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Girls who regularly exercise as teens significantly reduce their risk of death from cancer
other major diseases in later life, according to a new study.
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03 Aug 2015
A new £800,000 fund has been created to get Scotland’s least active people moving as
part of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
news •
20 Jul 2015
The events are often pitched as the ultimate challenge, but participants in a recent French
Obstacle Course Race (OCR) faced an unexpected hurdle after their big day, as more than
1,000 runners contracted diarrhoea.
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02 Jul 2015
The cyclist and Olympic gold medallist believes elite sport can enthuse the general public into activity
HCM issue 7 2015
StreetGames is to lead a push to get women and girls in Wales more physically active.
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18 May 2015
New research from the US shows that stressful family situations can lead to obesity in children
HCM issue 6 2015
More than two thirds of children in Britain fall below recommended levels of fitness for
their age group, according to a study published today (22 April).
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22 Apr 2015
There is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family
stressors and children becoming obese by the time they turn 18 years old, according to a
new study – which suggests the scope of school-based obesity prevention programmes focusing on dietary intake and physical activity may require widening.
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17 Apr 2015
Going for a long run ahead of a night of excess is a familiar ritual for many young people,
but working up a sweat with a few sharp sprints before tucking into that cheat meal may
be a better strategy.
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01 Apr 2015
The University of Bristol is launching a new study to assess whether a peer-led intervention could
address the steep reduction in teenage girls doing physical activity at secondary school.
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11 Mar 2015
Here come the girls – Matrix offers an overview of its initiatives to promote, develop and encourage women’s sport and activity
HCM issue 3 2015
Health experts are calling for greater wellbeing services to be made available for would-be
mothers, amid findings that children born to overweight mothers are at greater risk of
health problems in later life.
news •
17 Feb 2015
This Girl Can, a multi-million pound marketing campaign aimed at getting
more girls and women into sport, has launched today.
news •
12 Jan 2015
Researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in Australia have developed
a smart bra which tightens and supports during exercise, using minuscule
sensors which detect breast movement.
news •
11 Dec 2014
Several physical activity organisations are among the nominees for the 2014
Body Confidence Awards – an event bidding to tackle the growing problem of
body image anxiety through education, health, media and advertising.
news •
08 Oct 2014
Inspired by his childhood in Africa, Amen Iseghohi launched a chain of back-to-basics gyms that use recycled tyres. He talks to Magali Robathan
HCM issue 10 2014
A new collaboration the Women’s Sport Trust charity and international exercise
equipment manufacturer Matrix Fitness is bidding to raise the profile of role
models in women’s sport in the UK.
news •
26 Sep 2014
Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training could prove to be the most
effective answer to the growing problem of teenage obesity, according to a new
study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
news •
24 Sep 2014
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.
news •
16 Sep 2014
A South Korean study finds exercise can help control BECTS, a form of childhood epilepsy
HCM issue 9 2014
Middle school-aged girls who are physically fit could be less prone to depression,
according to preliminary university-led research.
news •
13 Aug 2014
FullerLife Health & Fitness Centre, a community club run by Watford
Grammar School for Girls, has been refurbished and relaunched with a new
range of equipment supplied by SportsArt Fitness.
news •
16 Apr 2014
A growing body of research is serving to underline the importance of an active
childhood in safeguarding against ill-health later in life.
news •
03 Apr 2014
A new ukactive report calls on the government, schools and everyone involved
in childhood development to recognise the importance of physical activity at
home by urging parents to play a more active role in boosting their child’s
physical literacy.
news •
03 Apr 2014
The 12th International Congress on Obesity, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is
now underway, with the event’s first day seeing the publishing of a number of
leading pieces of research.
news •
18 Mar 2014
CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity
HCM issue 2 2014
In the latest part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford looks at the importance of clubs maintaining a link with their members
HCM issue 2 2014
Entitled ‘Engaging Children and Young People in Physical
Activity’, a new report by Precor and ukactive highlights
the importance of physical activity on child
development.
product innovation •
16 Dec 2013
Strength training could help to improve levels of activity in young people,
according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
news •
04 Nov 2013
With studies showing UK physical activity levels are dropping, it's time for a national strategy, says ukactive CEO David Stalker
HCM issue 10 2013
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