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The NZ Exercise Industry Awards, held on November 25 at the Millenium Hotel proved to be a great night for the Auckland Council-owned Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre team.
The awards came thick and fast, starting with the Chain/Group Facility of the Year and Group Exercise own Choreography Instructor of the Year for Fitness instructor Lis Macleod.
Lis then won the overall People’s Choice Award, decided by public vote.
The judges noted Lis’s high level of technical skill, energy and communication. “Lis’s personality shows through in all her classes, which only further adds to the positive experience had by her participants,” the judges said.
Lis said she knew she had the support of her class participants, staff and members at the Leisure Centre. “But when you’re up against other exercise professionals who teach at many different clubs and have a huge following, where I instruct at only one club, it’s amazing and I can’t thank everyone who voted for me enough!”
To top off the evening, the centre took the Supreme Club of the Year award which reflects high marks in a wide range of criteria including “a culture of inclusion” and support for staff and members.
Jackie McGill of the centre’s customer support team says it is the first time an Auckland Council Pools and Leisure facility has won these national awards. “We are super proud and quite frankly blown away,” she says.
