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CIMSPA has issued a new policy to help ensure fitness and physical activity training is
delivered safely online.
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04 Feb 2021
New research has found that people who participate in regular physical activity outside work are not as likely to show signs of depression as those who don't.
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01 Nov 2010
Exercising more, losing weight and drinking less
could slash the the number of Britons
getting cancer by 84,000 a year, according to health
experts.
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21 Sep 2015
The Pulse Group has been named as the official two-year partner of the
Physical Activity and Health Strand of the British Universities and Colleges
Sport (BUCS) Strategy 2016-20.
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05 Apr 2017
Sport For Confidence is to deliver a series of physical activity sessions to carers, following a
unique partnership with the NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Southend
Borough Council (SBC)
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03 Jan 2019
Public health policy should be focused on preventing the decline of physical activity during
childhood, not when individuals reach adolescence, according to British Medical Journal
(BMJ) research.
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15 Mar 2017
Expectant mothers should undertake 150 minutes of moderate physical activity spread
throughout the week, according to guidance released by UK Chief Medical Officers.
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06 Jul 2017
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to
increase
its impact across the full breadth of societal issues facing the UK today.
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07 Feb 2020
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has announced physical activity and lifestyle as one of its
clinical priorities for the next three years, becoming the latest influential body to elevate
the importance of tackling sedentary behaviour.
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01 Jul 2016
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such as
COVID-19 – by more than a third (37 per cent), according to new research.
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21 Apr 2021
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 physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value is
expected to grow further to US$1.1tn (€1tn, £870bn) by 2023.
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15 Oct 2019
Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and
society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday 1 November).
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01 Nov 2017
Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it
comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
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20 Nov 2023
CEO of ukactive David Stalker looks ahead to this year’s ukactive National Summit
HCM issue 10 2014
Argos has been announced as the lead partner for National Fitness Day (NFD) 2016, with
the retail giant set to significantly spread the reach of the “most active day of the year.”
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08 Jul 2016
People living in the UK are likely to be 35 per cent less active in 2030 than they were in
the 1960s – unless current trends of increases in inactivity are reversed.
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20 Jul 2016
Sweatcoin, an app which incentivises users to exercise by offering cash rewards, can result in users
increasing physical activity by up to 20 per cent.
news •
25 Jan 2019
Public Health England (PHE) is recruiting more clinical champions as part of its drive to
improve the health and wellbeing of people.
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30 Aug 2016
People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as
lively to
avoid chronic disease.
news •
26 Jul 2018
ukactive CEO David Stalker has said that now is the time for the physical activity sector to
step forward and take action if it is to become a ‘central pillar of the nation’s public health
strategy.’
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01 Oct 2014
Doing the recommended amount of exercise at the weekend is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity through the week, according to research
HCM issue 7 2022
Any form of physical activity reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease
irrespective of a person’s home country or income, according to a study which tracked the
amount of exercise of more than 130,000 people in 17 countries.
news •
25 Sep 2017
Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher antibodies after having a vaccination, research shows
HCM issue 3 2022
Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as
spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found.
news •
12 Jul 2022
Higher levels of physical activity during boys' first three school years has
been linked to improved academic performance, according to a new study
published in the PLOS ONE journal.
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16 Sep 2014
A vast majority of doctors in England are “unfamiliar” with the recommended levels of
physical
activity – resulting in up to 72 per cent of GPs never discussing the benefits of prescribed
exercise with patients.
news •
04 Sep 2017
Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to the
World Health Organisation (WHO).
news •
08 Dec 2020
The government has given its backing to several new vocational qualifications for 16-19
year-olds preparing for a career in the physical activity sector.
news •
09 Feb 2016
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget was a “missed opportunity” for the
government to demonstrate its commitment to tackling the nation’s physical inactivity
crisis, ukactive executive director Steven Ward has said.
news •
08 Mar 2017
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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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