Family-friendly weekend of sporting fun and fitness activities for all abilities Port Macquarie, an idyllic coastal city in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales four-hours north of Sydney welcomes the inaugural AFT International Sports Fitness Festival on November 4 and 5 at Panthers Port Macquarie, headlined by the Kyokushin Karate Port Macquarie Dojo’s Karate Kids on the Spectrum, gold medal winning swimmer and sport inclusion advocate Matt Levy OAM (NSW) and specialist pharmacist, health coach and podcaster, Theresa Loo (QLD) and more! Sport Inclusion Presented in collaboration with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, the festival promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in sports and fitness. A focus of this festival is its Sport Inclusion programmes for persons with disabilities and youth who are neurodiverse. Local Port Karate’s “Karate Kids on the Spectrum” programme which is inclusive of children who are neurodiverse will be showcasing a karate demonstration, meanwhile, the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf will have participants join in “walk virtually” along Port Macquarie’s famed coastal walk. Badminton Australia will facilitate a free demonstration, surfing enthusiasts are invited to Town Beach on Sunday morning to give it a go while swimming enthusiasts can hit the pool! Thank you for reading The Art & Science of Wellness – Sports Fitness Festival Newsletter. This post is public so feel free to share it. Share All are invited to join in for the fun and games scheduled over two days: In a virtual launch webinar held on 24 August 2023 at the Sydney Community Hub in Haymarket, Mayor Peta Pinson shared, “We’re known for our beautiful coastline, our wonderful hinterland and the mountains, rivers, creeks, streams, and ocean which exist in every corner of our region. These are the reasons why people choose to come and live here. “Many of our residents live fit, healthy and active lifestyles – irrespective of age – so the AFT International Sports Fitness Festival will be an important event on our community calendar, and I look forward to it,”. Town Green promenade at twilight by Matt Gilligan Festival producer, Jasmine Low said, “Australia is known as a sporting nation with its beautiful outdoors, its choiciest food produce and multicultural mix. Through my own lived experiences, I have found many sporting events were intimidating and not inclusive of vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children with autism or persons with disabilities. As a result, we sought out to partner with partners like Port Macquarie to enhance access to their destination whether you’re an armchair traveller or there in-person,”. Jasmine is also a carer and together with her Malaysian counterpart and fitness coach Nikki Yeo, the best friends are worlds apart and yet have come together remotely to curate a hybrid festival to connect people remotely and in-person just as they have themselves. “Science has proven that walking even for just 30mins a day can raise your heart rate. We hope to entice those who are already fit, to use their fitness and strength for good. Neighbour, colleague or friend, walk with someone and it will change you and them,” urged Yeo, a founding board member of Exercise is Medicine Society Malaysia. We invite all people including those from non-English speaking backgrounds to come along with their families and try out sports and fitness activities. Sport can bring everyone together, making us stronger as a cohesive community. Fit for Good All activities are free aside from the AFT Health Workshop (A$30 per person) and Secret Supper (A$66 per person). Companies are invited to take up the Corporate Pledge sponsorship package which aims bring co-workers together to have fun, keep fit and work together as a team to do good plus lunch together, in support of local businesses. The festival’s ‘Fit for Good’ and ‘Eat for Good’ call benefits charity partners like All Together Now, The Koala Hospital, Port Karate Dojo and other local businesses. In a bid to make the festival environmentally friendly, organisers invite the general public to bring their recyclables to drop into a Return and Earn bin at Panthers Port Macquarie. All proceeds from the recycling will be pooled and distributed to support karate classes for children and support the community’s favourite endangered animal, injured koalas at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Details: Event title: AFT International Sports Fitness Festival @ Port MacquarieDate: November 4 & 5, 2023Time: 7:00am – 4:00pmVenue: Panthers Port Macquarie, 1 Bay Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444Cost: Free upon registration at www.sportsfitnessfestival.com/rsvpEmail: info@sportsfitnessfestival.com RSVP See you at Port Macquarie! #iloveportmacquarie #sportsfitnessfestival #sportsequity #diversitybyinclusion About us and our partners: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (https://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/) oversees the one of the fastest growing urban centres in Australia. The Local Government Area covers 34 communities spread across the coast and hinterland, in urban, suburban and rural environments. With pristine coastal and hinterland environments, world class restaurants