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Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000
(US$12,795, €11,955) from the introduction of its sugar tax on fizzy drinks as members
move towards buying low and non-sugar drinks at its sites.
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24 Apr 2017
Tom Walker reports on a city in western Finland that’s developed a revolutionary approach to getting kids moving
HCM issue 4 2017
Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online
measuring tool in a bid to help tackle obesity.
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01 Feb 2017
Primary school teachers in seven Leicestershire schools are being trained to incorporate
physical activity into daily lessons.
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31 Jan 2017
The Youth Sport Trust has pledged to work with schools to develop their physical
education (PE) offer following the publication of a damning report about the health of
children in the UK.
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30 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax,
including the rolling out of sports camps and daily mile initiatives.
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11 Jan 2017
Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017
HCM issue 1 2017
More than one-fifth of children starting primary school in Scotland are at risk of being
obese or overweight, according to new figures.
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16 Dec 2016
Levels of physical activity among boys in England continue to be worse now than
compared to seven
years ago, with girls showing a very slight improvement during the period, according to an
NHS
health trends survey.
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15 Dec 2016
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
A new training course is looking to equip professionals working with very young children
with the skills to confidently deliver physical activity programmes to children as young as
two years old.
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19 Oct 2016
A group of politicians has criticised “failing” PE teachers and published a wide-ranging
report with radical recommendations designed to improve physical education for school
children.
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19 Oct 2016
Sport England and Public Health England (PHE) have partnered up to fund a new pilot
aimed at upskilling healthcare professionals to embed physical activity in clinical care.
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11 Oct 2016
Activity providers may be missing out on funding because they don’t know how to demonstrate the value of their services
HCM issue 10 2016
In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside
the Local Government Association (LGA) to help leisure centres offer a healthier range of
snacks.
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04 Oct 2016
Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more
public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to
ukactive.
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30 Sep 2016
Operators in the sport and leisure sector have an opportunity to develop their
offer as a result of the government’s childhood obesity strategy, according to
Public Health England (PHE).
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20 Sep 2016
The UK government’s childhood obesity strategy has been widely slammed, but there are some exciting opportunities for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2016
Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical
activity” to its pupils each day as part of the government’s strategy to fight childhood
obesity.
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18 Aug 2016
Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity
Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”.
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18 Aug 2016
Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could
thwart efforts to tackle obesity.
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18 Jul 2016
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with a
number of high-profile changes likely to affect the leisure sector.
news •
14 Jul 2016
As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13
July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the work of its
predecessor in taking strides to tackle the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic.
news •
13 Jul 2016
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary
drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem.
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16 Mar 2016
Senior politicians were urged last night to help drive the physical activity agenda by
supporting a range of bold policy calls to get Britain moving.
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10 Mar 2016
We’ve reached a tipping point in the healthy living revolution, with Healthy New Towns and Sporting Future two huge opportunities to embrace, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 3 2016
Childhood obesity strategy further delayed, with sugar tax and physical activity unlikely to feature
The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with
the document now not expected until after the EU referendum.
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26 Feb 2016
The government must take bold steps to make inroads in tackling Britain’s burgeoning
childhood obesity and inactivity problem, which has ballooned after more than a decade of
policy inertia.
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26 Jan 2016
Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to
parents in England to tell them if their child is overweight and instead offer more guidance
for fostering healthy lifestyles.
news •
10 Nov 2015
Y-USA (the YMCA of the USA) has teamed up with the Healthy Weight Partnership to start
offering the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it! (MEND) programme across the US.
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01 Sep 2015
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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