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The Youth Sport Trust has pledged to work with schools to develop their physical
education (PE) offer following the publication of a damning report about the health of
children in the UK.
news •
30 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax,
including the rolling out of sports camps and daily mile initiatives.
news •
11 Jan 2017
Empowering inactive populations to take control of their health through physical activity is one of the biggest challenges local authorities currently face. Step forward 1Life, which has pioneered a winning solution to transform lives across Milton Keynes’ deconditioned market
HCM issue 1 2017
More than one-fifth of children starting primary school in Scotland are at risk of being
obese or overweight, according to new figures.
news •
16 Dec 2016
Levels of physical activity among boys in England continue to be worse now than
compared to seven
years ago, with girls showing a very slight improvement during the period, according to an
NHS
health trends survey.
news •
15 Dec 2016
Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has launched a £1 per month gym membership for a year for
NHS employees to help them stay fit.
news •
14 Dec 2016
The UK government has published draft legislation for its planned sugar tax on soft drinks,
with revenue from the levy being used in programmes to reduce obesity and encourage
physical activity.
news •
06 Dec 2016
Leisure centres and gyms have been urged to begin discussions with their local health
organisations in a bid to help tackle obesity among NHS staff.
news •
11 Nov 2016
The UK’s fitness workforce is “ill-equipped” to deal with the needs and requirements of a
modern-day, diverse customer base – according to an industry report published today.
news •
10 Nov 2016
The brains of overweight people could be 10 years older than those of their leaner counterparts, say scientists from Cambridge
HCM issue 11 2016
Former prisoner Coss Marte on his fitness concept ConBody
HCM issue 11 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
Is it time for health clubs to stop serving unhealthy food in their facilities?
HCM issue 9 2016
How can PTs help people become more engaged in changing their behaviours?
HCM issue 9 2016
Innovation runs right through the core of the new and improved Woughton Leisure Centre, which has been given the 1Life treatment to reinvigorate the site
HCM issue 9 2016
Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity
Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”.
news •
18 Aug 2016
More than 22,000 people living in the London Borough of Southwark have signed up to the
local council’s free swim and gym programme, as the authority tries to help people fight
obesity.
news •
15 Aug 2016
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter
similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by
the University of Cambridge. White matter is the tissue that connects areas of the brain
and allows for information to be communicated between regions.
news •
09 Aug 2016
We talk to TV’s Hairy Bikers about their new Diet Club
HCM issue 8 2016
Sheffield City Trust, the wellbeing charity which manages 11 sports and leisure venues through its
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) arm, has become the first leisure operator in the UK to
introduce a sugar tax on unhealthy fizzy drinks.
news •
22 Jul 2016
A new study is mapping how fat distribution in the body is linked to risk of a range of diseases. What better way to motivate people to make lifestyle changes, asks Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 7 2016
Diabetes, Oliver Patrick, Jenny Patrickson, John Morgan, Nikki Joule, Neil King, NHS, Kath Hudson
HCM issue 6 2016
Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally
since 2000, but major
inequalities persist within and among countries, according
to this year’s “World Health
Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs,” a report
compiled by the World Health
Organization.
news •
23 May 2016
Public Health England (PHE) has kicked off a two-day Health X Hackathon event in
Manchester to seek innovative solutions to help children eat more healthily and be more
active.
news •
12 May 2016
Structured fitness programmes have the potential to help children become more physically
active, stronger and more agile than conventional PE lessons, according to the results of a
new pilot study.
news •
08 Apr 2016
Obese people tend to see distances as being further than they really are, and hills steeper, according to research from the US
HCM issue 4 2016
Xercise4Less has today (8 March) kicked off an innovative new programme offering free
exercise classes to children across the UK in a bid to tackle the growing epidemic of youth
inactivity.
news •
08 Mar 2016
You need to maintain a healthy weight as well as exercise, says new research from Sweden
HCM issue 3 2016
The explorer and TV personality is on a mission to add a sense of adventure to the gym. He talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 3 2016
Former Apprentice candidate Katie Bulmer-Cooke offers her advice to operators wanting to get the most out of social media
HCM issue 3 2016
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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HCM People
Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Ross Stewart Campbell
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