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Physical education should be taught in schools on a daily basis to help improve academic
performance, a study has concluded.
news •
02 Jan 2018
The Scottish Government is to plough £6m into tackling childhood obesity.
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16 Apr 2008
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new Weight Management
Economic
Assessment Tool for public health professionals.
news •
02 May 2014
The government has launched a £372m strategy to help cut obesity levels in England.
news •
23 Jan 2008
People who walk to work are around 40 per cent less likely to have diabetes
than those who travel by car, UK-led research has found.
news •
07 Aug 2013
The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) has joined forces with leisure operators this week (12-18 March) to highlight the problem of obesity in the UK.
news •
16 Mar 2006
Research has suggested that limiting access to food might increase motivation to exercise.
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29 Oct 2019
A new policy recommends exercise to ease the pain of some forms of arthritis
HCM issue 11 2022
There is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family
stressors and children becoming obese by the time they turn 18 years old, according to a
new study – which suggests the scope of school-based obesity prevention programmes focusing on dietary intake and physical activity may require widening.
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17 Apr 2015
Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at
leisure centres run by Salford Community Leisure (SCL).
news •
10 May 2017
Employers across Europe may be forced to make adjustments to work
environments to accommodate overweight employees, after the European Court
of Justice (ECJ) ruled that obesity can constitute a disability within European
law.
news •
18 Dec 2014
Weight loss apps are no more effective in helping overweight people shed pounds than a
paper flier from the doctor’s office, according to a new study.
news •
10 Nov 2015
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has announced the publication of new practical tools for GPs and other health professionals to help patients lose weight and improve their health.
news •
04 May 2006
Being obese can alter the tastebuds – especially when it comes to sweet foods – and could be a possible cause of over-eating, says new research
HCM issue 2 2014
Despite the social media furore over the Protein World’s recent ‘beach body ready’
campaign, the fitness industry needs to stand strong and continue to challenge the
public’s growing acceptance of overweight as the norm.
news •
22 Jun 2015
Does the general public even know what a fit, healthy body looks like any more? Kate Cracknell asks the question as she contemplates the recent ‘Beach Body’ furore
HCM issue 6 2015
Big and Fit is a new lifestyle initiative which aims to get more people who are classified as overweight or obese – 24 million in the UK – exercising.
news •
14 Nov 2005
Diet and exercise can reduce the risk of contracting diabetes by more than a third in susceptible people according to a new study published in The Lancet.
news •
03 Nov 2009
Health and fitness professionals can receive childhood obesity prevention training thanks to a new course from the Weight Management Centre.
news •
14 Jun 2005
The United States childhood obesity crisis may be lessening, according to new
research released by the government.
news •
14 Aug 2013
Suffolk-based Abbeycroft Leisure has become the latest UK-based leisure trust to announce that it will launch a budget gym concept.
news •
13 Jan 2011
The European Court of Justice is considering a test case which could oblige
employers to treat obesity as a disability, potentially leaving them with a duty to
make adjustments to work environments.
news •
13 Jun 2014
Physical exercise can increase life expectancy by up to 4.5 years according to
US research from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes
of Health.
news •
21 Nov 2012
NHS Worcestershire is using ZigZag dance mats as part of its new family weight management programmes.
news •
21 Feb 2011
Virgin Active is to incorporate metabolism measurement into its member fitness programmes to offer a personalised approach to weight management.
news •
21 Apr 2004
Experts have recommended that PE should be give the same status as maths,
English, science, and Welsh in schools to help tackle the obesity problem in Wales.
news •
25 Jun 2013
To stem the tide of the growing
obesity epidemic, the sector must
raise more informed awareness and
better connect this complex health
issue with the personal realities of
individuals’ lives. Louise Park
HCM Handbook 2017
EuropeActive has launched a survey to make sure the correct education and training is
being given
to fitness professionals.
news •
23 Feb 2017
Today’s kids are the fattest, least active generation ever. How can we intervene?
HCM issue 4 2017
Does focusing on differences in exerciser
motivation cause more harm than good?
HCM issue 3 2018
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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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Belinda Steward
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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“Actually most people go to the gym to feel better and that’s far easier to achieve than losing 5kg”
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