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A campaign has got underway to encourage GPs to prescribe exercise for depression instead of drugs.
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07 Apr 2005
Physical activity measures have now been implemented in a voluntary reward and
incentive programme used by GPs across the UK.
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09 Apr 2013
Adults suffering from chronic pain should be advised to take exercise, rather
than be prescribed
painkillers, according to new guidance from the National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence
(NICE).
news •
09 Apr 2021
Swim England has called for health professionals to be "more proactive" in prescribing swimming to
people recovering from medical conditions.
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10 Apr 2019
Will the classification of obesity as a disease in the US bring better treatment, or will it take the onus to lose weight away from the individual?
HCM issue 11 2013
Should the fitness industry follow the example of the spa sector and launch a central research portal?
HCM issue 6 2013
Mental health is often treated as the poor relation to physical health. How can health clubs address this?
HCM issue 6 2014
A new study has suggested that exercise could be as good at drugs at reducing high blood pressure.
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19 Dec 2018
Aston Villa players Thomas Sorensen and Craig Gardner have opened a new gym for children to tackle childhood obesity.
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01 May 2007
A Plymouth-led research team has been awarded £1.3m in funding to
investigate how a web-based exercise coaching tool could benefit people who
are prescribed exercise by their GPs.
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19 Sep 2014
Longevity, a startup providing longevity products, services, education and advice to
subscribers,
has
launched a digital platform and will open its first club in Milton Keynes on 1 February.
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20 Jan 2023
NICE is now recommending that physical activity be included in the QOF, which financially incentivises GPs for prescribing specific treatments. This is, says Liz Terry, a major breakthrough for the fitness industry
HCM issue 1 2013
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward
the case for a £1billion regeneration of leisure centres.
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15 Nov 2016
The future of the National Health Service (NHS) could be secured by investing £1bn in the
UK’s ageing fleet of leisure centres – and utilising them to create a new “preventative
frontline” against lifestyle diseases.
news •
07 Nov 2016
Simon Harling explains how exercise professionals can ensure a safe return to exercise for post-COVID patients
HCM issue 9 2020
Sam Murphy reports on the impact physical activity can have on mental wellbeing, and looks at how health and fitness clubs can assist members with mental health issues
HCM issue 6 2014
Kate Cracknell talks to the GP who hit the headlines for recommending walking to his patients, and finds out why he thinks more GPs should be following suit
HCM issue 11 2014
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