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Prebiotics and healthy eating can reduce severity of exercise-induced asthma
HCM issue 2 2017
Office workers can boost their health by taking part in just one walking-based meeting per week, US researchers say
HCM issue 10 2016
Hundreds of thousands of small companies in the UK – including those operating in fitness and
leisure – are set to receive payouts on interruption insurance policies, following a high court
judgment in a test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
news •
18 Sep 2020
Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) – a US organisation that provides non-contact boxing programmes
to
sufferers of Parkinson’s disease – has been awarded a grant of £5,000 from charity Parkinson’s
UK. It will be used to train new coaches in the UK so the RSB programme can reach
more people affected by the disease.
news •
06 Feb 2023
A small trial suggests wellness interventions, including exercise, can help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients
HCM issue 1 2015
European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA), has appointed Dr Thomas Rieger as the new chair of its
Standards Council.
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11 Sep 2012
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
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.
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06 Nov 2009
Traditionally believed to worsen symptoms, research in Canada now suggests that
exercise can actually be beneficial for children suffering from juvenile
arthritis, a condition which affects about one child in every 1,000.
news •
10 Dec 2014
While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality
Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life are key for change.
news •
16 Feb 2024
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
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
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
The United States childhood obesity crisis may be lessening, according to new
research released by the government.
news •
14 Aug 2013
Life Fitness has announced that Kim Ingleby has won the 2013 Personal
Trainers to Watch competition.
news •
18 Oct 2013
Barnsley Premier Leisure is now delivering exercise classes for people with heart disease.
news •
04 Dec 2006
Think tank: NHS should prescribe patients with fitness trackers to help prevent long-term conditions
Patients from low-income backgrounds should be prescribed fitness trackers on the NHS, in
order to help prevent the development of long-term health conditions.
news •
22 Jul 2019
The number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double within the
next 20 years due to rising levels of obesity and a lack of physical activity.
news •
26 Jan 2018
Industry legend and charity fundraiser
Augie Nieto is returning as a co-investor
and board member to Life Fitness, where
he served as president from 1977 to 2000
HCM issue 8 2019
Mental health is often treated as the poor relation to physical health. How can health clubs address this?
HCM issue 6 2014
To fully benefit from exercise, timing sessions to optimally match the body’s
circadian rhythms is more important than the type or duration of the exercise,
according to a report.
news •
17 May 2023
A healthy diet, regular physical exercise and a normal body weight can reduce the build up
of abnormal proteins that are associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study
has concluded.
news •
17 Aug 2016
Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and cause
decades of ill health, according to a study carried out by researchers from McGill
University in Canada.
news •
11 Dec 2014
Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting leads to a
measurable increase in the work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers,
according to a new study published by public health researchers with the University of
Miami Miller School of Medicine.
news •
05 Jul 2016
Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to exercise to reduce the risk of contracting cancer.
news •
19 Jan 2005
Physical activity may help counter the debilitating physical symptoms of multiple
sclerosis (MS) and delay the associated cognitive impairment, researchers
have found.
news •
17 Dec 2014
There are no added benefits to eating more than five 80g portions of fruit and
vegetables daily, according to researchers from Chinese and US universities
including the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
news •
30 Jul 2014
Major lifestyle and wellness interventions appear to have reversed memory loss
caused by Alzheimer’s disease in a small group of patients for the first time,
according to a US study.
news •
09 Oct 2014
A new research project to identify the effects of exercise on young people’s hearts will
collect data from 100 Manchester United Academy football players as part of the study.
news •
02 Feb 2015
Social jet lag, which occurs when the body clock becomes confused by changing sleep
patterns - such as weekend lie-ins - may be driving obesity and illness, according to a
study.
news •
30 Jan 2015
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MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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