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Transforming a Generation (TAG) has ensured that more than 300 young people, who were claiming Job Seekers benefits, are now in training to be fitness instructors and/or in work.
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10 May 2010
The Leigh Indoor Sports Centre will open to the public on 2 January 2008.
The £6.4m centre, which will form part of the £83m Leigh Sports Village, has been funded by the Greenbank Partnership, Wigan Council and Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust.
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27 Nov 2007
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has teamed up with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to promote a
new form of group exercise - cardio tennis.
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20 Nov 2012
New research shows that gym users in the south are more active and in better
health than those in the north. A survey by payasUgym looked at 8,000 gym members, with findings
showing that people living in the south of England visited their gym far more frequently than those
living in the north.
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01 Jul 2013
New Ipsos MORI research highlights a worrying trend for people to follow the sedentary norm
HCM issue 3 2015
The founder of Run2Work has a mission to get a million more people running regularly by 2020
HCM issue 7 2015
Not-for-profit health body ukactive has launched a new scholarship initiative to fast-track
talented disabled people into senior leadership positions across the physical activity sector.
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27 Oct 2016
Challenge through Sport Initiative’s project
coordinator explains how exercise is helping
people to overcome substance misuse
HCM issue 10 2017
Offering personalised exercise programmes at local leisure centres could be the key to
protecting young people suffering early psychosis from the statistical likelihood of an early
grave, new research has suggested.
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29 Mar 2016
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to
bid for funds for equipment and specialist support to counter participation drop-off after
their school years, says a new research paper.
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09 Dec 2015
The UK government has unveiled plans for a pilot scheme, aimed at using
financial rewards and other incentives to encourage people to exercise more
and eat more healthily.
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12 Jul 2021
Looking at images associated with overweight or obese people can influence a person’s
sense of smell, according to a study. The more negatively someone feels towards the
obese image, the worse he or she will tend to rate a particular scent.
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23 Mar 2015
Sport England has confirmed that it will replace its Active People Survey with a
revised participation measure as it seeks to “renew the sector’s confidence” in the data it
uses.
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19 May 2016
Last week saw the launch of an All Party Parliamentary Group for running - further
demonstration that exercise is beginning to become a policy priority.
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08 Dec 2014
A Les Mills fitness instructor is helping widen the reach of the brand’s Born To Move
programme by meeting the fitness needs of young people with learning difficulties.
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05 Oct 2017
A marketing partnership between fitness marketplace Hussle and fast-food giant McDonald's
resulted in a significant increase in the number of people looking at gyms via the platform.
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14 Jan 2022
Inclusive Fitness Boston, a health club created specifically for those with disabilities and their
families, is
launching a new programme to provide greater access to fitness programming for
neurodivergent people – those with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
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01 Dec 2021
People facing discrimination because of their size may be more likely to put on
weight, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.
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12 Sep 2014
UK leisure centres are not doing enough to ensure their facilities are accessible
for older people with sight issues, causing many to become inactive, according
to a new report.
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25 Jun 2014
Outdoor activity provider Our Parks, which offers people across England free outdoor exercise and
fitness sessions, has secured a £245,000 National Lottery award.
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02 Mar 2020
More than two thirds (68 per cent) of Americans would devote at least an hour each day on
fitness, if they'd receive a financial incentive of as little as US$2 (€1.8, £1.5) per day.
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05 Jun 2019
A research project by spinal injury charity Aspire and the University of Birmingham will
help establish best practice for training and employing disabled people in the fitness
industry.
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11 Nov 2017
Obese people tend to see distances as being further than they really are, and hills steeper, according to research from the US
HCM issue 4 2016
South Suffolk Leisure Trusts (SSL) has introduced a new personal development programme designed to improve the people skills of its staff.
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06 Apr 2009
A recent government initiative could see overweight people and heavy smokers having to diet or give up cigarettes in return for medical treatment.
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05 Jun 2003
The Gym Group has been officially recognised as an Investors in People
organisation – a Kitemark associated with 'exceptional commitment' to staff
development.
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04 Sep 2012
ukactive CEO David Stalker has raised concerns that people are in danger of
promoting a ‘surgery first’ mentality to managing obesity-related conditions in
the wake of new draft guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Care
Excellence (NICE),which is aiming to reduce debilitating weight problems.
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11 Jul 2014
More than nine million people in the UK have received sports coaching over the past 12 months,
according to new research from YouGov.
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11 Oct 2017
Places for People Leisure has expanded its low-cost offering with the purchase of three
Simply Gym sites.
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07 Dec 2017
New figures from Public Health England reveal that diseases caused by high
blood pressure are estimated to cost the NHS over £2bn a year. However,
exercise could prove to be part of the solution.
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17 Nov 2014
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“Fitstop is growing well. In 2023 it added 45 locations and launched in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. It has grown sustainably and has great founder-led energy”
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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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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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