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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward
the case for a £1billion regeneration of leisure centres.
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15 Nov 2016
Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs. One of the project’s clinical champions explains how it will work, and why it’s so important
HCM issue 10 2016
Doctors in the UK are being urged to adopt “green prescriptions” similar to those which
have helped increase activity levels in New Zealand.
news •
07 Sep 2016
Public Health England (PHE) is recruiting more clinical champions as part of its drive to
improve the health and wellbeing of people.
news •
30 Aug 2016
Lack of knowledge in medics and out of date test protocols could lead to healthy people being
misdiagnosed with heart disease, according to new research from the British Heart Foundation.
news •
15 Aug 2016
The British public has been under-reporting its daily calorie consumption, potentially misleading
policymakers to focus on wrong strategies – such as increasing physical activity levels – when
attempting to tackle the obesity epidemic.
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08 Aug 2016
Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 8 2016
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has announced physical activity and lifestyle as one of its
clinical priorities for the next three years, becoming the latest influential body to elevate
the importance of tackling sedentary behaviour.
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01 Jul 2016
Nuffield Health has opened its first specialist sports performance lab at its flagship City
Fitness and Wellbeing gym in London, offering elite-level diagnostics to help clients
develop tailored exercise programmes.
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29 Apr 2016
Efforts to professionalise the physical activity sector workforce have suffered a setback,
after new statistics suggest that nearly 11 per cent of personal trainers have been
intimate with their clients.
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02 Mar 2016
The Sport England CEO talks to Matthew Campelli about the government’s new sporting strategy, and the opportunities this presents all physical activity providers
HCM issue 3 2016
Health clubs are popping up in increasingly diverse locations – so how do you decide if a site is right for you?
HCM issue 2 2016
Only nine per cent of toddlers are getting the required levels of physical activity according
to data from the British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC).
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20 Jan 2016
The value of exercise for mental health, and maintaining personal connections with members in a virtual era – these were some of the topics discussed at the panel debate that kicked off SIBEC Europe 2015 on the Costa Blanca, Spain, in November
HCM issue 1 2016
The health and fitness industry has a huge opportunity to bridge the gap between illness and wellness, says Oliver Patrick, the co-founder of international health management business Viavi
HCM issue 1 2016
A high-end island resort health club offering “best in class people, programmes and
facilities” will cost a cool US$150,000 (€142,000, £100,000) to join when it officially opens
in Q2 2017.
news •
01 Dec 2015
Steven Ward offers an overview of ukactive’s new vision document
HCM issue 11 2015
Jeremy McCarthy, group director of spa for Mandarin Oriental, outlined the ways in which
wellness behaviour is changing in his opening speech at Piscina & Wellness Barcelona,
being held from 13-16 October in Barcelona, Spain.
news •
14 Oct 2015
In a recent clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics has acknowledged the
importance of exercise in obesity prevention and the reduction of many chronic diseases
among children. In doing so, it has advised pediatricians to take a more proactive role in
promoting and prescribing exercise.
news •
27 Jul 2015
Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together
HCM issue 8 2015
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to make addressing the “great scandal” of
childhood obesity a top priority of this Parliament has been dismissed as ineffective by the
boss of one of Britain’s top fitness companies.
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22 May 2015
A call from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) for an end to over-zealous
clinical interventions by doctors has been praised by ukactive executive director Steven
Ward as a step in the right direction towards the use of physical activity as a frontline
treatment.
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20 May 2015
Cardiologists who have developed a new formula to predict the likelihood of death based
on a treadmill test, say fitness was the single most powerful indicator of death and
survival, trumping important variables such as diabetes and family history.
news •
04 Mar 2015
Ensuring that Britain’s children are leading healthy and active lifestyles should be a top
priority for all parties in the forthcoming General Election.
news •
02 Mar 2015
Study highlights a new treadmill test that identifies a person’s risk of dying
HCM issue 4 2015
Tom Walker talks to the digital health visionary about the likelihood of technology making GPs and fitness professionals redundant
HCM issue 2 2015
Low-cost growth, public sector strength and the impact of technology. David Minton offers an overview of the fitness sector based on the latest TLDC State of the UK Fitness Industry report
HCM Handbook 2015
Despite generally being good at helping clients banish excess fat, a surprisingly
high number of personal trainers and health professionals have little or no idea
of where it actually goes.
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17 Dec 2014
The author, pundit, TV celebrity and founder of The Huffington Post will talk about wellbeing and business success at IHRSA 2015
HCM issue 1 2015
Dr Rachel Pryke of the Royal College of General Practitioners talks to Kate Cracknell about a co-operative approach to combating the obesity epidemic
HCM issue 1 2015
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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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