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Just a small amount of exercise each day can have a significant impact on the lifespan of
over 60s, according to new research.
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04 Aug 2015
Operators in the sport and leisure sector have an opportunity to develop their
offer as a result of the government’s childhood obesity strategy, according to
Public Health England (PHE).
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20 Sep 2016
Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it
alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the chief
executive of Fit For Sport.
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20 Sep 2016
Almost half of the European Union (EU) population do not exercise or play sport and the impact
of
this inactivity on European healthcare services is costing billions.
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24 Feb 2023
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European
Regional Obesity Report, a third of children and almost two-thirds of adults in Europe are
obese.
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07 Jun 2022
Kinect Australia has announced the launch of its new name - Physical Activity
Australia - as part of its "ambitious new vision" to promote regular exercise
across the country.
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24 Jan 2012
Members of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) are supporting the Great Swapathon, the latest campaign from Change4Life aiming to encourage families to lead a healthier lifestyle.
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11 Jan 2011
Physical activity should be embedded into every aspect of society, says ukactive, which
will today (5 November) publish a new call-to-arms Blueprint urging the government to
make overcoming inactivity a top-tier public health priority.
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05 Nov 2015
A new scheme aiming to give more young people the chance to get physically active on their own doorstep has been launched in Wigan.
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18 Dec 2007
A new study has shown that middle-aged adults who regularly engage in
leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may benefit from lower
levels of inflammation in later life - and, as a result, suffer less heart problems.
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15 Aug 2012
People who achieve the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate exercise a
week can reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent, according to new
research.
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20 Oct 2016
A major new consultation aiming to shape the future of children’s physical activity across
the UK has been launched by not-for-profit health body ukactive.
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16 Mar 2018
Research from Sport England shows physical activity in England is worth £85.5bn each year in economic impact
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Researchers at Harvard found that the optimum level of exercise is between 150 to 600 minutes per week, but with a ceiling on impact
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Physical activity gives structure and meaning to people’s lives, according to new research.
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27 May 2021
Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide
urgent financial support for the sector's 60,000 self-employed workers.
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26 Mar 2020
Elevate, the new trade show which aims to unite sectors in tackling physical inactivity,
kicks off this morning (4 May) with addresses from a range of high-profile public health
figures.
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04 May 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron is today expected to confirm that funding for
Primary Physical Education and the government's Sport Premium scheme will be
continued throughout the course of the next parliament - securing the current
level of funding until 2020.
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06 Feb 2014
Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport,
has
promised that the government will place sport and physical activity "at the heart of pandemic
recovery".
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15 Oct 2021
The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to
invest in physical activity initiatives that will help safeguard its future, according to
ukactive executive director Steven Ward.
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26 Nov 2015
Physical activity levels among teenagers are similar to that of 60-year olds, according to
US research.
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23 Jun 2017
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are
twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
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21 Jul 2015
Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-
term health conditions better access to physical activity opportunities.
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09 Nov 2017
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on the government to help make physical
activity a ‘national religion’ and harness its potential to tackle some of the biggest
challenges faced by society.
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01 Nov 2017
Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step
forward after the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills approved the
frameworks for two new apprenticeships under the Trailblazer initiative.
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24 Aug 2015
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
a major role to play in the nation’s health by reducing the burden on the NHS.
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09 Dec 2019
Regular exercise sessions for children with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help to mitigate
the effects of the debilitating disease, scientists have reported.
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18 Aug 2015
A new healthy living strategy, which aims to combat health inequality, has been set out by
the Scottish Conservative Party.
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13 Jan 2017
Physical activity - no matter how minimal - can have a positive effect on happiness,
according to the
largest ever smartphone-based study.
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13 Jan 2017
A study by research institute RAND Europe has suggested that there is a simple way to dramatically
increase people's physical activity levels – by offering them tangible financial rewards.
news •
28 Nov 2018
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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