Clean Health, the trusted source of fitness education for personal trainers worldwide, has acquired Vast Fitness Academy (Vast), Australia’s leading provider of online government-accredited Nutritionist qualifications (11046NAT – Certificate IV in Nutrition).
Vast Fitness Academy was founded in 2016 and is considered the leading provider of government-accredited nutritionist qualifications in Australasia, having qualified over 30,000 students.
With 257 industry partners, including Anytime Fitness, Aus Active and F45, Vast students are provided industry-leading support and mentorship to help them transition into their new careers.
The acquisition will see Clean Health take the Vast legacy from strength to strength whilst solidifying Clean Health’s mission to educate over 1 million fitness professionals by 2030, positively impacting the health and wellness of tens of millions of their clients globally.
“Vast has been the clear market leader in online nutritionist qualifications for several years, educating over 20,000 students online in nutrition and personal training qualifications since 2016,” said Daine McDonald, Founder and CEO of Clean Health.
“Vast’s online courses are evidence-based yet practical, designed to help people start a new career in nutrition, along with helping current personal trainers expand their formal qualifications to help serve their clients whilst growing their fitness business”.
Neil Heath, Co-Founder of Vast, said, “I have followed the journey of Clean Health and Daine over the last 16 years, and I could think of no better new ownership group to carry on the mission and vision of Vast, which is to provide scientifically backed nutrition principles, aimed at transforming the lives of clients of newly qualified coaches”.
“I am excited to see the Clean Health team continue our legacy whilst expanding our curriculum to personal trainers, nutritionists and general consumers worldwide”.
Peter Girdis and Paul Veltman, Managing Directors of Wyuna Partners, and James McFarlane, Director at HLB Mann Judd Advisory and Accounting, advised Clean Health in the transaction.
About Clean Health: Founded in 2008, Clean Health is the trusted source of results-based online fitness education for personal trainers worldwide. Providing online, government-accredited initial personal trainer qualifications and continuing education programs, they’ve certified over 70,000 fitness professionals in over 50 countries.
Clean Health offers online courses and annual conferences in nutrition, training and business and has exclusive partnerships with world-leading fitness industry experts and brands like Layne Norton PhD, Hattie Boydle, Sebastian Oreb, Body Fit Training (BFT), Fitness First, Good Life Health Clubs, EMF Fitness Centres and more.
For more information, visit cleanhealth.edu.au
About Vast Fitness Academy: Founded in 2016, Vast is considered the leading provider of government-accredited nutritionist qualifications in Australasia, having qualified over 30,000 students.
With 257 industry partners, including Anytime Fitness, Aus Active and F45, Vast students are provided industry-leading support and mentorship to help them transition into their new careers.
For more information, visit vast.edu.au or follow Vast on Instagram here.
