Allan's health and fitness industry involvement during the past 20 years has encompassed many areas from working as a freelance aerobics instructor in the early ‘80s through to gym management and on to be a leading community and industry educator. This has given him a unique insight to the professional aspects of health and fitness industry. Providing him with an opportunity to help shape the future of a young and dynamic industry as well as enhancing and touching, in a positive way, many peoples’ lives.

Over the past  20 years Allan has pioneered many new concepts that have been responsible for increasing the community’s standard of health and fitness at many levels. He provides information and services to the general public, medical specialists, corporate health organisations, university students, fitness professionals and specialist sporting groups.

Since 1993 has played a major role in the on-going development of the very successful GutBusters Waist Loss Program for Men.

Responsible for the conceptualisation and development of GutBusters for Women.

Developed the physical activity component of the Weight Watchers Australia
SUCCESS 1,2,3, ™ program launched in 1998.

Updated and edited the content of the 1995 edition of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation’s (ACHPER) NSW Fitness Leader Training Program, Fitness Leader Level I.

Developed Network’s* 1996 Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Program, Fitness Leader Level II.

Developed / edited 4 courses for The Federation Internationale des Sports Aerobics and Fitness (FISAF) which will set the standard for Professional Fitness certification throughout 38 countries:

• Core Fitness Course
• Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Course
• Aerobic Instructor Course
• Aqua Instructor Course

Developed the Walk, Talk and Learn Program, a community based healthy lifestyle program.

Developed several units of the Fat Loss Leaders course levels I & II - Bioenergetics, Exercise Biochemistry and Fat Loss, Exercise Prescription

* Network is the southern hemisphere’s largest association for Fitness Professionals. All courses are AFAC (Australian Fitness Accreditation Council) accredited. (back to index)

Allan has presented to groups including medical practitioners, the general public, sporting clubs, corporations, international conventions, fitness professionals, specialists, university students, NSW Health Department and Diabetes Australia

Regular presenter in all topics at former Network, ACHPER and Fat Loss Leader courses

National Training Officer for GutBusters Pty Ltd

2000 Getting Active with Diabetes - How to Make it Happen. University of Melbourne and University of Western Australia for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Australia

2000 The Role of Physical Activity in the Management and Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes - National Tour New Zealand for the Hillary Commission and the NZ Ministry of Health.

2000 Exercise and Diabetes - for Diabtetes Australia

1999 Go Faster Performance Edge in Endurance Sport seminars. Endorsed by Gatorade Sport Science Institute speaker's bureau, Triathlon NSW and Ironman Australia.

FILEX '99 International Fitness Convention & Expo

• Metabolism - The Facts

Network New Zealand '99 International Fitness Convention & Trade Show

• Current Perspectives in Child Obesity
• Perfectionists Don't Win at Weight Loss
• The Mechanics of Developing Endurance Sport Training Programs
• Expert Panel Member - Nutrition Update Forum

1998 Presented National Australian Lifestyle Tour for Network for Fitness Professionals

• Females, Fatloss and Body Image

Network New Zealand '98 International Fitness Convention & Trade Show

• Critical Periods for Fat Gain, Loss and Maintenance
• Perfectionists Don't Win at Weight Loss
• Program Design for Fat Loss in the Fit and Unfit
• Exercising with Diabetes: How & Why?

FILEX '98 International Fitness Convention & Expo

• Perfectionists Don't Win at Weight Loss
• Catering for Obese Students
• Physical Activity for Students with Diabetes

1998 Presented Performance Fundamentals for Ironman Australia

Network '97 International Health & Fitness Convention

• Exercise Design for Fat Loss in the Fit and Unfit
• Perfectionists Don't Win at Weight Loss

1997 Post graduate education seminar for General Practitioners - Hobart & Melbourne

• Weight control - A New Approach
  

At the FILEX ‘97 Fitness Convention

• Exercise Design for Fat Loss in the Fit and Unfit

At the FILEX ‘96 Fitness Convention

• Body Fat - A Burning Issue
• Circuits with Power

At the Network ‘96 Fitness Convention

• Fat Loss - Critical Periods and Maintenance On Manoeuvres

At the Network ‘95 Business Summit:

• Breaking into the Weight Loss market
• Case Study of the New-U by Weight Watchers - its success in fitness centres
• Equipment Maintenance - protecting your bottom line

At the Network ‘95 Fitness Convention:

• A New Paradigm in Weight Control
• Body Fat - A Burning Issue
• On Manoeuvres

Australian Catholic University - Mackillop campus

• Specialist Strength and Resistance Training Unit 1997
• Exercise prescription for the overweight 1995 and 1994

NSW Health Department

• Exercise for Older People - Falls Prevention Forum, Health Promotions Unit, 1994

Diabetes Australia

• Getting the Edge on Exercise 1999 DA ACT
• Exercise Symposium, 1994
• Parent / Child Camp for Families with Diabetic Children 0-9 years 1994

Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology Westmead Hospital

• Diabetes Seminar - Moving More, Feeling Better 1996
• Adolescent Diabetes Education Program - Tailoring Diabetes to Your Active Life 1996

