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The Central YMCA Club in the heart of London is to undergo a £2.6m redevelopment programme. The work will transform the centre’s health and fitness facilities and aims to increase the club’s membership base.
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15 May 2008
Woking Leisure Centre in Surrey has opened its doors following an eight month million pound
transformation of its facilities.
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17 Jun 2013
Castle Point Borough Council (CPBC) has announced the start of work on a £745,000 scheme to refurbish Runnymede Pool in Canvey Island, Essex.
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18 Oct 2010
The Nautilus Health & Fitness Group is to launch its new line of commercial StairMaster treadmills at Leisure Industry Week in Birmingham next week.
Nautilus Group managing director, Andrew Dick said: "The new ClubTrack contains a number of upgraded features which have come as a direct result of customer feedback."
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10 Sep 2003
Physical activity providers need to be more “proactive” in trying to appeal to the disabled
population, according to the chief executive of the English Federation of Disability Sport
(EFDS).
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10 Jun 2016
Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled
people 'equal opportunities to live full and active lives'.
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14 Nov 2019
InstructAbility, an award winning training programme providing fitness industry
training for people with disabilities, has announced a raft of new courses for
2014.
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17 Jan 2014
Becca Douglas takes a look at some of the initiatives aiming to deliver a legacy from last year's London Paralympic Games
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Access to gyms for wheelchair users is still unsatisfactory according to recent research from the disabled children charity, Whizz-Kidz.
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02 Feb 2005
East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) has set up a charitable trust to run leisure
and cultural services within the district and to implement a health programme to
tackle the area’s growing obesity problem.
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25 Nov 2014
One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August)
following a £12m (US$15.5m, €13m) redevelopment, hailed as a “first of its kind” for its
commitment to inclusiveness.
news •
31 Aug 2017
A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing crisis" – improving
the nation's health.
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19 Sep 2019
Winners of the 2009 FLAME Awards have been announced at the Fitness Industry Association's (FIA) annual summit and conference in Bolton this week.
news •
18 Jun 2009
Health experts are urging obese women to adopt healthier lifestyles, following research
suggesting they have a 40 per cent greater risk of weight-related cancer.
news •
17 Mar 2015
Sport England has announced it will invest £2m over the next two years to
encourage sport as a lifestyle choice for disabled people.
news •
08 Jan 2013
Warrington Borough Council (WBC) has announced that Galliford Try has secured the main contract to deliver the £30m second phase of the Orford Park regeneration scheme.
news •
02 Jun 2010
Engaging disabled people with targeted campaigns – similar to Sport England’s This Girl
Can initiative – can encourage them to take part in more physical activity, according to
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
news •
26 Aug 2016
People in the UK are living longer, healthier lives than ever before, according
to a new report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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30 Aug 2012
Stoke Mandeville stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is owned by WheelPower – the British Wheelchair Sport – and managed by Leisure Connection, has launched a new Inclusive Fitness Initiative gym.
news •
06 Jul 2005
Overweight and obese populations in Ireland and Northern Island cost the island
1.64bn euro (US$2.16bn, £1.34bn) annually, according to new research.
news •
21 Dec 2012
South Manchester’s Hazel Grove Pools and Target Fitness Centre – which is operated by Stockport Sports Trust (SST) – is to benefit from a £1.4m upgrade this autumn.
news •
26 Oct 2005
GPs and health professionals are being urged to refer older and inactive patients for golf
lessons,
after a new report showed that golf builds muscle strength and "improves life satisfaction".
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19 Jul 2018
Designer Jackie Brown has teamed up with Audience Systems to develop an “Easy Access” chair.
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18 Dec 2008
People with obesity have a significantly lower number of neurotransmitters dedicated to
generating pleasurable sensations than people of a normal weight, according to a study,
which could explain why they have difficulty restraining their eating.
news •
06 Mar 2015
A extended fitness suite has opened to the public at Horwich Leisure Centre in Bolton, Lancashire, following the completion of a £250,000 refurbishment scheme.
news •
23 Dec 2009
Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to the
national health service (NHS), according to the organisation's England chief
executive.
news •
23 Sep 2014
Health care provider Papworth Trust has created a new gym at its Vocational Rehabilitation Department in Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire.
news •
31 Dec 2009
Healthy WorkLife, Healthy Living is the theme of this year’s National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign (NHLC) in Singapore.
news •
11 Oct 2005
A new guide looks to offer local level practitioners and commissioners – as well as those working in
physical activity – help identify and break down barriers preventing people from taking part in
exercise.
news •
26 Feb 2021
Sports coaches and occupational therapists have teamed up for a new programme
designed to engage people with learning disabilities.
news •
06 Dec 2017
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