Join Fitness New Zealand

Key Benefits of Membership

First and foremost, if you operate a business (profit making or not) in the fitness area, then FitnessNZ is YOUR association.  Join it to support it’s existence and ability to work for YOU.  More detailed benefits of membership are listed below.

Regular Communication on Industry Issues

FitnessNZ communicates with members very regularly, including:

• At least 20 emails updates a year on key industry happenings
• Normally 20+ written updates a year on key issues and updates
• Subscription to Australian Leisure Management Magazine (6 Issues a year).

Business Support

0800 for any business or industry issue.  Have a question – call us!  (Could be anything from an employment question, to industry practices, to knowing who to contact to get some new lockers).

Marketing

• Code of Ethics and door decal for display within the club
• Coming in 2011: Annual “Join a Gym” campaign.

Discounts on products/services:

• 50% of Conference attendance for managers/sales people
• 50% off BusinessGrow business summits for managers and salespeople.
• Discount on Telecom services (toll calls, mobile phones with special call plans etc).
• IHRSA membership at a reduced rate.
• Discounted credit card processing (as low as 1.6%!).

Networking Opportunities.

All FitnessNZ events provide an excellent opportunity to network with like-minded individuals facing similar issues.

IHRSA Federation membership

Members of FitnessNZ receive a Federation membership to the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).  Key benefits include access to IHRSA publications electronically, as well as be able to attend IHRSA events worldwide at member rates.

Extra Benefits for Gold Members

By default clubs that join FitnessNZ are GOLD MEMBERS, receiving extra benefits such as:

Additional Free Resources

• Under 18 Minor Guide (extra agreement used when those under 18 wish to join your facility)
• Contracts for use with Personal Trainers (using the rental/contractor model)
  
• Contracts for use with Group Exercise Instructors (using the contractor model)
• Breakdown of National Survey data into your region (to those that take part)
• Subscription to FitnessLife magazine

Gold Membership does not cost any more cash investment, instead requires an annual donation of at least one 3, 6 and 12 month membership (ie memberships to your facility) that FitnessNZ can then use as a part of its annual drive to get more Kiwis Active whereby memberships for first time users are subsidised by 50%.

Gold membership also ensures we can keep our membership annual fee low (less than $500).  Many similar organisation in both NZ and worldwide charge over $1,000 a year for similar services, and NZ does not have the same economy of scale of other countries.  So by donating product, it means lower costs, and enables FitnessNZ to do more.

For more details on the various resources FitnessNZ produces please see the Industry Guidelines & Regulations page.

Membership Options:

Please select the option below that applies to you. (Note all prices exclude GST)

If you wish to apply for membership, please select from one of the options above, and complete the form below.

• $200 joining fee and $480 per year
• Note: May be paid as $40 monthly if you prefer

• Option1: PT / Single Product Studio Associate Membership to FitnessNZ: Investment: $350.00+$100 joining fee (50% reduction on standard joining fee)
  

• Option2: PT Studio Membership + Registration with REPs (Register of Exercise Professionals): Associate membership to FitnessNZ (normal cost $344.34), Registration with REPs as a Registered Exercise facility (normal cost $195), and Registration of ONE Personal Trainer with REPs (normal cost $335.65).  For details on REPs click here. :  (Normal total cost: $870)  Combined Special Rate $525+ $100 joining fee (50% reduction on joining fee)

Notes

• All rates quoted exclude GST and are per annum.
• By fitness centres joining are joined as gold members (extra benefits found here).  Those wishing to downgrade to a standard membership, will be provided with the opportunity to do so before being invoiced.
• Only businesses that have the prime function of operating an exercise facility may join  as a full member of FitnessNZ.
• Allied organisations , schools, government departments etc may join as an associate …members.
• Suppliers may only join as Preferred Suppliers
• All rates are quote are current as of March 2012.  FitnessNZ applies an annual CPI increase to all memberships.
• All new memberships are charged for a full year.  On our standard renewal date (1 April) you will be generated an invoice for the next membership year.  The invoice will be pro-rated against the amount paid when you join (eg, When you join FitnessNZ  in October 2010 you pay for a full year, then when you are invoiced for membership in April 2011(for the next years membership) there is a credit applied (in this example 6 months)