination, training and implementation by the fitness industry. Enquiries from fitness professionals wishing to undertake postgraduate study in fitness can be made to Dr Mark McKean at USC.

The Continence Foundation of Australia is the peak body for people with bladder and bowel control problems (incontinence). Four million Australians are affected by incontinence, which can have a huge impact on their quality of life. The Continence Foundation is working in partnership with the fitness industry to raise awareness of the role of the pelvic floor in maintaining bladder and bowel control. This includes promoting pelvic floor safe exercises, so that more Australians can live without the constraints of incontinence. For further info visit www.continence.org.au

PT Academy has developed a reputation of providing the industry with the highest quality fitness education courses via its cutting edge content, innovative web platform and world class presenter team. We specialise in both online and face to face training for Personal Trainers all over Australia and NZ, as well as the rest of the world. As part of our drive to raise standards in the industry, PT Academy has pull together what is unquestionably the finest lecturing team of any Certification company anywhere in the world, comprising of 25 of the World's leading experts in all disciplines of Fitness and Personal Training. Check us out at www.ptacademy.com.au

The Children’s Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine (CHISM) provides a comprehensive, specialised approach to children’s fitness, exercise science and sports medicine. CHISM’s mission is to provide the highest quality services in paediatric sports medicine and exercise science through clinical care, research, policy development and education and training. For more information on CHISM’s eLearning Certificate IV Specialisation Module: Plan and Deliver Exercise for Children and Young Adolescents (SRF CHA001A), visit ,www.chism.chw.edu.au

Fitness Quest is the global distributor of the world-renowned BOSU® Balance Trainer and BOSU® Ballast Ball, and is now working with WaterRower® to bring the latest critically acclaimed group exercise program to the market – Indo-Row®! Indo-Row® has been listed as one of the most important new workouts in the United States by numerous magazines, and has been a sold-out sensation at fitness conventions around the world. For more info visit www.indorow.com

QPEC is:
• an industry leader for workshops and education
• an innovator offering cutting-edge
training tools
• a distributor of the highest quality reputable products, including BOSU, TWIST, SPRI and Body Bar
• recognised worldwide for all fitness industry needs.
For more information on products or workshops call QPEC on 07 3219 2966 or visit www.qpec.com.au

Fitness First has over 90 locations Australia-wide. With a mission to make the world a fitter and healthier place, Fitness First provides its members with the latest cardio and strength equipment, personal training and a variety of group fitness classes including Cycle, BODYPUMP™, BODYBALANCE™, Core, Yoga, Pilates and Outdoor Training in an environment that is non-intimidating and designed to keep members motivated and entertained.
Visit www.fitnessfirst.com.au for further information.

The industry is in need of passionate, skilled, qualified and innovative indoor cycling instructors. Network delivers Indoor Cycling Experience (I.C.E) training courses that are accredited with Fitness Australia and upon completion give you 15 CECs. You’ll learn how to create/teach classes, safe technique for all levels and music interpretation. To find out more visit
www.fitnessnetwork.com.au/ice or call 02 8412 7400.

Punch Equipment’s team of designers are also accredited instructors in many disciplines, and their boxing equipment design concepts are assessed for safety and durability. Only when these criteria are met will the product be included in the commercial range. That’s why – unlike other brands – PUNCH offers a Pre-Test 2 year to AAA lifetime commercial warranty. To view the online catalogue go to www.punchequipment.com or call 13 000 PUNCH (78624) for your nearest stockist.