Stuff that’s going on
his event takes place from 7th – 9th March 2014 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. This will be its 4th year running and looks to be huge, judging by last year’s event when a whopping 24,000 people attended over the 3 days. There will be exhibitors from all areas of the fitness industry, competitions and sporting superstars turning up to join in the fun. On the Friday night, “Rebellion Muay Thai” will present the FitX Eliminator, pitting 8 of the best Thai boxers from Australia, Thailand, New Zealand and Ireland against each other. The winner takes home an impressive $10,000! For more info and tickets, visit: www.fitx.com
Events
his US event is organized by the Sports & Fitness Industry Assocation (SFIA) and this year takes place on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th March at Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. The purpose of the event is to bring together leaders from the sports and fitness industry to lobby congress to pass key legislation which will help to tackle the problem of obesity in the Unites States – the message is: “Get America Moving”. Each year, numerous celebrity athletes attend to show their support as well as representatives from large companies such as Nike and Reebok and reps from the food and beverage industry. For more information and bookings, visit: www.sfia.org
Barefoot Running Magazine
Autumn/Winter 2013
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