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Executive director Steven Ward outlines ukactive’s latest area of focus: childhood inactivity
HCM issue 6 2015
Australian wellness blogger, Belle Gibson, who built an online community and sold a recipe
book off the back of claims she cured terminal brain cancer through diet and lifestyle
changes alone, has admitted she never had the disease.
news •
23 Apr 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ recently gathered physical activity sector employers,
training providers and representatives from key industry bodies to explore the hot topic of
industry training.
news •
10 Apr 2015
The sale of Fitness First Germany is still alive, according to its managing director Stefan
Tilk, who said the offload to an unnamed private equity firm is moving forward.
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10 Apr 2015
The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice
than ever before and leaving businesses facing difficult dilemmas, says new Pure Gym CEO
Humphrey Cobbold.
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09 Apr 2015
FIBO week got underway in Cologne, Germany, this morning (8 April) with the start of the
one-day 2nd European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF).
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08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by a
significant jump in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seen over the past year.
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08 Apr 2015
Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing
memberships a core focus of the company’s gym chain moving forward – having been
delighted with the initial results of the proposition.
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08 Apr 2015
European health club operators enjoyed strong penetration growth in 2014, with low cost
clubs continuing to lead the way, according to the new European Health & Fitness
Market Report published by EuropeActive and Deloitte.
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24 Mar 2015
Retention Guru Dr Paul Bedford is to launch a new app providing health club and leisure
centre operators with retention advice at their fingertips.
news •
19 Mar 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines on sugar consumption
that say adults and children from most countries in the world should roughly halve the
amount of sugar they eat to lower the risk of obesity and tooth decay.
news •
05 Mar 2015
The Sports & Leisure Facilities Forum is taking place this year
on 8 July, at the Hilton London Wembley hotel.
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04 Mar 2015
The EU’s Platform for Diet, Health and Physical Activity encourages key stakeholders to set up health-improving initiatives across Europe. We look at some recent projects
HCM issue 4 2015
The world’s largest health and fitness trade show takes place in Cologne, Germany, from 9–12 April, with the EHFF on 8 April
HCM issue 2 2015
A new Youtube campaign designed to highlight the grim reality of inactivity has
been launched to coincide with National Obesity Awareness Week.
news •
13 Jan 2015
Evaluations of corporate wellness programmes need to expand beyond the conventional
financial parameters of return on investment (ROI) and include physiological, psychological
and social factors to truly gauge their effectiveness.
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24 Dec 2014
The UK is the fourth worst country in the world for cancer caused by obesity in
men, a recent study has discovered.
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03 Dec 2014
Doctors suggest a Mediterranean diet may be a better way to tackle obesity than
calorie counting.
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17 Nov 2014
EuropeActive board member and fitness industry stalwart Herman Rutgers has
been named new FIBO Ambassador – the latest sign of the increasingly close
collaboration seen between the health body and trade show.
news •
06 Oct 2014
Ex-members have previously bought into the idea of going to the gym, so how can we tempt them back again?
HCM issue 8 2014
Key stakeholders from a range of relevant UK industries will gather at five
regional forums next month to develop a cross sector approach to tackling
inactivity across the nation.
news •
26 Jun 2014
The European Court of Justice is considering a test case which could oblige
employers to treat obesity as a disability, potentially leaving them with a duty to
make adjustments to work environments.
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13 Jun 2014
EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?
HCM issue 6 2014
Three quarters of British men will be overweight or obese by 2030 because of
current levels of inactivity and poor diets, according to a study conducted by the
UK Health Forum with the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for
Europe.
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30 May 2014
After more than 1,000 face-to-face meetings lasting a combined 400 hours, the
10th SIBEC UK networking conference has concluded at The Belfry in
Birmingham.
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21 May 2014
EuropeActive has set itself the ambitious goal of almost doubling the number of
health club members in Europe by 2025 as the health and fitness industry
representative seeks to strengthen its credentials as an antidote to the
continent’s inactivity crisis.
news •
09 Apr 2014
Fitness equipment manufacturer Precor has announced a new corporate
partnership with YMCA, the youth charity and largest provider of fitness training
in the UK fitness industry.
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17 Mar 2014
The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month
HCM issue 3 2014
EHFA's Cliff Collins gives details of EU initiatives that will
impact the fitness sector in 2014
HCM Handbook 2014
FIBO - the annual international trade fair for fitness, wellness and health held
in Germany - has announced it will team up with the European Health &
Fitness Association (EHFA) to launch the inaugural European Health & Fitness
Forum.
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30 Jan 2014
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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“The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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