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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.
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23 Mar 2015
The ukactive Kids board has produced a new long-term strategy to tackle youth inactivity
– a growing issue described as ‘a ticking time-bomb for the NHS.’
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15 Jul 2016
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.
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11 Dec 2014
Lazy summer holidays are leading to a
significant drop-off in schoolchildren’s fitness
levels
and hampering efforts to reverse the UK’s
physical inactivity epidemic, new research
suggests.
news •
02 Jul 2016
Xercise4Less has today (8 March) kicked off an innovative new programme offering free
exercise classes to children across the UK in a bid to tackle the growing epidemic of youth
inactivity.
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08 Mar 2016
A study from the University of Illinois has found that when teenage girls (age 15-18) take part
in
more moderate and vigorous physical activity each day they have better attentional control –
which
can, in turn, positively impact academic outcomes.
news •
03 Mar 2023
A new study published in medical journal The Lancet has claimed that sedentary
lifestyles and a lack of
physical exercise are responsible for 5.3 million deaths - just as many as
smoking - throughout the world.
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18 Jul 2012
Residents of Wolverhampton, UK, can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and
eating healthily through the new Better Health: Rewards app.
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28 Feb 2023
New research from the University of Illinois has found that teenage girls who take part in more physical activity have better academic outcomes
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A single minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people over the age of
65.
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30 Jan 2020
More than 20m UK adults are increasing their risk of heart disease and costing the health
service as much as £1.2bn (US$1.5bn, €1.4bn) each year because of physical inactivity, a
British Heart Foundation (BHF) report has revealed.
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05 Apr 2017
Fitness instructor Mr Motivator has said he’s on a new mission to tackle youth inactivity
and believes he has the perfect solution in the form of his BounceKids programme.
news •
05 Feb 2016
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
ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity,
after new research found almost nine in ten UK parents feel tablets and smartphones are
adding to Britain’s youth inactivity crisis.
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24 Mar 2016
As well as being happier and fitter, children who are more physically active enjoy a range
of social benefits including increased confidence and peer acceptance, according to a new
evidence review published today (2 July).
news •
02 Jul 2015
The screens and handheld devices that today’s youngsters are ‘hostages’ to should be
harnessed as tools to modernise PE and increase physical activity, suggests a new report.
news •
26 Jun 2015
Virgin Active is teaming up with the University of Bedfordshire and primary school
teachers across the country to explore pioneering teaching methods and new approaches
to getting children active.
news •
30 Jun 2015
Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on Public Health England (PHE) to bring added substance
to its exercise initiatives by making physical activity one of its main priorities for the
upcoming year.
news •
21 Oct 2015
Spending all day sitting down may not just be bad for your backside: it could also do
serious damage to your kidneys, according to new research.
news •
23 Oct 2015
Do we need legislation to get people moving, and if so are we looking for fitness’ equivalent of the smoking ban? Kate Cracknell offers her thoughts
HCM issue 3 2015
Year-round exercise could be the key to fighting asthma, with the frequency of physical activity being more important than intensity, according to new research
HCM issue 11 2015
A round-up of some of the most illuminating research into how being inactive impacts Covid outcomes and how physical activity boosts the immune response
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EHFA's Cliff Collins gives details of EU initiatives that will
impact the fitness sector in 2014
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For budget-conscious facilities looking to expand their customer base, virtual classes are still a largely untapped market – particularly in the children and families segment
HCM issue 9 2015
Two studies shed light on exercise guidelines, highlighting how much activity and what intensity is best
HCM issue 7 2015
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to
evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into one that is more focused on active
wellbeing.
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14 Dec 2022
While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits
of aerobic exercise, according to new research from Iowa State University.
news •
19 Feb 2024
UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme,
called Fitness for Everyone, on National Fitness Day – Wednesday 21
September. The programme has been created for ITN’s Industry News – which works in partnership with
associations in the UK, Europe and the US – and will be hosted by journalist Louise Minchin from ITN’s
London studios.
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02 Sep 2022
A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), called Global Status Report on
Physical Activity 2022, has revealed that physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030 will result
in almost 500m people developing a preventable, non-communicable disease (NCD), at a cost
of US$300bn, if governments do not act urgently.
news •
19 Oct 2022
Tech giant Amazon has entered the highly-contested health and fitness tracking market with a huge
splash, launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable alongside a subscription service
and smartphone app.
news •
01 Sep 2020
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