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Operators and suppliers in the fitness industry have hailed the first SIBEC UK event a resounding success.
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14 Jul 2005
Stoke Mandeville stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is owned by WheelPower – the British Wheelchair Sport – and managed by Leisure Connection, has launched a new Inclusive Fitness Initiative gym.
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06 Jul 2005
The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has unveiled its latest round of funding for 82 School Sports Co-ordinator (SSCO) projects in England. The investment, which is part of the Young People’s Fund strand, is being made into School Sports Partnerships (SSPs).
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05 Jul 2005
A mobile wellness centre has been launched in the Wear Valley to tackle the problems of inactivity in isolated and socially deprived areas.
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05 Jul 2005
The Amateur Swimming Association is to launch a pioneering scheme that aims to increase the health of people in Hull and East Riding.
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20 Jun 2005
British Gymnastics has teamed up with face-paint company Snazaroo to promote its new children’s health and fitness campaign.
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17 Jun 2005
In response to increasing demands for specialist knowledge within the fitness industry and growing awareness of the long-term benefits of regular exercise, two new units of qualification have been signed-off by the UK Coordinating Group (UKCQ) on behalf of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).
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03 May 2005
A pilot project which encourages people with a range of illnesses and disabilities to exercise has secured funding to run for a further two years.
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26 Apr 2005
Sir Steve Redgrave is spearheading a government-backed project to increase children’s participation in sport and exercise in the UK.
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26 Apr 2005
A cross-governmental action plan for improving the nation’s health and activity levels has been published.
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11 Mar 2005
Minister for health John Hutton has praised Southwark’s exercise referral scheme as a wonderful example of a partnership approach to health.
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23 Feb 2005
Ontario’s government is encouraging its public to make physical activity and fitness a key part of their lifestyle in 2005.
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17 Feb 2005
Livingwell Premier Inverness has been awarded Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Silver Award, in recognition of its ongoing commitment to the health and wellbeing of its team.
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09 Feb 2005
A campaign to get Wigan residents fitter is underway with the launch of the first health club at Hindley Leisure Centre.
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01 Feb 2005
Withywood Community School has opened a Personal Best Challenge Park to encourage physical activity among pupils during break times through a scheme developed by the Youth Sport Trust in partnership with Coca-Cola Great Britain and the British Olympic Foundation.
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19 Jan 2005
Teesdale Leisure Services has installed the FitLinxx gym management system to monitor and enhance its GP referral scheme.
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05 Jan 2005
The US Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, has warned that half of all Americans over the age of 50 will be at risk of fractures from osteoporosis and low bone mass by 2020 unless immediate action is taken.
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07 Dec 2004
Personal trainers could be provided by the National Health Service (NHS) to advise the public on health issues if the government’s White Paper on public health is approved.
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19 Nov 2004
Work is about to begin on a £1.7m sports and community development in Leverhulme Park, Bolton.
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19 Oct 2004
The school of sport and exercise sciences at Loughborough University has announced that The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport – the only centre of its kind in the UK – will be formally launched in January 2005.
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07 Oct 2004
Kidsport has opened a gym for families at its children’s fitness and play centre in Watford.
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04 Oct 2004
Paralympic athlete Simon Jackson is to help attract disabled users to the George H Carnall Leisure Centre in Manchester, which launches as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative site this month.
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30 Sep 2004
Earlier this month, sports minister Richard Caborn launched a new English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) framework.
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20 Sep 2004
Private equity firm, Legal & General Ventures (LGV), has backed a management buyout of the Total Fitness chain of health clubs for a rumoured £80m.
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26 Jul 2004
YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCA®fit) has been appointed official training provider for the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Level 2 Course.
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14 Jul 2004
Walkers can exercise for free under a scheme launched jointly by Walkabout Wrexham and Wrexham County Borough Council.
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14 Jul 2004
Joe Decker, formerly the world's fittest man, embarks on a trip to East Africa this month (July) in a bid to raise awareness of the importance of health and fitness.
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14 Jul 2004
Around two thirds of the population of England are overweight according to a report published today by the House of Commons select committee on health.
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27 May 2004
Ralph Riley, chief executive of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM), has welcomed the Chief Medical Officers report – but said it will take more than gardening to get the nation fit.
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19 May 2004
The fitness industry has welcomed the appointment of Jon Trickett MP as the Sports Liaison MP for Physical Activity.
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07 May 2004
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