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Exercise before and during pregnancy can greatly reduce the risk of gestational diabetes.
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19 Oct 2010
Confidence in the future of the fitness industry remains high among fitness professionals, according to a report by research company Leisure-net Solutions.
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24 Sep 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has today unveiled the conclusions of the TwentyTen Industry Consultation.
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21 Sep 2010
Lack of exercise is not a major cause of childhood obesity, according to an 11-year research into child health.
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12 Jul 2010
The number of emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks has fallen 2.4 per cent since the introduction of the smokefree legislation in England, according to a new report.
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16 Jun 2010
A comprehensive new public health initiative designed to encourage more people across the US to become physically active has been backed by the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
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03 Jun 2010
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is calling for the UK smoking ban to be extended to cover all public parks, play areas and outdoor swimming pools.
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24 Mar 2010
The Scottish Government has launched a major new public health initiative, designed to encourage people across the country to increase their physical activity and boost the nation's health record.
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02 Mar 2010
New research published as part of the government's National Child Measurement Programme has revealed that more than one in five children in the UK are starting school overweight or obese.
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14 Dec 2009
New research from the National Heart Forum (NHF) has suggested that an increase in obesity levels among children across the UK may be starting to "level off".
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04 Nov 2009
Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Bradshaw has hailed Gloucester's GL1 leisure centre an example to the rest of the country following its success in introducing the government's free swimming scheme.
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03 Nov 2009
A new campaign designed to get 100,000 people more active through dance ahead of the London 2012 Olympics has been launched by the Department of Health (DH).
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15 Oct 2009
Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) has unveiled a new £0.25m SHOKK Activity Area at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre.
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07 Oct 2009
A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has declared that there is a "clear link" between sunbeds and skin cancer.
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29 Jul 2009
Natural England has joined in the battle to ease the UK's obesity burden by launching a new manifesto, titled Natural Health Service.
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27 Jul 2009
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), in consultation with SkillsActive, has published guidance on how to promote physical activity, active play and sport for young people under 18 years of age.
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24 Feb 2009
The Department of Health (DH) has launched a new plan to get couch potatoes off their sofas.
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13 Feb 2009
The Department of Health has pledged its support for the National Physical Activity Alliance (NPAA).
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27 Nov 2008
Jean-Ann Marnoch, previously executive director of Central YMCA (CYQ), has been appointed as the new REPs Registrar following the appointment of Cliff Collins as director of the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPs).
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08 Jul 2008
Fred Turok, chair of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA), has pledged that the health and fitness industry would double any investment made by the government to improve the nation’s health.
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15 May 2008
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has revealed initial findings from ground-breaking research carried out on its behalf by Leisure-net Solutions on the size of the UK fitness industry.
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15 May 2008
The Scottish Government is investing £12m into physical activity initiatives in schools and workplaces.
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01 May 2008
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has called for all councils in the UK to adopt an obesity strategy.
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27 Mar 2008
Addressing a Youth Sports Trust conference in Telford yesterday, culture secretary, James Purnell, said the government wants to create a “world class school sport system, a world class community sports system and a world class elite sport system,” with the ambition to offer every child five hours of sport each week.
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29 Nov 2007
Nine out of ten businesses say that the implementation of the smoking ban has been successful.
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02 Nov 2007
Harm Tegelaars, the recently appointed president of the European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA), has called for EU support to enable the fitness industry to contribute in the European-wide fight against obesity.
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18 Oct 2007
A new venture has been launched in Wigan to encourage all the borough’s residents to get fit.
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28 Sep 2007
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has revealed plans for a legacy partnership with British Swimming and the University of East London (UEL).
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20 Sep 2007
A Scottish Executive commissioned study to evaluate the beneficial effects of the smoking ban has found a 17 per cent fall in hospital admissions for heart attacks in the first year.
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11 Sep 2007
Barnsley Premier Leisure, which operates 10 sports and facilities, is fighting back after the borough was rated eighth on a list of places in England with the highest obesity risk.
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07 Mar 2007
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