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Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease
inactive clients into the idea of regular physical activity could be key to the success of
such schemes.
news •
11 Apr 2016
A centre combining health and community services has opened to combat the poor health record in a deprived ward of Glasgow.
news •
04 Oct 2005
Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it
comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
news •
20 Nov 2023
An analysis of 4,200 commercial weight loss programme studies failed to provide
researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with concrete evidence of
their effectiveness. This suggests health and wellness businesses have a prime
opportunity to offer diet and exercise programmes targeted at weight loss, provided they
can back up the proposition with 12-month-long evidential studies.
news •
17 Apr 2015
Belgrave Baheno, the Asian Womens Organisation, has announced the development of the £16m Peepul Centre in Leicester – a regeneration project incorporating sports facilities and a health wing – which is set to open on 1 September 2005.
news •
02 Jun 2005
The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) opened its second heart-wellness centre
in April, providing local cardiac patients – as well as those at risk of heart
disease – with a safe environment in which to exercise.
news •
06 Jun 2014
Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training could prove to be the most
effective answer to the growing problem of teenage obesity, according to a new
study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
news •
24 Sep 2014
Personal training has proved a tough nut to crack for many operators, but there are some notable success stories from around the world
HCM issue 3 2013
Kath Hudson talks to gym operators specifically targeting plus-sized customers with tailored, non-intimidating packages
HCM issue 6 2013
Amazon has acquired primary healthcare organisation One Medica in a US$3.9bn deal that will
see it moving further into the wellness market.
news •
29 Jul 2022
Are activity trackers a help or a hindrance when it comes to weight loss?
HCM issue 1 2017
A campaign has got underway to encourage GPs to prescribe exercise for depression instead of drugs.
news •
07 Apr 2005
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced that 26 member sites have
agreed to participate in one of the UK's largest fitness centre-based wellbeing
studies.
news •
02 Jul 2012
There has been an increase in the number of people seeking mental health advice and support from
personal trainers.
news •
07 Sep 2018
The average age of onset for depression
is now 14. Can exercise turn the tide?
HCM issue 5 2018
Holmes Place has announced plans to launch in India on a franchise basis,
with the signing of a master franchise agreement and the first club set to open in August 2011.
news •
25 Jul 2011
The three winners of the FIBO 2008 Innovation Award have been announced, whittled down from an original 60 applicants.
product innovation •
23 Apr 2008
More than 55 per cent of UK fitness managers believe that exercise professionals
are under-skilled for delivering social and psychological support to inactive
people, according to the results of a new survey published by Central YMCA
Qualifications.
news •
06 Oct 2014
The LivingWell Premier health club in Inverness, Scotland, has become the first company in the country to be awarded the Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Commendation Award for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
news •
05 Jul 2006
US fitness club operator Healthtrax has received investments totalling US$5.5m (£2.9m, 4.3m euro) to continue its work in preventative health.
news •
14 Aug 2006
The first images and design plans of the new Wolverhampton Youth Zone facility for young people
aged
between eight and 19 have beeen unveiled.
news •
03 Jul 2013
People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over fit into one of six groups
according to a new study by the University of Sheffield, providing evidence that the one-
size-fits-all weight loss programmes currently available to obese people are not effective
for everyone.
news •
21 Apr 2015
Sheffield based health and wellbeing providers Westfield Health and SIV have revealed a
collaborative new membership scheme that offers mental health support to its clients.
news •
06 Jul 2018
Birmingham’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community has opened a new sports
and
fitness studio at the Health and Wellbeing Centre on Holloway Centre in Birmingham City Centre.
news •
05 Jun 2013
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has made a call for policymakers and businesses –
as well as society in general – to integrate wellness throughout all organisational strategies and
operations in order to 'reclaim health and wellbeing for older people'.
news •
04 May 2021
Fitness and health are priority areas of expenditure for consumers in six key nations around the
world, according to a new report by McKinsey.
news •
28 Apr 2021
Nuffield Health has reopened the historic Barbican health club in London, as part of ambitious
plans to establish its first wellness "health campus" in the UK.
news •
23 Nov 2021
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has partnered with a psychologist to provide new
mindfulness and wellness resources for its members.
news •
12 May 2021
Physical activity is linked to a 43 per cent reduction in mental health symptoms such as depression, a recent study shows
HCM issue 10 2023
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years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
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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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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