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The director of public health at NICE tells Julie Cramer why the organisation is determined to get GPs prescribing exercise
HCM issue 2 2013
The best heart rate for burning fat differs hugely between individuals and often does not align
with the suggested “fat burning zone” on commercial gym equipment and exercise machines.
news •
22 Aug 2023
Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person
needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research.
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08 Jan 2015
Brown fat tissue - the body’s ‘good fat’ - serves as an organ which communicates with the
brain through sensory nerves to inform how much fat we have and how much we’ve lost
while the brown fat is generating heat, a study has found.
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02 Apr 2015
The brains of overweight people could be 10 years older than those of their leaner counterparts, say scientists from Cambridge
HCM issue 11 2016
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.
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02 Mar 2010
Clubs must make people believe they can be active today, and make them want to be by telling them how good it will make them feel – today, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 7 2014
The head of research at Les Mills explains
his latest research into calorie burn
HCM issue 5 2018
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.
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04 Mar 2015
Desk-bound office workers should schedule an hour’s exercise a day, says a study in The Lancet
HCM issue 9 2016
Sportswear giant, Adidas, and social network app, Bumble for Friends, have
collaborated to help people find gym buddies.
news •
30 Jan 2024
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines on sugar consumption
that say adults and children from most countries in the world should roughly halve the
amount of sugar they eat to lower the risk of obesity and tooth decay.
news •
05 Mar 2015
Prominent health and fitness organisations have given their backing to
Health Club Management magazine’s call for an industry-wide lobby
against the government’s decision to remove physical activity from the
Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
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22 Jan 2014
UK medical advisory body NICE has suggested that local authorities should
modify screening protocols for ethnic minorities, to act as an early warning sign
against weight-related illnesses to which these groups are more susceptible.
news •
28 Jan 2014
Is the health and fitness industry industry fully-qualified to deliver
professional advice and guidance?
news •
20 May 2014
Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to
data from the government’s public health agency which sheds new light on the
country’s growing obesity crisis.
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05 Feb 2014
The researcher’s findings suggest exercise may help people survive COVID-19
HCM issue 4 2020
Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least one
hour each day in order to combat the serious risks their sedentary lifestyle is posing on
their health.
news •
28 Jul 2016
Google-owned Fitbit has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for
a
blood pressure sensor that will be in-built into its smart watch.
news •
14 Feb 2023
HCM understands researchers are moving closer to creating a pill to mimic some of the
benefits of
exercise.
news •
30 Jun 2022
Active Essex – part of the County Sports Partnership network – has launched a four-year
strategy to tackle issues around inactivity and change one million lives by getting its people
moving.
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29 Jun 2017
Leisure operator Everyone Active has launched a new digital offering, to run
alongside its bricks and mortar operations.
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30 Jul 2020
NICE is now recommending that physical activity be included in the QOF, which financially incentivises GPs for prescribing specific treatments. This is, says Liz Terry, a major breakthrough for the fitness industry
HCM issue 1 2013
Health and wellness will be at the core of a groundbreaking billion-dollar urban
development in Tampa city, Florida.
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19 Nov 2015
Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and
society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday 1 November).
news •
01 Nov 2017
The removal of physical activity from the QOF is a blow to our sector, and we must lobby to have it reinstated, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2014
Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing
memberships a core focus of the company’s gym chain moving forward – having been
delighted with the initial results of the proposition.
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08 Apr 2015
Taking regular exercise has the power to actually change our DNA, according to the latest findings by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden
HCM issue 3 2015
In the past you might have expected to see them on the bowling green, but today there’s
a good chance that you’ll find an active pensioner pumping iron in the gym.
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24 Apr 2015
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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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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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