Network Magazine spring 2014 | Page 4

With a little hard work anything is possible I recently read an article focusing on the achievements of some of the competitors at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow whose backgrounds weren’t those of your ‘typical’ high performance athletes. Rather than tales of intensive training from a young age, and regimented lives lived in sporting academies, these were stories of people just like you and me, your clients and members – everyday people of all ages who had come to their disciplines later in life and discovered a previously unsuspected aptitude. An avid kebab and beer-guzzler turned marathoner; a beauty queen turned weightlifter; and a visually impaired older lady turned bowls demon. This led the article author to conclude: ‘The Commonwealth Games, by contrast (to the Olympics), is the Everyman Games. Whatever your age, weight or kebab intake, with a little hard work, there could be a place for you here.’ What a positive message, especially for those who may never have dreamt of such achievements. We never know what potential is waiting to be unlocked, but we can do all we can to try and find out. Several features in this issue provide inspiration for heightening the results you elicit from clients, from video capture apps that help you evaluate and enhance client performance, to a NETWORK’S CORE PURPOSE ‘To inform, inspire and educate our members to be the best they can be’ Network magazine iPad App available for download from fitnessnetwork.com.au/mag-app 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. We welcome articles from all industry professionals on the understanding that the author ensures the work they submit is their own. No material in Network magazine may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the publisher. © 2014 All material copyright to Australian Fitness Network. All rights reserved. ADVERTISING IN NETWORK If you are interested in advertising in Network magazine or on Network's website or online publications, please phone 02 8412 7486 or email [email protected]. Printed by IntoPrint. intoprint.com.au 4 | NETWORK SPRING 2014 Until next time, keep up the hard work! Oliver Kitchingman, Editor [email protected] PS – If you’re based on the Eastern Seaboard then it would be great to see you at the latest addition to Network’s event calendar, the Network Intensive Training Summit being held in Sydney on 19 October – check out page 43 for details AUSTRALIAN FITNESS NETWORK Post: PO Box 577, Crows Nest, NSW 1585 Street: 47 Hume Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065 Ph: 1300 493 832 (local call rate) Ph:     02 8412 7400 Fax:     02 8088 3842 Web:     fitnessnetwork.com.au E-mail: [email protected] fb.me/ozfitnetwork twitter.com/ozfitnetwork pinterest.com/ozfitnetwork #ozfitnetwork Your Network Membership provides you with 1 CEC. 91214FA1113 STAFF DIRECTORY To call a member of the Network team, simply insert their extension number (see below) to 02 8412 74__ __ For the fitnessU team, insert the extension number to 02 8579 69__ __ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nigel Champion EDITOR Oliver Kitchingman more effective exercise prescription based on a better understanding of how muscles work in daily life. Who knows, with the next Commonwealth Games bound for Queensland, could that quiet guy who started training with you last week be lifting weights for Australia in four years’ time? Or perhaps the young mum who’s been steadily chipping away at her times in your running group could be pulling on her green and gold running vest. As the tagline for the Gold Coast 2018 Games says, ‘anything is possible…’ Ext. 12 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ryan Hogan 23 FINANCIAL SERVICES Noelene Chandler, Finance Manager 07 Michelle Hui, Finance Administrator 05 NETWORK EDUCATION Alisha Smith, Education Manager 11 Rebecca Carle 86 Education Assistant 21 09 fitnessU EDUCATION 16 Paul Bulatao MEMBERSHIP SERVICES National VET Manager 17 Paige Nossiter Bel Fong Membership Coordinator 02 Senior Course Coordinator 06 Kate Smith Emma Harvey Membership Consultant 01 Education Coordinator 80 Kathryn Weihen, Online Trainer 10 EVENTS Chris Dounis, Online Trainer 82 Aimee Najdovski, Steven Parker, Online Trainer Events Manager 19 Luke Henderson Brooke Campbell Career Advisor 15 Events Coordinator 18 Larissa Harcombe Pearce Scammell 16 Career Advisor 34 Events Administrator Tyson Atkins Career Advisor 04 SPECIAL PROJECTS Miriam Wood 04 INFORMATION Oliver Kitchingman, Editor Jack Lee, Graphic Designer Jonno Hook Multimedia & IT Coordinator