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According to a pilot study by Yale School of Medicine, exercise can not only slow down the
neurodegeneration associated with Parkinson’s Disease, there is evidence it can even reverse
the damage.
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28 Feb 2024
CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy, Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which
sets out how the sector’s 600,000-strong workforce can be supported and professionally
recognised.
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20 Feb 2024
EuropeActive has appointed Kai Troll as its new CEO. He has a background in the trade
association sector and a strong interest in sport and physical activity.
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20 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part in a challenge
which encourages them to be more active, while raising awareness of the benefits of physical
activity.
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19 Feb 2024
The Life Leisure execs talk about their radical approach to the provision of physical activity in areas of deprivation
HCM issue 1 2024
Public health is in the spotlight and the sector must step up, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 1 2024
While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits
of aerobic exercise, according to new research from Iowa State University.
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19 Feb 2024
Thoughts from Helen Rowbotham of Access Sport and Jason Stanton of Mytime Active
HCM issue 1 2024
While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality
Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life are key for change.
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16 Feb 2024
In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the
next UK
government to promote active environments, cut red tape and elevate the status of PE
in
schools.
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06 Feb 2024
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical
activity sector to
support the NHS and tackle the UK’s pandemic of poor health and sluggish economy.
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01 Feb 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the
launch
of its 800th club in the country, on the iconic Champs-Élysées, in Paris, confirming
France as
its largest market.
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29 Jan 2024
The consumption of energy drinks – even just one a month – has a negative impact on sleep
according to a Norwegian study of students in higher education.
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26 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK Active CEO,
Huw Edwards, says there can be no economic growth without better health in the population.
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23 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up
between London hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s and local operators, with the arrangement
brokered by UK Active as part of its MSK pilots initiative.
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17 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis on
people's physical activity levels.
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12 Jan 2024
People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect their health
and now the government needs to get on board by delivering greater support for the sector,
says UK Active CEO, Huw Edwards.
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12 Jan 2024
Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s
Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.
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05 Jan 2024
UK Active has launched a programme designed to support the physical activity sector as it
targets Net Zero.
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21 Dec 2023
The wellbeing referral manager at Edinburgh Leisure reveals the impact of digitalisation on exercise interventions in a city with high levels of deprivation
HCM issue 11 2023
With new stroke rehabilitation guideliness published in the US and the UK calling for more exercise interventions, Vicky Kiernander asks the experts how the health and fitness sector can intervene, to the benefit of patients, the sector and the medical profession
HCM issue 11 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The
Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks to its list of services.
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15 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
by providing inclusive opportunities during the summer holidays, according to new follow-up
insight.
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14 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five
years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Report 22-23,
which was published today (7 December 2023).
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07 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
– ie, the number of years people live without debilitating disease – can vary by up to 17 years,
depending on where they live.
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03 Dec 2023
UK-based retailer, John Lewis, is launching a service which will enable customers to be
proactive about managing their health, while also getting advice about exercise and nutrition.
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30 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s
ambition to broaden its reach and benefit more people. To this end, UK Active is inviting operators to
engage with its new inclusion self-assessment tool.
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29 Nov 2023
Physical activity is linked to a 43 per cent reduction in mental health symptoms such as depression, a recent study shows
HCM issue 10 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off
today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with
the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, in the second half of 2023
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22 Nov 2023
Roland Omamor, Mike Lyons and Ken Masser talk about serving communities and building strategic partnerships in their letters to HCM
HCM issue 10 2023
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
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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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Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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When a hefty round of investment
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CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
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