ABOUT US

WELCOME TO

Fab to be fit foundation

Here at Fab to be Fit, we are a not for profit Foundation dedicated to raising public awareness about childhood obesity in Australia. The goal is to raise as much funding as possible, which will be allocated to children suffering physical, mental & emotional disabilities as well as for those Primary schools across NSW considered as living in high density Indigenous or low socio-economic/disadvantaged schooling communities.

Compared to children in other developed nations, Australian kids are more overweight, and prone to obesity. This is especially the case with kids from poorer backgrounds. We want to change this and make things fairer. No child should ever face such disadvantages no matter their background.

Rich or poor – every child in Australia has the right to a healthy and happy life!

WHO WE ARE

OUR PURPOSE

To raise funds to advance education, and introduce specialised programs to help reduce childhood obesity across Australian schools in disadvantaged communities.

OUR AIM

The introduction of fun, structured physical activity programs to increase fitness levels and by improving the eating habits of the children who attend these schools.

YOUR PART

You can help us do this by joining our team or by donating to our cause !

OUR

mission

Our mission, which is really our approach,
is best summed up as the following:

To increase awareness of childhood obesity across Australia and the world

Through dedicated effort and work, help in the elimination of childhood obesity

Make parents, society and governments take responsibility for their part in this epidemic

To encourage children to be active from a young age and empower them with healthy and tasty food choices.

CONCERN OVER

Australian Children

Within the Australian scientific and health community, there is a growing concern that our children’s health and fitness is declining compared to other developed nations. What’s worse is that children from low socio-economic backgrounds are declining at twice the rate of those from more affluent backgrounds.

Research shows that children and young people from low socio-economic backgrounds are significantly more at risk at being overweight and obese. This further adds to the health and social disadvantages they face throughout the lives.

MEET

THE TEAM

Board of Directors

Professor Fiona Naumann

PhD, MPhilHE, GCULT, BAppSci, DipEd, AEP, RCEP, ESSAF, PFHEA
Faculty of Health – Associate Dean of Education
Professor in Exercise Physiology | Discipline Leader Exercise & Movement Science
Faculty of Health | Southern Cross University

Qualifications, Recognition, Membership:

Qualification: PhD University of Melbourne (1997)

Recognition:

HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY PRINCIPAL FELLOW (PFHEA) (2016) International Recognition for Teaching and Learning Practice, Highest level.
EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE AUSTRALIA FELLOWSHIP (ESSAF) (2015) Exercise and Sports Science Australia
REGISTERED CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST (RCEP) (2007) American College of Sports Medicine
ACCREDITED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST (AEP) 2006-2017) Exercise and Sports Science Australia

Member:

Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects, Exercise and Nutrition

Fiona Naumann is a Professor of Exercise Physiology at Southern Cross University, within the Faculty of Health. Fiona has over 19 years tertiary lecturing experience in the area of Exercise Physiology and more recently in the clinical exercise physiology and rehabilitation area. Her research interests include exercise for cancer management and rehabilitation and has specialised research interests within the breast, brain, ovarian, pediatrics and adolescent and young adult cancer populations. Fiona is also the current chair of the Exercise and Sports Science Australia Accreditation Council & Executive member of the Exercise Education group.

Associate Professor Gary Leong

MB BS FRACP PhD
Assoc. Professor and Senior Staff Specialist in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Department of Paediatrics
Nepean Family Obesity and Paediatric Diabetes Services
Nepean Hospital and Nepean Charles Perkins Centre Research Hub, The University of Sydney.

Qualifications, Recognition, Membership:

Qualification:

PhD The Garvan Institute for Medical Research 2002
FRACP (Paediatrics and Endocrinology) 1988
MB BS 1982 University of Melbourne

Member:

Royal Australian College of Physicians since 1991
American Academy of Paediatrics since 1999
Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group since 1991
The Endocrine Society of USA since 1993
Paediatric Endocrine Society (USA) since 1998
Australian New Zealand Society of Obesity since 2006
Obesity Prevention and Treatment Society 2007-
Australian Diabetes Society since 2015

Gary is a physician-scientist and clinical paediatric endocrinologist.

Gary’s career spans 30 years in Paediatric Endocrinology as both a physician-scientist and clinician. In 2017, he moved from Brisbane back to Sydney to take up the Paediatric Clinical Lead role in Australia’s first whole-of-life span Family Obesity Service at the Nepean Hospital, Penrith serving the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, which has one of the highest prevalence rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in the country. He currently undertakes clinical research studies in child growth and obesity and its effects on metabolism within the University of Sydney Nepean Clinical School and the Nepean Charles Perkins Centre fort Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism at The University of Sydney and has just published his first book – RIDE TO LIFE which is a #1 Best-Seller in its category.

Kevin Moultrie

Founder – Fab to be Fit Foundation Limited
Founder – TRANSFORM-US Fitness for Kids Pty Ltd

Kevin has 13 years’ experience creating and delivering structured physical activity & nutrition programs for children and teens aged 5-17yrs. His focus is on delivering efficacious and proven programs that tackle childhood obesity and mental health within the primary education sector. TRANSFORM-US Fitness for Kids has been a pre-eminent provider of PE based programs into the public, catholic and independent schooling systems across NSW, not to mention the programs he is also delivering to patients through the NDIS Scheme and via Occupational Therapy facilities that are needing physical activity programs for children and teens suffering debilitating conditions.

In 2018, Kevin founded Fab to be Fit Foundation Limited to help raise much needing funding and awareness about physical, mental and emotional disadvantage in children and young adolescents within our community. Prior to this, Kevin held numerous executive management positions within the corporate world of international recruitment across Australasia spanning 28yrs.

For further enquiries on our foundation please contact
1300-KIDSFIT 1300 543 734

Fab to be Fit Foundation Limited is a 'Health Promotion' charity registered with Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) and is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR) under Subdivision 30-BA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Fab to be Fit Foundation has Authority to Fundraise by NSW Fair Trading CFN/24908