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The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts to
improve the nation's physical and mental health. Tasked with promoting physical activity, tackling
obesity and improving mental health, the new office is modelled on similar schemes around the
world, such as Singapore’s "health promotion board".
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30 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme being
introduced, despite sports
minister Nigel Huddleston saying he "understood" why so many people are
backing one.
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24 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today debate the merits of a Work Out to Help Out
scheme, designed to offer
subsidised access to health clubs and leisure centres across the country.
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22 Mar 2021
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016.
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17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme to encourage
people back to exercise after lockdown, as part of a 'Bounce Back Fitter' initiative.
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17 Mar 2021
At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective in obese
people,
according to a new study.
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10 Mar 2021
The UK government is exploring whether incentivising people financially to take part
in physical activity could help drive down obesity levels.
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05 Mar 2021
COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on young diabetics
HCM issue 2 2021
The fitness industry has the opportunity to head in bold new directions, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 2 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during lockdowns?
Could more people be suffering worse symptoms – or even death – from COVID-19 due to
physical activity facilities being out of bounds?
news •
25 Feb 2021
Excess body fat and obesity are likely to have contributed to more deaths in England and
Scotland than
smoking since 2014, according to new research from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at
the University of Glasgow.
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19 Feb 2021
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
from COVID-19" – equivalent to the risk faced by a non-diabetic 20 years older.
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17 Feb 2021
Spanish capital Madrid has been hailed as an example of a city which
understands the importance of
gyms and other physical activity facilities in the face of the pandemic,
following a speech by one of
its political leaders.
news •
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help the physical activity
sector survive and recover from the financial pressures caused by the pandemic.
news •
15 Feb 2021
Everyone Active is offering a month’s free trial of its digital Everyone On Demand service to every
member of the general public.
news •
28 Jan 2021
The pandemic has shown the need for us to embrace prevention in all areas of life
HCM issue 1 2021
Anthony and his brother Ian founded a health charity, Fixing Dad, to save their father’s life. They tell their moving story
HCM issue 1 2021
The Retention Convention saw experts sharing exciting examples of best practice around customer relationship building
HCM issue 1 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of 'more equal, inclusive and
connected communities' through physical activity.
news •
26 Jan 2021
The failure to tackle the UK's obesity crisis is down to successive governments being guilty
of weak policy design, lack of effectiveness and botched implementation.
news •
22 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged over 18 have
made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.
news •
13 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19
restrictions is costing the NHS £7.25m a week in lost social value. The figure has been calculated
based on the loss of health interventions – physical and mental – normally offered by the sector.
news •
07 Jan 2021
A Swedish study has shown that people with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to have
a dog with type 2 diabetes when compared with pet owners with healthy companions.
news •
18 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise
partnership with Ektimal – a company specialising in fitness investments in the country.
news •
03 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today as
the one-month lockdown ends.
news •
02 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the current
lockdown measures in England come to an end on 2 December.
news •
23 Nov 2020
Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss
HCM issue 10 2020
Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses
HCM issue 10 2020
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the
country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies.
news •
18 Nov 2020
EXi, an NHS-approved exercise app designed to help people with long term health conditions, has
launched a Covid-19 rehabilitation programme.
news •
18 Nov 2020
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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