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Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally
since 2000, but major
inequalities persist within and among countries, according
to this year’s “World Health
Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs,” a report
compiled by the World Health
Organization.
news •
23 May 2016
The World Health Organisation has sets its sights on overcoming the growing physical
inactivity epidemic by outlining a 10-year strategy to get Europeans moving more.
news •
17 Sep 2015
Physical activity experts and other relevant stakeholders are being asked to submit their views on a
World Health Organisation (WHO) investigation into ending childhood obesity.
news •
23 Mar 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that obesity and overweight
are set to become “the new norm” throughout Europe due to a “deadly”
epidemic of physical inactivity and diets high in sugar, fat and salt.
news •
31 Mar 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating
global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race
against the condition.
news •
20 Sep 2023
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a
major new report, The Economic Impact of the Health and Fitness Industry, with
the support of IHRSA and the goal of securing a seat at the table in terms of World Health
Organization policy development.
news •
16 Aug 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a webinar series to explore the future of
physical activity and sport in a world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
news •
24 May 2021
An international panel of experts have examined how social prescribing can
play a role in the future of health and social care.
news •
03 Jan 2021
The FIT Summit has unveiled the final shortlists for the 2021 Fitness & Wellness Awards of
Excellence.
news •
23 Apr 2021
Philippe Starck has revealed a new leisure concept centred around wellness and healthy
living.
news •
26 Jul 2016
The European Court of Justice is considering a test case which could oblige
employers to treat obesity as a disability, potentially leaving them with a duty to
make adjustments to work environments.
news •
13 Jun 2014
People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as
lively to
avoid chronic disease.
news •
26 Jul 2018
Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to the
World Health Organisation (WHO).
news •
08 Dec 2020
Industry event FIT Summit’s Awards of Excellence recognises leading companies and executives
from across health, fitness, wellness and hospitality in the Asia Pacific Region.
promotion •
18 May 2023
World Active has finalised its charter, which it plans to adopt at its first-ever
general assembly held during the FIBO Global Fitness in Cologne in April.
news •
30 Mar 2023
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organisation (WHO), FIFA and
Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released
an app called GenMove Season 1, aimed at increasing physical activity among
children.
news •
22 Nov 2022
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell, director and chief
people officer of Inspire Brands Asia, is to serve as the new chair of its advisory council.
news •
05 Apr 2022
Each year ACSM’s Health and Fitness journal releases the top fitness trends for the following year, and
there was no surprise wearables came out on top.
product innovation •
30 Oct 2019
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and the European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA) have reached an agreement over each association's role in Europe.
news •
07 Jul 2009
A health expert has called for a ‘Jamie Oliver of the gym’ to tackle the problem of childhood obesity.
news •
25 Jul 2005
Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression,
anxiety and psychological distress. This is the evidenced-based conclusion published in a recent study from
the University of South Australia, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which was devised to
help doctors improve management of patients with mental health disorders.
news •
30 Mar 2023
Technology developer X-Doria has created a new piece of wearable kit allowing
parents to set physical activity goals for their children, also enabling them
to keep tabs on how much exercise their kids are doing.
news •
30 Jun 2014
Exercising more, losing weight and drinking less
could slash the the number of Britons
getting cancer by 84,000 a year, according to health
experts.
news •
21 Sep 2015
Close to 200 UNESCO member states have adopted a revised International Charter for
Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport which aims to improve physical activity
participation worldwide and foster stronger policy to support this.
news •
26 Nov 2015
A new safety guide, aimed at exercise professionals returning to work at fitness facilities
after COVID-19 shutdowns, has been published by the US-based Coalition for the
Registration of Exercise Professionals (CREP).
news •
14 May 2020
Power Plate has teamed up with SKLZ and EXOs to help reshape and model the world of health
and fitness.
product innovation •
01 Jun 2018
The Mental Health Foundation will be leading a campaign to raise awareness about the effectiveness of exercise in preventing and treating mental health problems to mark Mental Health Action Week 2005.
news •
05 Jan 2005
German consumer affairs minister Horst Seehofer has reportedly announced that draft legislation is being prepared to partially ban smoking in public places across the country from as early as 2007.
news •
26 Jul 2006
One of the biggest misconceptions made in the physical activity sector is that retired people cannot
train hard.
news •
16 Aug 2017
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