Diabetes Education Unit St George Hospital

• Young adults education - Exercising with Diabetes 'when, how & why!' 1993, 1995
• Children's education - Living Actively with Diabetes 1994
• Adult education - Why Exercise is Important & How to Manage It. 1994, 1995

Northshore Hospital Diabetes Education Unit

• Adolescents Activity Day 1993

Various sporting clubs and corporate luncheons:

• Programming for Endurance Sports
• Recovery and Performance in Endurance Sports
• Safe Participation in Sporting Events
• Facts on Fat

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Program and course development requires not only writing the curriculum but also selling the course to providers and attendees. Allan has successfully promoted himself, his courses, and Quality Health Australia Pty Ltd

Played an integral role in the successful marketing of the above mentioned programs

As Corporate Sales Officer for GutBusters Pty Ltd and Weight Watchers Australia Pty Ltd, was instrumental in developing a marketing plan and implementation strategy for these programs.

As Director of Productive Personnel, conceptualised, planned and marketed services in program development, consultancy, training and lecturing. (back to index)

Although involved in an extensive range of course material and other written resources, these works have been published and are available for public use.

Champion N., Egger G. and Bolton A. (1998) The Fitness Leader’s Handbook. Kangaroo Press. Australia.

Egger G. and Swinburn B. (1996) The Fat Loss Handbook: A guide for professionals. Allen & Unwin. Australia. Contributed chapters 4, 12 and 13 in addition to performing the scientific proofing of the book.

Egger G, Bolton A, O’Neill M and Freeman D. (1996) Effectiveness of an abdominal obesity reduction programme in men: the GutBuster ‘waist loss’ programme. International Journal of Obesity. 20: 227-231.

Egger G. and Bolton A. (1995) The long term (12 months) effectiveness of an abdominal obesity reduction programme in men. Paper presented at the European Conference on Obesity.

Egger G. and Bolton A. (1995) Obesity and weight control in Australian men. Paper presented Symposium - Public Health Association of Australia; Cairns.

Bolton A., Egger G. and Cameron-Smith D. (1997) Exercise intensity and weight control. Australian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. Unpublised article submitted.

Bolton A. (1995) Exercising with Diabetes: What you and your client need to know. Network Magazine. Aug-Sep.

Bolton A. (1995) Exercise and Hypertension: Why exercise can help reduce hypertension. Network Magazine. Oct-Nov.

Bolton A. (1996) I feel Good -The Complete Body Book. Weight Watchers Publishing.

Bolton A. (1995) Network’s Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Course curriculum, student workbook.

Bolton A. (1996) FISAF certification course curriculum and student workbooks

• Core Fitness Course
• Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Course
• Aerobic Instructor Course
• Aqua Instructor Course. (editor only)

Bolton A. and Champion N. (1995) NSW ACHPER Fitness Leader Training Program course curriculum and student workbook. (back to index)

Allan believes everyone has a responsibility to contribute freely to the community. Whenever possible he provides his skills to charitable interests. His crowning achievement to date in this area was the instigation and organisation in 1988 of the ‘Workout for Diabetes’ which between 1990 and 1994 raised over $100,000.00 net for diabetes education and research.

‘Workout for Diabetes’, Instigator, successfully raised over $100,000 net for Diabetes Education.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - Contributed articles for 'The Walk for the Cure' 1997

Mosman Lions Club, Health presentation March 1996

Camperdown Children’s Hospital, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology

• Parents Day July 1992, Diabetes and Exercise
• Adolescent’s Day March 1992 and June 1991, Diabetes and Exercise

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Diabetes Centre

• Young People’s Program, October 1990

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IBM user, familiar with the following packages:

• Complete Microsoft Office 2000 suite
• Statistical Package - SPSS for Windows
• Illustration packages - Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator 
• Page Layout - Microsoft Publisher 2000, Adobe PageMaker
• Web Design - Microsoft Frontpage 2000

1993-present
Executive Director Quality Health Australia Pty Ltd

1990-93
Fitness Director Unlimited Fitness, St Leonards, NSW

1985-90
Gym Co-ordinator 1812 Fitness Centre, St Leonards, NSW

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Currently enrolled - Master of Philosophy - Newcastle University Institute for gender Health

Bachelor Human Movement Studies (Hons) - Australian Catholic University, Nth Sydney

Most courses offered by Network for Fitness Professionals

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The YPG is a branch of DA, which provides support for young people (18-35 years), with insulin dependent diabetes. I act as a role model, consultant and speaker and educator for this group.
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Dr Garry Egger
Director - Centre for Health Promotion and Research
14 Arthur Street, Fairlight NSW 2093. Australia.

Mr Nigel Champion
Director - NSW Fitness Leader Training Program and Network for Fitness Professionals Pty Ltd - PO Box 555, Neutral Bay NSW 2089. Australia.
Phone (02) 9909 4944

Mr Robbie Parker
Department of Human Movement - MacKillop Campus, Australian Catholic University
PO Box 968, North Sydney NSW 2059. Australia.

Mr Scott Penn
CEO - Weight Watchers Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 1961, North Sydney NSW 2059. Australia.

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