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Britain is in the grip of a perilous health crisis, with the average person failing to
follow seven out of eight basic health guidelines, according to a new report.
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05 Aug 2014
One year after it was added for the treatment of hypertension, physical activity
is set to be dropped from the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in April.
news •
27 Feb 2014
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the
health body has announced today (8 May).
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08 May 2017
Physical activity sector leaders, parliamentarians and leading figures in health and business have
called for the strengthening of preventative health measures in the UK.
news •
11 Dec 2018
TV shows like the phenomenally successful The Great British Bake Off are
fuelling a culture of junk food ubiquity, resulting in soaring levels of obesity,
according to the CEO of Les Mills UK Keith Burnet.
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13 Oct 2014
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has announced the publication of new practical tools for GPs and other health professionals to help patients lose weight and improve their health.
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04 May 2006
ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on MPs to help turn the tide of physical
inactivity and get more people moving in their constituency.
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29 May 2015
A new approach to physical education (PE) – based on physical literacy and “fun fitness” –
could transform school sport and help all children embrace physical activity.
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14 Nov 2016
After what has been generally viewed as a successful 2014 for the physical activity sector,
the industry must now take further steps to raise its game and evolve in 2015, according
to ukactive CEO David Stalker.
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14 Jan 2015
Physical activity sector representative body ukactive has reported a strong set
of annual financial figures, with turnover increasing by £2.3m and profits up
123 per cent.
news •
18 Dec 2014
The health and fitness industry is “close to appalling” at how it uses data to
justify its efficacy.
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20 May 2014
Talk of addressing the problem of inactivity levels in the UK has grown in
prominence in recent years, with 25 per cent of Britain’s population now being
classed as inactive.
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20 May 2014
Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next
year, marking a “seismic shift” in local authority thinking, according to a new
ukactive report.
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12 Nov 2014
Health clubs must embrace and optimise the technology which is transforming the
marketplace or they will inevitably become obsolete, said fitness entrepreneur Rasmus
Ingerslev.
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22 Mar 2016
Sport England’s evolution – encapsulated in its new strategy – means sport and fitness are now on the same page, says ukactive’s Steven Ward
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The health and fitness sector is being presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to create 'wellness cities', says Kate Cracknell
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CEO of ukactive David Stalker looks ahead to this year’s ukactive National Summit
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The four words ‘everybody active, every day’ are more than just the name of PHE’s framework to combat inactivity: they’re also a rallying cry for our sector, says Kate Cracknell
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Jack Shakespeare, head of ukactive Kids, argues for a collective approach to beating childhood inactivity – a trend that has consequences just as serious as childhood obesity
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Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new
£600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single workforce is fit for purpose.
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09 Mar 2016
The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to
invest in physical activity initiatives that will help safeguard its future, according to
ukactive executive director Steven Ward.
news •
26 Nov 2015
The European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA) has rebranded under the
new name EuropeActive, as part of a concerted shift towards becoming an EU-
level research institute, while maintaining its involvement with policymaking.
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08 Apr 2014
2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they
want to play a recognised role within the health sector,
says ukactive's David Stalker
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CEO David Stalker talks about a new tie-up with Coca-Cola and how it fits with ukactive's mission
HCM issue 7 2014
Does the sector need to cement its intent to combat physical inactivity with a bold ‘physical inactivity kills' message, asks Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2014
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
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Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
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US-based educational entertainment developer LeapFrog has unveiled one of
the first wearable activity trackers designed for children.
news •
12 May 2014
Dr Kenneth Cooper – founder of the Cooper Institute in the US and an expert on preventing disease through exercise – revealed his recent findings at the WRIGHT Foundation Exercise Referral Conference, held at Birmingham’s NEC on 10 November.
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21 Nov 2005
YogaBugs, which provides yoga classes for children, is about to launch a national franchise management scheme.
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15 Nov 2007
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