{"id":5513,"date":"2017-10-05T08:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/?page_id=5513"},"modified":"2017-11-28T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T06:59:24","slug":"2017-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/2017-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The winner of each category will be announced at the annual Exercise Industry Awards Dinner on 25 November 2017 at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>All finalists are listed in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Facility\u00a0 Categories<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chain \/ Group Facility of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For facilities that are part of a larger chain or group. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrgfitness.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NRG Fitness<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CityFitness\u00a0 &#8211; Lower Hutt<\/li>\n<li>CityFitness &#8211; Lyall Bay, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>CityFitness &#8211; Moorhouse, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Les Mills &#8211; Newmarket, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Stanmore Bay Pools and Leisure, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>YMCA Mt Albert, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Facility of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For facilities that are stand-alone businesses. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessworks.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitnessworks<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABSolute Health &amp; Fitness, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Iron Hood Fitness, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>NRG Fitness, Cromwell<\/li>\n<li>Total Body Fitness Centre, Gore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Studio of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Studios and specialist facilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FXU Vibration Training Studio, Upper Hutt<\/li>\n<li>Hot Yoga Works, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Power Living New Zealand, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supreme Club of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>The best of the best.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected from the winners of the above 3 categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Individuals Awards Categories<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Personal Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 24 November. &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aut.ac.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AUT University<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corinne Austin, Northland<\/li>\n<li>Freya Thomson, Palmerston North<\/li>\n<li>Matt McKay, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Bevege, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Naz Spencer, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Ross Bymolt, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up and Coming Personal Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For Personal Trainers in business for less than two years. Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 24 November. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchfitness.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CatchFitness<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abby Dutton, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Devin Glover, Lower Hutt<\/li>\n<li>Emma Goldstraw, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Polly Taylor, Blenheim<\/li>\n<li>Shane Way, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Tom Burke, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Group Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Personal trainers who lead small group training sessions.\u00a0Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 24 November. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessworks.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitnessworks<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adam Christian, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Libby Searle, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Paula Brady,\u00a0Lower Hutt<\/li>\n<li>Manuela Schmid, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Steve Butler, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise Instructor of the Year &#8211; Own Choreography &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Instructors teaching freestyle group exercise classes. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onemusicnz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneMusic<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JB Anderson, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Lis MacLeod, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Martin French, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Nicola Williams, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise Instructor of the Year &#8211; Pre-Choreographed\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Instructors teaching pre-choreographed classes. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powermusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PowerMusic<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Radich, Palmerston North<\/li>\n<li>Lis MacLeod, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Loren O&#8217;Hanlon,\u00a0Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Louise Neville, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Vinny Lopez, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MindBody\u00a0Teacher of the Year &#8211;<\/strong>This category includes Yoga, Pilates but can be any class style that incorporates extensive principles of mind-body philosophy. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couragemylove.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courage my Love<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy Green, Whakatane<\/li>\n<li>Kotte Aguilar, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Larissa Tonya O&#8217;Brien, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Tinker, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Ralston, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Support Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Individuals working in a support role in an organisation or a facility.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Di Lauder, Queenstown<\/li>\n<li>Heather Bunyan,\u00a0Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Julia Laulu Faalogo, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Naomi Lovodua, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Excellence Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Individuals or organisation offering exercise to populations that may normally find exercise difficult to access.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACTIVE@thepark, Motueka<\/li>\n<li>Silver Sneakers, Cromwell<\/li>\n<li>T\u0101ne Whanake, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>YMCA Lynfield Youth &amp; Leisure, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme Excellence Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Programmes involving exercise nutrition or other lifestyle interventions. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptlab.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PTLAB<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Koha Fit, Tauranga<\/li>\n<li>Nordic Kiwi, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>OA Smart Course, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Puff Fitness\u00a0postnatal recovery programme, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation Award\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A programme that is either a new idea or adds a\u00a0unique angle onto an existing concept. &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.activemgmt.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Active Management<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Busybody 12 Minute System, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>in2hula &#8211; Hoop with Heart Activity programme for preschool children, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre &#8211; HIIT for Seniors, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Educator of the Year &#8211; <\/strong>A\u00a0person supporting or training exercise professionals in a lecturing mentoring or presenting role.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alistair Richardson, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Mark Hurdle,\u00a0Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Siona Fernandes, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Special Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The following awards are selected directly by the organisation and are not open for entry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exercise Association of NZ\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals Award\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skills Active Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Other Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Peoples Choice Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>The winner of this category is chosen by popular vote,\u00a0 \u00a0Voting closes\u00a03 November 2017 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/2017-peoples-choice-awards\/\">Click here to vote<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.horleys.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Horleys<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daz Murray<\/li>\n<li>Dmitro Miklashevskiy<\/li>\n<li>Kylie Carston<\/li>\n<li>Lis MacLeod<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Tinker<\/li>\n<li>Michael Sullivan<\/li>\n<li>Paula Brady<\/li>\n<li>Renee Riley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student of the Year &#8211;<\/strong> unlike other categories students are nominated by their education provider to represent the best of their current students &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesmills.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Mills New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brett McCready, AUT University, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Fenton Flavell, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga<\/li>\n<li>Jodie Pinkerton, NZ Institute of Health &amp; Fitness<\/li>\n<li>Kosei Higurashi,\u00a0 FIT College, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Linda Kong, NZ Institute of Sport, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Raphael Sa&#8217;u, UCOL, Palmerston North<\/li>\n<li>Ryleigh Hayes, Wintec, Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations! The winner of each category will be announced at the annual Exercise Industry Awards Dinner on 25 November 2017 at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland. All finalists are listed in alphabetical order. 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