and a vibrant community, the Port Macquarie-Hastings region is incredibly diverse, with huge opportunities for growth and development. All Together Now (www.alltogethernow.org.au) is a Harm Prevention charity acknowledging that racism is a form of abuse, with a mission to “Educate Australians About Racism”. Port Karate’s Karate Kids on the Spectrum (www.portkarate.com), Kyokushin Karate classes that help children and adults with Autism or ADHD to break down boundaries. Port Macquarie Koala Hospital (https://koalahospital.org.au/), a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility, that has been helping rescue and rehabilitate koalas since 1973.The facility is run by Koala Conservation Australia Limited, a not-for-profit organisation that includes approximately 200 volunteers dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating koalas and conserving and restoring their natural habitats. A Fitness Today (AFT) was founded in 2015 by two friends, a carer and her fitness coach. It has presence in Australia and Malaysia and produces digital content like videos, podcast interviews and feature articles on a wide range of topics related to sports, fitness and wellness. AFT strongly advocates for sports diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Website: www.afitnesstoday.com. GIG: Go International Group Dotcom Pty Ltd. (www.gointernationalgroup.com) is an independent impact media production group is licensed to produce and represent the AFT International Sports Fitness Festival, AustraliaFitnessToday.com, AsiaFitnessToday.com and AFT Podcasts. The group is affiliated to Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd. which was established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and has been producing youth, sporting, and lifestyle events since 2005. The Move8 Walk-a-Hunt was first initiated in 2018 at the KL Car Free Morning co-organised by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall and Multigreen Events. Why are we doing this? 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Source: The Art & Science of Wellness newsletter. The world’s best-loved musical, The Sound of Music, premieres in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the Istana Budaya from 27 December 2022 until 15 January 2023 with a brand-new international production. This highly acclaimed original production tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changed the lives of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music and culminating the family’s flight across the Austrian mountains as tensions rise prior to the outbreak of World War II. The original 1959 Broadway production of The Sound of Music won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award for Best Show Album, and was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s biggest success. The 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and remains one of the most popular movies of all time. Team AFT finds this delightful production very apt to lifting the mood of people in Asia Pacific in a post-pandemic climate. As such, our team will be promoting this show as a part of Asia Fitness Today’s efforts to inspire people through the arts in song and dance. A truly international and local production Earlier this year in June, show presenter Base Entertainment and its producer Broadway International and local Malaysian rehearsal partner Dominus Arts Venue went in search for aspiring young talents from all walks of life. Out of the 400 children that attended the auditions, 18 outstanding girls and boys (six children cast in three rosters) from Malaysia were chosen for the opportunity of a lifetime to play the roles of the six younger von Trapp children: Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl. In addition to the involvement of local young talent, over 100 Malaysians are involved in the international production by Broadway, working in all areas of lights, stage, coordination and food for the production, the hills are very much alive for the performing arts industry in Malaysia with this production! An all-American cast includes Trevor Martin plays Captain von Trapp, Annie Sherman is Elsa Schraeder, Jill-Christine Wiley is Maria Rainer with Lauren Kidwell as Mother Abbess and Lauren O’Brien as Liesl. The Sound of Music International Tour is directed by three-time Tony Award-winner and Broadway veteran Jack O’Brien, choreographed by Danny Mefford and music supervised by Andy Einhorn. The musical is produced by Broadway International Group, Simone Genatt and Marc Routh, and presented in Malaysia and Singapore by Base Entertainment Asia. Let the hills fill your heart with The Sound of Music! Thanks for reading The Art & Science of Wellness! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.✓ Southeast Asia Tour Malaysian Ticketing Promotions: For ticketing and booking enquiries, visit this link from your desktop or laptop: https://premier.ticketcharge.com.my/shows/show.aspx?sh=TSMUSIC22&fbclid=IwAR2pOyFCLrmalEQDRhPYnb7i-L9aaXNLOiHqrGhfryoM6O9nrTVT7zJ655A *Terms and conditions apply. Note: The Sound of Music is a musical is based on a 1949 fiction novel by von Trapp, titled ‘The Story of the Trapp Family Singers’ and scenes including a chapel, nuns and Nazis do not infer nor claim historical authenticity or accuracy in terms of the names of the places, characters, sequence of events. The presenter, producer, artists and any other persons associated with the musical do not intend to malign, defame, slander, hurt or be disrespectful to any person(s), place, region, country, religion, community or individual(s) or religious sentiment(s), beliefs or feelings of any person(s). Like this? Share The Art & Science of Wellness Share it: AsiaFitnessToday.com The hills are alive with The Sound of Music in Malaysia under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Source: https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/the-sound-of-music-malaysia/ Show insurance brokers
