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A new report has recommended the prescription of leisure activities at council
facilities become widespread, as local authorities prepare to take over public
health responsibility from the NHS.
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04 Jan 2013
Is the health and fitness industry approaching children's fitness in the right way? Kate Cracknell asks the experts for their views
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has called for more emphasis to be placed
on promoting walking and cycling to tackle physical inactivity in the UK.
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28 Nov 2012
European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA), has appointed Dr Thomas Rieger as the new chair of its
Standards Council.
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11 Sep 2012
New research led by Anders Grøntved of the Harvard School of Public Health in
Boston, US, has found that weight training reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) in men.
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08 Aug 2012
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to place more
emphasis on preventative healthcare through increasing physical activity levels in the UK.
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18 Jul 2012
A new study published in medical journal The Lancet has claimed that sedentary
lifestyles and a lack of
physical exercise are responsible for 5.3 million deaths - just as many as
smoking - throughout the world.
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18 Jul 2012
New research from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH)
has found that people are "more likely" to have better health if they live
closer to the coast.
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17 Jul 2012
The UK's Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has signed a partnership deal with
the Meditation Foundation.
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29 May 2012
Healthcare professionals have come together under the Academy of Royal Medical
Colleges (AoRMC) to launch a new campaign to combat increasing levels of child
and adult obesity.
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16 Apr 2012
Alfonso Jimenez, chair of European Health and Fitness Association's (EHFA)
Standard's Council, has called for more emphasis to be put on psychology in the
training of exercise professionals.
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23 Jan 2012
Many people across Scotland understand how to adopt a healthier lifestyle but do
not make the necessary changes to their behaviour, according to a new NHS Health
Scotland report.
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22 Dec 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced its new board members for
the three year period from 2012 to 2015.
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02 Dec 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and the Institute for the Management of
Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA) are to host a joint summit later this month.
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10 Nov 2011
A centre promoting and researching health and wellbeing will be launched at
Leeds Metropolitan University in November.
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12 Oct 2011
Harry Macmillan, chief executive of children's charity MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition... Do it!) has called for a more collaborative approach to address child obesity in the UK.
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20 Sep 2011
LA Fitness and Community Swimming Limited (CSL) have announced the launch of a new partnership designed to encourage one million more Britons to participate in swimming.
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15 Sep 2011
Public health minister Anne Milton has revealed that the Change4Life initiative has recruited superhero television character Sportacus to help encourage children become more active.
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14 Sep 2011
A group of influential doctors and medical experts has called for governments globally to take tougher action in the battle against obesity levels.
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26 Aug 2011
The health and fitness sector has weathered the recession well, with public operators showing particular resilience, according to the 2011 FIA State of the UK Fitness Industry report.
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01 Jun 2011
David Stalker has been officially appointed the new chief executive officer of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA).
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12 Apr 2011
A wide range of leisure and hospitality organisations have signed up to a new deal designed to help tackle some of the UK's most pressing public health issues.
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15 Mar 2011
Leisure trust GLL has launched a healthy living campaign targeting residents in Tower Hamlets – one of the most deprived areas in the capital.
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08 Mar 2011
NHS Worcestershire is using ZigZag dance mats as part of its new family weight management programmes.
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21 Feb 2011
Cheshire East Council (CEC) has revealed that new lifestyle centres are to be built in Crewe and Wilmslow as part of efforts to roll out the concept across the region.
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01 Feb 2011
Members of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) are supporting the Great Swapathon, the latest campaign from Change4Life aiming to encourage families to lead a healthier lifestyle.
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11 Jan 2011
A new youth gym has been officially unveiled at Bilston Leisure Centre, Wolverhampton - one of 10 such facilities to be installed across the city.
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14 Dec 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has appointed three new directors to its board.
news •
10 Dec 2010
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans for a 'radical' new public health service to encourage people in England to adopt healthier lifestyles.
news •
30 Nov 2010
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
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