Australia’s leading fitness events and education provider, FILEX, has formed strategic partnerships with both the MedFit Network and MedFit Education Foundation.

Australia’s leading fitness events and education provider, FILEX, has formed strategic partnerships with both the MedFit Network, a professional membership organisation for fitness, medical and healthcare professionals, and MedFit Education Foundation, an organisation dedicated to facilitating education and empowering professionals to work with those with medical conditions, chronic disease, disabilities and women’s health issues.

The partnership provides fitness and allied healthcare professionals access to a package of web-based health and fitness education tools, including the MedFit Education Foundation’s MedFit Classroom, MedFit TV, and an online directory to locate fitness and healthcare professionals around the world with experience in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

FILEX General Manager, Anthony Reed said:

“MedFit are a global leader in the emerging medical fitness space and this is an exciting partnership. Today our organisations proudly join together to embrace the transformation of the fitness and wellness industry, leading the world towards a healthier lifestyle.”

MedFit Founder, Lisa Dougherty, said:

“Chronic illnesses and the health risk behaviours that cause them account for the majority of healthcare costs today worldwide. There is a huge opportunity for fitness and allied healthcare professionals to serve as pivotal players to make an impact in our world’s healthcare system.”

To highlight the incredible benefits of medical fitness and explain more of what MedFit can offer, FILEX will run a special Masterclass on February 3 for all FILEX Premium Members.

Furthermore, as a special partnership launch offer MedFit are offering all Australian fitpros 50% off all courses for a limited two-week period (ending February 3).

ABOUT FILEX

For 30 years, the epicentre of the Australian fitness industry has been the FILEX fitness convention. FILEX has evolved into a year-round provider of professional development education events, both face-to-face and virtual, powered by Fitness Australia. www.filex.com.au

ABOUT THE MEDFIT NETWORK (MFN)

MedFit Network (MFN) is a both a professional membership organization for fitness and allied healthcare professionals, gyms, studios, integrative wellness centers, and students as well as a free online resource directory for the public to locate fitness and allied healthcare professionals around the world with a background in prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in working with those with chronic disease or medical conditions www.medfitnetwork.org

ABOUT THE MEDFIT EDUCATION FOUNDATION (MFEF)

The MedFit Education Foundation (MFEF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 2017 dedicated to creating and facilitating education programming to empower fitness and allied healthcare professionals to work confidently with the aging population and those with chronic disease or medical conditions, disabilities, women’s health issues through online education, webinars and conferences. www.medfited.org

ABOUT LISA DOUGHERTY

Lisa Dougherty is the founder of MedFit and was selected as a finalist for the White House Champions of Change in 2016, recognizing individuals and businesses doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities.

  • MedFit are an organisation dedicated to empowering professionals to work with those with medical conditions, chronic disease, disabilities and women’s health issues.
  • The partnership provides fitness and allied healthcare professionals access to a package of web-based health and fitness education tools.
  • As a special partnership launch offer MedFit are offering Australian fit​pros 50% off all courses for a limited two-week period (ending February 3).