AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Last night, a guest list of over 130 people partied on to the tunes of SuperCity and were amused and bewildered by the expertise of commedian and magician extraordinaire, NIGEL at the 2005 Queensland Fitness Industry Awards held at the Riverview Hotel, Hamilton in Brisbane.

The evening began with Pre Dinner Drinks by the pool. With the dulcet sounds of the waterfalls and soft music, Nigel mixed with the guests amazing them with slights of hands whilst quietly getting to know them and their names. The party then moved inside where they were greeted and directed to their seats where they enjoyed a sumptuous three course dinner and drinks whilst the winners of the 2005 Queensland Fitness Industry Awards were announced.

Nigel again entertained the guests with his hilarious antics and then finished off his routine by going to every table in the room and reciting every guest's name!!!

After the awards were announced guests burnt off those delicious calories to the grooves of "Super City", who as one guest put it... 'rocked'!

Our evening was highlighted though by of course, the announcements of our 2005 Queensland Fitness Industry Awards ..

2005 Queensland Fitness Professional of the Year

Proudly Sponsored by NIKE

This is the second year that Joe has won this award and he was presented with a Fitness Queensland Trophy, a framed Certificate of Achievement and a prize pack totalling in value to $1800 which included a Nike watch valued at $500 and Nike Product to the value of $1000.

CONGRATULATIONS JOE

It was a warm May Saturday night 2004 when Joe Waide was announced as the Queensland Fitness Professional of the Year 2004 in Brisbane in front of 90 guests at the Tivoli theatre.

This initiated a whirlwind 2 months for Joe and led him in front of 350 guests at the Network Australia National Fitness Awards in Sydney June 2004. Joe Waide was awarded Australian personal trainer of the year 2004.

With over 1000 applications for this prestigious award it was a shock and honour embraced by Joe for the converted award. Areas in the selection process included knowledge, contribution to the community and the fitness industry, education of instructors and trainers. And proactiveness in getting more people active and healthy. It is an honor and privilege to be awarded such a prestigious award.

Through his work as a personal trainer, Joe Waide has demonstrated excellence in customer service, professionalism and client retention. He has also demonstrated his commitment to ongoing education and community involvement. Joe was named Queensland's Fitness Professional of the Year this year, and was nominated for the Australian Fitness Network awards by Deborah Orr. Joe has obtained a Diploma in Fitness Industry Training, Bachelor of Commerce and his Certificate IV in Fitness and currently works with some 90 to 100 clients each week, including both one-to-one and group personal training sessions. Joe has a retention rate of 95% with the majority of his clients having been with him for five or six years. Joe works with all ages and abilities, including seniors groups, school groups and physically challenged populations suffering from conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Joe's personal philosophy revolves around the need to not only look after others, but also ourselves and our ability to contribute and perform in life and realise our own dreams.

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