GoInternationalGroup.com and AsiaFitnessToday.com supported award-winning filmmaker/director/actor and newly crowned Best Actress of the Year by the Festival Filem Malaysia awards in December 2022, Tan Chui Mui revealed her third feature film with a film opening gala screening and fitness activation campaign. On Sunday, 4 December 2022, hundreds of people gathered at Dataran DBKL for the weekly KL Car Free Morning. Phang Kuok Sing of Kisetsu Kimonos and Cassandra J. Poyong, National BJJ World Champion showcased Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and movie-goers were invited to snap a selfie of their most creative poses for a chance to win prizes. Winners of the contest announced in this link. Move8 congratulates writer, director and stunt actor Tan Chui Mui for picking up the Festival Filem Malaysia 32 Best Actress award for her role in Barbarian Invasion (Belenggu)! A message from our movement partners: KL Car Free Morning Go Green & Stay Healthy! Kisetsu Kimonos W Fitness SuspendTone By Mr Wai is a program that I’m specifically coaching online and onsite now. For this contest, I am offering the SuspendTone by Mr Wai 1:1 personal training session. Elemental5 Elemental5 was founded by Clarence Chua and Teddy Meng with the hopes of spreading Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) in Malaysia. Based in Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya, Elemental5 is currently one of the most accredited FMA groups in Malaysia and officially represent internationally recognised organisations such as the Dagooc Arnis System & The Pekiti-Tirsia Tactical Association. Media partners Tags barbarian invasion, Belenggu
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, launched a new report on 21 September 2022 calling on global leaders to take urgent action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 17 million premature deaths every year. Gallup released a new survey commissioned by WHO and Bloomberg Philanthropies that found most respondents in five surveyed countries – including Colombia, India, Jordan, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States of America rank an NCD or NCD risk factor as the biggest health problem in their country. NCDs cause nearly three-quarters of deaths worldwide. Every year, 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs, 86 percent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the NCD burden by delaying and disrupting care, and in the early months of the pandemic, 75 percent of countries reported disruption to essential NCD services because of lockdown restrictions and channeling of resources. While every Member State of the United Nations has committed to reducing premature death from NCDs by one-third by 2030 – an effort that could save millions of lives – few countries are currently on track to achieve it. Urgent global efforts are needed to get back on track to reach Sustainable Development Goal targets and reduce premature deaths from NCDs. “Noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and cancer are the world’s biggest silent killers – but they can often be prevented with investment in proven, cost-effective interventions. I look forward to continuing to make life-saving investments in NCD and injury prevention alongside Dr Tedros and the WHO.” — Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. Read the full article here: https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/heads-of-state-commit-to-noncommunicable-disease-global-compact-to-save-50-million-lives-by-2030/
Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation said: “It is with profound sorrow that we learn of the passing of our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen. Throughout her long life and reign, her extraordinary dedication and service to the Commonwealth has been an inspiration to so many, including all our Commonwealth Games athletes and officials. Her Majesty’s vision for the Commonwealth as a diverse and united family of nations will continue to inspire us – and will remain our mission and duty for the benefit of all athletes and communities, through the power of sport. Our thoughts and prayers are with His Majesty The King, The Queen Consort and all members of the Royal Family as we join with citizens across the Commonwealth in mourning her loss at this very sad time.” — This message has been published in Asia Fitness Today and Australia Fitness Today from a statement received from The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games, and for delivering on the vision of the Commonwealth Sports Movement: through sport, we build peaceful, sustainable and prosperous communities across the Commonwealth.