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TRAIN FOR CHANGE
The AUFP is an independent, member‑led association advocating for fair wages, lawful conditions, and professional respect across the fitness sector. Whether you are an employee or an independent contractor, we provide structured industrial support and collective representation to help protect your career.
We believe that your work should not only pay the bills but also provide security, respect, and opportunity.
Australian Union for Fitness Professionals
The Union for Australia’s Fitness Workforce.
The Australian Union for Fitness Professionals Incorporated (INC2500924) is a non‑profit incorporated association registered in New South Wales under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009, ABN 49 680 455 886 and incorporated on 24 July 2025.
We represent fitness professionals across Australia, providing industry‑specific support, workplace representation, and guidance from people with more than twenty years of experience in the fitness sector.
Why We Need The AUFP
The fitness industry sells “well‑being,” but it is not widely known for treating its workforce well. Many fitness professionals experience low pay, inconsistent conditions, and limited workplace support.
This contributes to high turnover and ongoing workforce shortages across the sector. The AUFP was created to address these issues and to advocate for safer, fairer, and more sustainable working conditions for fitness professionals.
What Makes The AUFP Different
One Industry Only Unlike multi‑sector unions that cover dozens of industries, the AUFP focuses exclusively on one industry, the fitness industry.
20+ Years of Industry Experience Members receive guidance from people who have worked in the fitness industry for more than two decades.
Standing up for systemic instability in the fitness sector
For too long, fitness professionals have faced underpayment, insecure engagements, and inconsistent workplace protections. AUFP was founded by industry professionals with over 20 years of sector experience to address structural wage and compliance issues across the industry.
100% Online. 100% Paperless. Environmentally Conscious.
AUFP operates entirely digitally, reducing administrative overhead and environmental impact while ensuring membership contributions are directed toward advocacy, dispute support, and industry reform initiatives.
Resources for Fitness Professionals
We create resources to help fitness professionals understand their rights and obligations within the industry. These resources are available at no cost and can be accessed on our resources page.
Our Service Commitments to Members
As an independent association, AUFP provides structured advocacy and support when workplace matters arise. We commit to delivering:
- Workplace Meeting Advocacy – Preparation for, and attendance at, disciplinary, performance, or redundancy discussions where formally appointed as support person or representative.
- Correspondence Review – Assistance drafting and reviewing written responses to management communications, contracts, or dispute notices.
- Underpayment and Award Reviews – Assessment of rosters, contracts, and payslips against applicable Fitness Industry Award provisions.
- Fair Work Commission Support – Structural guidance for members pursuing applications following termination of employment.
Services are delivered in accordance with applicable legislation and the scope of individual member appointments
What Makes The AUFP Different
The AUFP provides guidance and information through Group Fitness Help (GFH) — our private Facebook group dedicated to group fitness professionals.
GFH includes information on group fitness, payroll, union matters, and workplace relations, helping fitness professionals understand their rights and navigate workplace issues.
Legal and Regulatory Status Notice
Australian Union for Fitness Professionals Incorporated (INC2500924). AUFP operates as an independent, non‑profit, unregistered industrial association under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW). AUFP is not a registered organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. AUFP represents and assists members in workplace matters through explicit individual appointment as an authorised representative or support person in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009. All commitments relate to advocacy and support services and do not constitute guaranteed legal outcomes, in accordance with Australian Consumer Law.