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Richard Beddie Claims CrossFit Trainers are the Reason For Female Urinary Incontinence

June 30, 2014 by Russell Berger

CEO of Exercise New Zealand and Board Member of REPs New Zealand Richard Beddie appears to have lied to the press about CrossFit having killed people, and then lied about having told that lie. Rather than responding to these allegations, Beddie has refused to answer questions over the phone, ignored the emailed questions he requested we send instead, and his organizations have essentially gone silent on the issue. But not silent enough. Speaking on behalf of the Exercise Association of […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Beddie, Exercise NZ, Fitness NZ, New Zealand, REPs, Richard Beddie, Trainers, Urinary Incontinence

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Has Exercise NZ’s CEO Richard Beddie Been Caught in Another Lie?

June 24, 2014 by Russell Berger

In a recent post on this blog, we questioned a statement made by CEO of Exercise New Zealand Richard Beddie. Beddie told reporters that CrossFit was responsible for “…6 deaths…”, which is completely false. After we questioned this claim, the editors immediately posted a retraction, but refused to look into Beddie’s statement further. Our article had some interesting results. First, the Facebook page for the Exercise Association of New Zealand received nearly twenty 1-star reviews from those outraged about Beddie’s remarks. […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Exercise NZ, Fitness NZ, New Zealand, REPs, Richard Beddie, Trainers

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CEO of Exercise New Zealand Richard Beddie- “CrossFit caused 6 deaths”

June 18, 2014 by Russell Berger

Stuff.com.nz writer Rebecca Stevenson recently published this article, which contained a pretty interesting quote from the CEO of the Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExercizeNZ) Richard Beddie. “CrossFit has resulted in six deaths overseas and rendered an Australian man paraplegic …” Nothing about this statement is true, so we contacted the publication. Glen Scanlon, News Editor at Stuff.co.nz, responded quickly and said he would “check back with the author and source quoted in the story.” The story was edited a few days […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Exercise NZ, Fitness NZ, New Zealand, REPs, Richard Beddie, Trainers

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