THANK YOU
TO OUR FILEX 2012 SPONSORS

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and event partners, FILEX is the biggest and best fitness convention in the southern hemisphere. Without their financial support and equipment provision, we could not deliver the high quality event for which we have become renowned. We gratefully acknowledge their ongoing support, and urge you to show your thanks by supporting them too.

CO-SPONSORS

Aeromic
Since 1990, Peter Paisley has handmade in excess of 40,000 Aeromics and Cyclemics for use in fitness facilities worldwide. Peter's commitment to improvement continues with the Aeromic AM11 and CM11 – the Cyclemic. Both of these mics include the frame improvements of recent years and a better protected blast-proof capsule with superior sweat resistance – great value at just $495, including GST. For more information call Aerobic Microphones Australia on 02 8399 1052, email info@aeromic.com.au or visit www.aeromic.com.au

Les Mills Asia Pacific
Les Mills is the premium supplier of ten pre-choreographed group exercise programs, including BODYPUMP®, BODYBALANCE® and the latest additions SH'BAM™ and CXWORX™. 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 information visit www.lesmills.com.au

PTontheNET
PTontheNET was originally created to inspire, educate and unify personal trainers and fitness professionals in the fitness industry. Today it is the leading online fitness resource dedicated to helping personal trainers and fitness professionals on their quest for knowledge. Now packaged with PT Network membership, PTontheNET is your key to successful and ongoing personal growth and career development. To find out more visit
www.ptonthenet.com

   

Trax Music
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 Original Artist and 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

BUSINESS SUMMIT

MYZONE
MYZONE® is a new system designed to enhance member engagement through user-generated content (UGC). It accurately tracks, measures and monetises members' workouts, both inside and outside a club. It monitors heart rate, calories, time and MYZONE® Effort Points (MEPs) using a proprietary MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt and cloud-based technology. In addition to building incentives to drive member loyalty and retention, the MYZONE® system also creates new revenue streams via belt sales, through personal training and membership upgrades. For more information visit www.cfm.net

Ezypay
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 on 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

PT BUSINESS SUMMIT & FRIDAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Australian Institute of Fitness
The Australian Institute of Fitness is FIRST in fitness courses and careers. With more courses, campuses, graduates and career partners, the Institute can get you qualified as a personal trainer and started in the fitness industry quickly. You can study full time, part time or online, and your qualifications will be instantly recognised across Australia and around the world. For more information, call the Institute on 1300 669 669. The Australian Institute of Fitness is also the co-sponsor of the Business Summit.

BUSINESS BREAKFAST

CustomerCall
Do you know what your customers really think of their experience with you? By using principles of Net Promoter Score (NPS), CustomerCall provides analysis to inspire action. By obtaining the answer to the core question 'On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely would you be to recommend a friend or family member?' CustomerCall enables an intelligent philosophy and metric to be instilled at the heart of your business via the use of Record Voice Platforms and real customer voice message analysis. For more information visit www.cfm.net. CustomerCall is also sponsoring Michael Jordan's Business sessions.

PRESENTER SPONSORSHIP

Ingrid Owen & Justin Tamsett are sponsored by
Active Management

Active Management is Australia's premier fitness business coaching company. It runs the highly successful REX Round Table program for club owners and personal trainers. In addition to one-on-one business coaching, Active Management offers a range of services from mystery shopping, staff training and marketing assistance, to help with setting up your social media campaigns. For more information visit
www.activemgmt.com.au

Lisa Chivers, Mark Davis, Thamsin Dunn, Steve Pettit & Toni Reinikainen are sponsored by Australian Institute of Fitness
The Australian Institute of Fitness is FIRST in fitness courses and careers. With more courses, campuses, graduates and career partners, the Institute can get you qualified as a personal trainer and started in the fitness industry quickly. You can study full time, part time or online, and your qualifications will be instantly recognised across Australia and around the world. For more information, call the Institute on
1300 669 669.

Casey Conrad is sponsored by Healthy Inspirations
Healthy Inspirations offers a fully integrated weight loss program for women – as a business for fitness professionals. The systemised program combines real-food eating plans, with a one-on-one diet coaching process and resistance exercise in a small 150 square metre centre. It's a low-cost business that helps the fitness professional deliver superior value and results to 40+ women in their community. Through their passionate group of franchisees in Australia and New Zealand they have helped over 8,000 women lose over 120,000 kilos so far. Visit www.healthyinspirations.com.au to find out more.

