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Health club operator and management contractor Parkwood leisure has become the latest operator to remove all sunbeds from its sites.
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30 Nov 2009
Sports trust Freedom Leisure has become the latest operator to remove all sunbeds from its leisure centres.
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08 Feb 2010
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European
Regional Obesity Report, a third of children and almost two-thirds of adults in Europe are
obese.
news •
07 Jun 2022
People with psychosis engage in low levels of physical activity, with men who have the
serious mental disorder two times more likely to miss global activity targets compared to
people without the illness, a study has found.
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26 Aug 2016
GoCo Health Innovation City in Sweden plans to lead the world in delivering wellness and new science
A new urban city centre in Gothenburg, Sweden is in development with the aim of accelerating
health innovation.
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28 Mar 2024
Mental health is often treated as the poor relation to physical health. How can health clubs address this?
HCM issue 6 2014
Myzone has launched a sports bra with built in
training technology.
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18 Jan 2016
miha bodytec has created a fast-track to superior fitness, using EMS (electrical muscle stimulation)
HCM issue 8 2015
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker
for this year’s inaugural Elevate Conference in London.
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06 Feb 2018
A conference held in London this month will discuss the "next frontier" in health-
and wellness-based urban design and civic architecture.
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05 Oct 2022
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
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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
Around a quarter of preventable cancers in the United States are thought to be
impacted by people either being obese or overweight, or being physically
inactive, according to the American Association for Cancer Research's new
cancer progress report.
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19 Sep 2014
Any form of physical activity reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease
irrespective of a person’s home country or income, according to a study which tracked the
amount of exercise of more than 130,000 people in 17 countries.
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25 Sep 2017
A bid to engage politicians in exercise has inspired the launch of a new global physical activity challenge.
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22 Apr 2021
Three quarters of British men will be overweight or obese by 2030 because of
current levels of inactivity and poor diets, according to a study conducted by the
UK Health Forum with the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for
Europe.
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30 May 2014
The increasing use of tobacco, consumption of alcohol and highly processed
foods and a lack of physical activity are to contribute to a global surge in cancer
cases in the coming years, according to a report published by the World Health
Organisation (WHO).
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05 Feb 2014
Pre-surgery exercise yields some exciting results in cancer patients, a study shows
HCM issue 2 2022
The big mission at the Global Health & Fitness Alliance? Getting health clubs recognised as an essential service. The Fitness & Lifestyle Group CEO explains
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Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their shared vision
for making England the "best place in the world to grow old".
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21 Oct 2019
Physical activity levels among teenagers are similar to that of 60-year olds, according to
US research.
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23 Jun 2017
The newly-established forum will become a Federation at FIBO 2023 in Köln
HCM issue 11 2022
HITIO Gym, which has experienced major success in Scandinavia, entered the UK market in 2022
with two franchisee clubs opening in Orpington and Hoxton.
product innovation •
28 Feb 2023
FIBO Global Fitness, organiser of the FIBO portfolio of fitness shows, has announced a partnership
with global publisher, Leisure Media.
news •
12 Dec 2018
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has published a new technology masterplan for the
National Health Service (NHS), designed to transform it into the "most advanced health and care
system in the world".
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18 Oct 2018
Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest
member of ukactive’s new-look board.
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29 Jun 2015
Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO), has
stated that “demonstrating impact is key” for the physical activity sector when it comes to
delivering on its potential to society. “Without it, we’re just asking governments for handouts,”
she said.
news •
04 Jan 2023
Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each
other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge.
news •
05 May 2022
Ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a passionate call for the government to finally
recognise the importance of physical activity and to include it at the "heart" of the UK's political
debate.
news •
12 Sep 2018
Pre-sale tickets are now available for the UK’s only event created exclusively for personal
trainers, gym
owners and fitness
managers working in the independent gym and health club sector.
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04 Mar 2020
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Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified ...
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Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health & ...
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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“Actually most people go to the gym to feel better and that’s far easier to achieve than losing 5kg”
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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