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Whether its having sex, doing the gardening or taking the stairs, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging people to get moving in its latest campaign.
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30 Apr 2007
Witney’s Windrush Leisure has been identified as one of the top performing leisure centres in the UK by the National Benchmarking Service (NBS).
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23 Jan 2007
Less than a quarter of adults are hitting the recommended targets for sport and active recreation, according to Sport England’s Active People Survey.
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23 Jan 2007
Cultural Community Partnerships, which operates leisure facilities on behalf of East Northamptonshire Council, has seen all three of its sports centres accredited by Quest.
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10 Dec 2006
New research published today by Sport England has revealed that only 21 per cent of adults in England are hitting recommended targets for participation in sport and active recreation – taking part in moderate intensity, three times a week.
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07 Dec 2006
Stewart Harris, the chief executive of sportscotland, the sports council for Scotland, has called for greater collective responsibility in tackling the issues facing Scottish sport.
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07 Dec 2006
A £4m exercise referral programme which uses the Register of Exercise Professionals’ (REPs) level 3 membership as its benchmark of quality has been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).
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30 Oct 2006
Gordon Brown has been accused of "breathtaking hypocrisy" after calling for schools to increase access to PE and sport and for greater encouragement of competitive sport in schools.
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26 Oct 2006
The new Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) – which launched on 1 September – was formally unveiled to the sector for the first time at Leisure Industry Week (LIW) in Birmingham last week.
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01 Oct 2006
A draft policy offering greater protection for open spaces has been published by the Scottish Executive.
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14 Aug 2006
North Yorkshire Sport has announced the appointment of David Watson to the newly created role of executive director.
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28 Jul 2006
YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCAfit) has been awarded almost £0.5m to launch a new scheme aimed at Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women.
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27 Jul 2006
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has announced the publication of new practical tools for GPs and other health professionals to help patients lose weight and improve their health.
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04 May 2006
The Big Lottery Fund has announced an award of £15m to a partnership led by the Children's Play Council (CPC) as the first part of a national investment programme.
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22 Feb 2006
A new collaboration betwen the national government agencies responsible for sport, arts, heritage, the built environment and museums and libraries in the UK has been launched to deliver creative, cultural and sporting opportunities.
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14 Feb 2006
Olympic gold medallist, Duncan Goodhew, has criticised the government for failing to do enough to secure the future of public swimming pools.
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04 Jan 2006
Leisure operator DC Leisure has received accreditation from the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) for being the first leisure contractor to introduce the institute’s Active programme.
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22 Dec 2005
The UK’s first national fitness audit – which will profile more than a million regular users of sports and leisure facilities – is to be carried out via a public private partnership between The Leisure Database Company (LDC) and information solutions company Experian.
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15 Nov 2005
Bootle Leisure Centre in Sefton, Merseyside, has re-opened following a £1.2m refurbishment, thanks to a partnership between Sefton Council and leisure management company EZE Fitness.
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31 Oct 2005
Six local authorities in the UK have been chosen by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as being eligible for part of £130m of funding towards the cost of new sport and library projects.
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31 Aug 2005
Edinburgh Leisure has teamed up with Scottish Swimming to offer recreational swimmers a more structured workout in the pool.
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26 May 2005
According to research commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Trusts Association (SPORTA), the number of trusts operating in the UK could double in the next 2-3 years.
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06 May 2005
Andrew Holt, managing director of Parkwood Leisure, the public sector leisure management division of Parkwood holdings, has said the time could be right for the company to enter the private health and fitness market.
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10 Aug 2004
Consumer association, Which?, has said that five volunteers it sent to request advice on weight loss from their local gyms mostly received poor quality consultations with instructors failing to properly assess their physical condition.
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23 Jun 2004
Ralph Riley, chief executive of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM), has welcomed the Chief Medical Officers report – but said it will take more than gardening to get the nation fit.
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19 May 2004
Steve Philpott, chief executive of DC Leisure, has said the future is bright for leisure management companies working in local authority centres.
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09 Mar 2004
SportEx 2003, a leading trade show supported by the Sports Industries Federation, and designed to target sports, fitness and health buyers in the leisure industry, is only four months away.
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09 Jun 2003
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