   

Emily Friedel is sponsored by Iron Edge
Iron Edge, the home of Australian Kettlebells, is the Australian leader in kettlebell education for personal trainers as well as being a one-stop shop for a range of high performance training equipment such as kettlebells, Olympic lifting equipment, sleds, ropes, squat racks, power bands, gymnastic rings and much more. Iron Edge has been supporting personal trainers for many years through both excellence in education and access to wholesale prices on training equipment. For more information, or to sign up for a wholesale account, go to www.ironedge.com.au

Michael Jordan is sponsored by MemberDrive
CFM is the world's leading member driver, not requiring any outlay from clients, and bearing all the financial risk. For the past 21 years CFM has been purely member driven, and for this reason it will now be known as MemberDrive by CFM. In addition to driving up to 700 new members through your doors in six weeks, MemberDrive also provides: long term cash flow solutions; a boost in secondary spend; referrals from new members; and increased awareness from targeted advertising. For more information visit www.cfm.net

   

Amanda Bracks & Paul Brown are sponsored by Fit Professionals
Fit Professionals is Australasia's leading health and fitness recruitment specialist. With over 30 years industry experience, the team at Fit Professionals is dedicated to raising industry standards through quality placements who deliver an exceptional level of service. Our aim is to ensure that your members are looked after by the best, from the front desk staff to personal trainers and club management – and everything in between. We represent exceptional candidates and clients who want to run truly exceptional businesses. For more information, visit
www.fitprofessionals.com.au

Mark Buckley is sponsored by FMA Strength Training
FMA Strength Training was developed with the core purpose of creating the highest quality trainers in the world. Developed by Mark Buckley, the FMA Strength Training Certification is based on years of research and 'in the trenches' experience. This advanced training system provides the unique skill set needed to work effectively in both the sports rehabilitation and strength and conditioning phases of athlete development – no other course offers such a comprehensive amalgamation of methodologies between these two fields. To learn more about FMA Strength Training – education you can trust – visit www.fmastrengthtraining.com

   

Jeremy Strom is sponsored by HF Industries and FreeMotion Fitness
HF Industries is a family owned and operated company that has been successfully serving the needs of the Australasian fitness market for more than 30 years. HF represents more than 20 international brands, including FreeMotion® Cardio, Strength and FreeMotion® Vertex Vibration, rip:60™ by FreeMotion, Balanced Body® Pilates, HyperWear®, FitWall®, The Original Step®, The HF Vest, PowerBlock®, Trak Handle, Ab Coaster, Marpo Kinetics Rope Climbers, HydroTone and Gerstung Running Squares. For more information visit www.hf.com.au

Steve Jensen is sponsored by Impact Training Corporation
Impact Training Corporation (ITC) is the key to achieving phenomenal success in the fitness industry. Commonly known as Australia's most prestigious and successful sales consultancy and mentoring company, ITC teaches the cutting-edge skills required for your team to increase your business' bottom line. ITC mentors will provide you with their expertise and help you advance your career while enhancing your knowledge. Workshops, coupled with one-on-one coaching and strategic planning, have helped to create success for hundreds of businesses worldwide. For more information visit
www.impact-training.net

   

Dan Gregory is sponsored by The Impossible Institute™
The Impossible Institute™ is an innovation and engagement company founded to create products, services, systems and brand content – on purpose – both deliberately and congruently. The Impossible Institute™ was set up by Dan Gregory in response to a marketing world too focused on building short term liabilities that 'push', when the changes in the market place, our culture, values and the way we connect, demand long term assets that 'pull' and direct the future of organisations. For more information visit theimpossibleinstitute.com

Emmett Williams & Thomas Plummer are sponsored by MYZONE®
MYZONE® is a new system designed to enhance member engagement through user-generated content (UGC). It accurately tracks, measures and monetises members' workouts, both inside and outside a club. It monitors heart rate, calories, time and MYZONE® Effort Points (MEPs) using a proprietary MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt and cloud-based technology. In addition to building incentives to drive member loyalty and retention, the MYZONE® system also creates new revenue streams via belt sales, through personal training and membership upgrades. For more information visit www.cfm.net

   

Michol Dalcourt, Ken Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Andrew Chadwick & Carl Gunn are sponsored by QPEC Fitness Solutions
QPEC (Quality Products, Education and Conditioning) is an industry leader in fitness training, CEC workshops and education. An innovator offering cutting-edge training tools, it is recognised worldwide as a provider of high quality services and equipment to meet all fitness industry needs. QPEC is a distributor of the highest quality reputable products, including ViPR, BOSU®, TWIST, SPRI and Body Bar. For more information on products or workshops call QPEC on 07 3219 2966 or visit www.qpec.com.au

Wayne Seeto is sponsored by STOTT PILATES®
Merrithew Health & Fitness™ is dedicated to building high-caliber, multi-disciplinary fitness brands for people of all ages and fitness levels. For over 20 years, Lindsay and Moira Merrithew have built their business on the philosophy that effective and responsible exercise is the foundation to a better lifestyle. STOTT PILATES®, Merrithew's premier Pilates brand, delivers high-caliber education with over 30,000 students trained worldwide. Merrithew Health & Fitness™ also offers a diverse range of fitness programs including ZEN•GA™ Mindful Movement and Athletic Conditioning. To learn more visit
www.merrithew.com

   

Fraser Quelch is sponsored by TRX®
TRX®, the training company, and creators of Suspension Training® bodyweight exercise, produce and sell training equipment, education and programs to trainers, clubs, athletes, coaches, sports medicine practitioners, and all branches of the military. TRX Suspension Training® and all new TRX Rip™ Training, deliver functional and innovative training solutions for individuals of all fitness levels and abilities, anywhere.
Visit www.trxtraining.com or email
aunz@trxtraining.com to learn more.

