Being physicallly fit is a common factor among top executives and business leaders. Exercising three times a week can keep your brain in tip top condition too - and what better place to work out than Next Generation Club Ryde? Sales Manager David McKinlay gave a brief overview of the Club's extensive facilities to around 60 members and guests at our May Business After Hours.

The Club is more than sports and gym facilities - it's a great place to hold functions, with a board-room style small meeting room and three larger rooms which expand into a ballroom with a superb view across to Olympic Park. Club members can use the Club's cafe area for informal meetings - or somewhere to meet for a drink at the end of the day.

And if you're feeling more in the mood for indulgence than aerobics, the Club has a day spa providing a range of relaxation and skin therapies.

With all this on offer Next Generation Club Ryde provides a unique range of services for its members - and RBF members can join at very special discounted rates. Many of us might be regarding 'gym membership' as a financial luxury at the moment, but keeping fit CAN improve the bottom line of your business... so why not look on Club membership as a business necessity?

Macquarie Business Training Centre was drawn from our barrel as Business of the Month. Find out more here.

We welcomed the following new members on the night:

• Stavi Antoniou of Ur Property, which only started trading in April this year. Stavi has had twelve years in the corporate and residential real estate industry, and is excited about having her own business. Stavi specialises in finding investment properties for people seeking a secure investment with a positive return. Stavi and her team are located at 598 Victoria Road, Ryde, and you can contact Stavi on 9802 2884 or 0424 254301, or visit www.urproperty.com.au
• Tony Monaghan of ENS International. Tony specialises in teaching people how to negotiate, with programs available for people in all levels of business. Negotiation is a vital skill - if you believe you and your employees could be doing it better, contact Tony on 0412994718 or visit www.negotiate.org. Tony has been working with the Dept of State and Regional Development, running negotiation seminars for them. .

Photos from the night are available here. These photos will be suitable for printing out at postcard size on your office printer. Photos by Sabrina Ferguson unless otherwise stated. If you would like a high res copy of any of these please contact Sabrina.