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Experts from the UK's health and fitness industry have rejected a call for gyms
to carry out mouth swab tests in order to predict an individual's chances of
contracting cancer.
news •
16 Mar 2012
ThriveWell's Erin Ercoline talks to Kate Cracknell about the DIVA exercise and nutrition programme for breast cancer patients
HCM issue 3 2012
Kinect Australia has announced the launch of its new name - Physical Activity
Australia - as part of its "ambitious new vision" to promote regular exercise
across the country.
news •
24 Jan 2012
IHRSA is urging America's business leaders to become personally involved in
leading the US to wellness by taking the CEO Pledge.
news •
11 Nov 2011
Aerobic exercise is your best bet when it comes to devising a programme for a club member or client who wants to shed the dreaded belly fat.
news •
05 Sep 2011
One of the largest ever mass studies on the benefits of exercise has concluded that just 15 minutes of physical activity a day can boost a person's life expectancy by up to three years.
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16 Aug 2011
A new report by Macmillan Cancer Support has claimed that a lack of physical activity may be putting around 1.6 million cancer survivors at risk of long term health issues.
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08 Aug 2011
Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), which manages 14 leisure facilities on behalf of the local council in Oldham, will open its first budget gym later this year.
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18 Jul 2011
The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now enter a 10-week consultation process.
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30 Jun 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have published a new set of guidelines, aimed at helping GPs with their exercise referrals.
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26 May 2011
New research published in the May issue of Acta Paediatrica has found that children as young as nine-years-old increase the risk of future heart problems if they are inactive.
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16 May 2011
Leisure trust GLL has launched a healthy living campaign targeting residents in Tower Hamlets – one of the most deprived areas in the capital.
news •
08 Mar 2011
Cheshire East Council (CEC) has revealed that new lifestyle centres are to be built in Crewe and Wilmslow as part of efforts to roll out the concept across the region.
news •
01 Feb 2011
Exercising promotes changes in the brain that may protect high-risk individuals against cognitive decline, including development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study done at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
news •
22 Nov 2010
Women who exercise and keep active are nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes - according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
news •
08 Oct 2010
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - the Western Isles Council has completed work on the installation of new fitness equipment at two leisure centres on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
news •
07 Sep 2010
Genes can reveal how much people will benefit
from regular exercise, according to a new study.
Researchers from 14 institutions - led by the
Pennington Biomedical Research Centre (PBRC) in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US - found that exercise
doesn’t work equally for everyone.
news •
02 Mar 2010
Management company DC leisure has become the first operator to sign up to the new Health Commitment Statement (HCS).
news •
04 Jan 2010
A leisure complex in Mansfield, which was forced to close after traces of the legionella disease were found in the water system supplying showers, is to reopen on 7 November.
news •
06 Nov 2009
Work is set to get underway on the construction of a new multi-million pound leisure complex in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, after Sport England handed the scheme a £750,000 funding boost.
news •
14 Oct 2009
A report into the trends in personal fitness training by IDEA Health and Fitness has revealed that one-to-one training and small group exercise are the most popular forms of exercise among gym members.
news •
13 Oct 2009
A survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has highlighted the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of chronic conditions among people over the age of 65.
news •
23 Jul 2009
New outdoor gym equipment has been installed in six Liverpool parks after research revealed local residents over the age of 50 years old were unlikely to use a conventional gym to keep fit and healthy.
news •
18 Jun 2009
Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch set out her plans for the
future of the Register during a presentation at the Skills
Active Training Providers forum at Leisure Industry Week in Birmingham last week.
news •
02 Oct 2008
The Scottish Government is to plough £6m into tackling childhood obesity.
news •
16 Apr 2008
ALcontrol Laboratories is offering a Legionella detection service said to be ten times faster than has been available in the past.
product innovation •
10 Mar 2008
A new scheme to help patients with heart conditions has been launched in the north west.
news •
08 Feb 2008
Leading an inactive life could speed up the ageing process according to a study published by researchers at King’s College London.
news •
29 Jan 2008
Women's sports and lifestyle brand, USA PRO, has teamed up with Cancer Research UK to launch a special clothing collection.
product innovation •
01 Aug 2007
Only half of the UK population gets enough sleep and up to 12 million Britons do not do any exercise – while still believing they are fit for their age.
news •
06 Jul 2007
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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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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