Mark McKean is sponsored by University of the Sunshine Coast
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.

   

Andrew Simmons is sponsored by Vision Personal Training
Vision Personal Training was founded by Andrew Simmons in 1999, with the first studio opening in 2001. Vision now has over 45 studios in NSW, QLD and VIC. The recipient of numerous awards over the years, including the 2008 NSW/ACT Emerging Franchise System of the Year, Vision is proud to have been named National PT Business of the Year 2010. To find out more visit www.visionpt.com.au. Vision Personal Training is also sponsoring Andrew Simmons' FILEX presentation, and co-sponsoring the Business Summit.

Beto Perez, Joy Prouty, Maria Browning & Maria Teresa Stone are sponsored by Zumba Fitness®
The Zumba® program is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party™ that's moving millions of people toward joy and health. Zumba Fitness® blends red-hot international music and contagious steps to form a fitness party that is downright addictive. Since its inception in 2001, the Zumba program has grown to become the world's largest and most successful dance-fitness program, with more than 12 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking weekly classes in over 110,000 locations across more than 125 countries. For more information visit www.zumba.com

   

Jennifer Schembri-Portelli, Melissa Cameron & Stacey Dolliver are sponsored by WETS
Water Exercise Training Service (WETS) is the industry's leading educator in water-based fitness, delivering nationally recognised training, advice and professional development to group exercise instructors, personal trainers and allied health professionals throughout Australia. With water-based exercise becoming an ever stronger force within the health, wellness and fitness sectors, the WETS team has the experience and expertise to help students master the art of aquatic fitness instruction. To take the splash and discover how you can develop your career, call 03 8774 1722 or visit www.wets.com.au

SESSION SPONSORSHIP

BOXMASTER
BOXMASTER is the latest piece of equipment to revolutionise the fitness industry and bring boxing training back into gyms and fitness facilities. Developed by former Australian top middle-weight boxing champion Rai Fazio, and backed by industry legend Tony de Leede, BOXMASTER provides a turn-key option that – with the support of programmed punch boxing combinations – takes the usually individual exercise of boxing and turns it into a fun and motivational small group exercise format that benefits members of every fitness level, as well as the fitness business owner.

CHISM
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 Australia
Fitness Australia is the national health and fitness industry association working for a fitter, healthier Australia. It is a not-for-profit, member-based association with over 1,300 registered businesses and 24,000 registered exercise professionals Australia-wide. Registration gives exercise professionals credibility, portability and protection. Promote your credentials and show your clients you care about their safety, provide quality service and are committed to meeting industry standards. For more information visit www.fitness.org.au

   

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

Les Mills Asia Pacific
Les Mills is the premium supplier of ten pre-choreographed group exercise programs, including BODYPUMP®, BODYBALANCE® and the latest additions SH'BAM™ and CXWORX™. 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 information visit
www.lesmills.com.au

   

MILITARYFITNESS.COM.AU
MILITARYFITNESS.COM.AU is an industry leader in delivering military-style physical training sessions to the civilian market. Delivering everything from one-to-one PT sessions, through to pre-season sessions for top level sporting teams, our instructors have withstood the rigours of military training with elite units in the Army or Navy. The MILITARYFITNESS.COM.AU team has a 'Never give up' attitude which is instilled in clients to help them achieve undreamt of health and fitness goals.

Place of CHI (Corrective Holistic Institute)
Place of CHI represents the C.H.E.K Institute in Australia and is responsible for running all C.H.E.K Advanced Training Programs and seminars. Operated by faculty member Donal Carr and Cathy Carr, Place of CHI's vision is to support students on their path to holistic body-mind health and optimal performance. The C.H.E.K Institute is committed to empowering people with the foundation principles essential for optimal health, performance and wellbeing. Call 02 9986 0840 to order DVDs, books, correspondence courses and tools, and visit www.placeofchi.com to find out about Paul Chek's tour in 2012.

   

Punch Equipment
Punch Equipment's 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 a 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.

indo-row

Proudly manufactured in the USA since 1988, WaterRower combines its unique design and exceptional handcrafted quality to create the world's most authentic rowing simulator. WaterRower's extensive range of models compliment all varieties of commercial settings. WaterRower has teamed with World Rowing Champion Josh Crosby, and renowned fitness program developer and instructor Jay Blahnik, to present the critically acclaimed program, Indo-Row®. Dubbed The Perfect Calorie Burn, Indo-Row® is a one-of-a-kind indoor rowing workout that will truly change the way you think about group exercise. For more information visit www.indorow.com

   

V Club
Voted Best Gym in Sydney for four years in a row, V Club is Sydney's hottest dance, yoga and fitness club for men and women. Featuring a unique range of over 130 classes per week, including 360Warrior, Insanity, Zumba, Exotic Dance, Burlesque Dolls and Hip Hop. With six studios including a dedicated hot yoga, pole dance, cycle and Pilates studio, as well as roof-top training, V Club has the innovative fitness programs, state-of-the-art facilities and social events to accelerate the heart rate or still the mind. For more information visit www.vclub.com.au

LANYARDS SUPPLIED BY EZYPAY

Ezypay
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