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NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management
courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures.
news •
04 Dec 2014
ukactive CEO David Stalker has raised concerns that people are in danger of
promoting a ‘surgery first’ mentality to managing obesity-related conditions in
the wake of new draft guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Care
Excellence (NICE),which is aiming to reduce debilitating weight problems.
news •
11 Jul 2014
Fitness levels, not age, should be used to determine whether older people should undergo surgery, according to a new study
HCM issue 10 2013
Post-operative heart surgery patients could begin their road to fitness recovery much earlier
than
previously thought.
news •
16 Jun 2022
In a society where plastic surgery is increasingly mainstream, some women are having breast reduction to enhance their ability to exercise. New research looks at the impact
HCM issue 7 2023
New research from Flinders University in Australia has found that breast reduction surgery can
change women's participation in physical activity
news •
23 Aug 2023
An NHS body has told obese patients to lose weight or face delays in having non-emergency
surgery, arguing that eating healthily and taking exercise can make a ‘real difference’ to the
results of operations.
news •
29 Nov 2016
Fitbit activity trackers are to be used to measure exercise levels for a new study which
aims to use the data to help calculate a patient’s recovery time from spine surgery.
news •
16 Feb 2015
Research from a Melbourne University shows that heart patients can start benefitting from resistance training as little as two weeks on from their surgery to significantly shorten their recovery time
HCM issue 6 2022
Haltemprice Leisure Centre, in Anlaby, Yorkshire, has been given the go ahead to
expand, providing a number of local services under one roof including a doctor’s
surgery and fitness facilities.
news •
19 Dec 2012
EIDO Healthcare has launched a website for people who have been recommended hospital treatment for chronic diseases that can be prevented by exercise.
news •
01 May 2008
Dr Steven Mann, research director at ukactive, will be hosting a series of one-to-one
surgery sessions at this year’s active-net conference.
news •
22 Mar 2016
Ground-breaking research has shown that cancer patients who followed a course of exercise
ahead
of surgery saw their tumours shrink markedly when compared to patients who followed the
standard
care pathway.
news •
14 Feb 2022
In the past you might have expected to see them on the bowling green, but today there’s
a good chance that you’ll find an active pensioner pumping iron in the gym.
news •
24 Apr 2015
A ukactive-led partnership - involving NHS Bedfordshire, teamBEDS&LUTON and local authorities - has
been selected as one of 14 pilot projects to receive support from a £5.8m Sport England fund designed to
support inactive people to get more active.
news •
28 Mar 2013
Obesity is a disease which cannot be reliably prevented or cured with current
frontline methods, according to a feature published in The Lancet.
news •
13 Mar 2015
AlterG’s ‘Bionic Leg’ rehabilitation aid is the only wearable,
battery-powered robotic device that can sense the user’s
intent to move and respond accordingly.
product innovation •
21 Oct 2014
A contractor has been appointed to begin work on Haltemprice Leisure Centre, in
Anlaby, Yorkshire, which is expanding to include a doctor's surgery, library and
customer service centre as well as sport and fitness facilities.
news •
19 Apr 2013
David Lloyd Leisure has teamed up with BUPA to create a new brand of centre offering medical and fitness expertise under one roof.
news •
26 Apr 2007
The new Gesundheitszentrum Gailtal Club in Hermagor, Austria, has recently opened to provide people in the local community with a one-stop shop for their health and fitness needs.
news •
13 Dec 2007
A comprehensive range of Technogym equipment has been installed at the newly refurbished fitness facility at Corpus Christi Catholic Sports college near Preston.
product innovation •
17 Jan 2008
We meet the operators using functional fitness to aid rehab after surgery
HCM issue 3 2019
A London hospital trust has found exercise can improve quality of life during chemotherapy and have a positive impact on tumour size and clinical outcomes
HCM Handbook 2022
Pre-surgery exercise yields some exciting results in cancer patients, a study shows
HCM issue 2 2022
A pioneering prehab exercise programme is expanding after helping thousands of UK cancer patients achieve better health and surgical outcomes
HCM issue 2 2022
The latest research from HAFOS (the Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey) – carried out by Leisure-net Solutions and supported by SIBEC – was revealed at the annual SIBEC UK forum, held at The De Vere Belfry in Warwickshire.
news •
23 Jun 2006
Sebastian Kunz has been appointed medical director at Lanserhof’s newest outpost in
London. Medical spa brand Lanserhof is partnering with a London private members’ club to
bring a state-of-the-art medical gym to England's capital city on 1 May 2019.
news •
08 Nov 2018
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham believes the coalition has failed to
tackle Britain’s inactivity epidemic and has pledged that physical activity would
be a priority under a Labour government.
news •
13 Nov 2014
ukactive joins forces with Sport England to put more weight behind its drive to see a fitness professional in every GP surgery
HCM issue 5 2013
A new £30.6m wellbeing centre in Leeds and a £15m leisure, health and social care facility in Sandwell are among four schemes to be given the green light by the government.
news •
14 Apr 2011
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