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Government cuts to further education budgets are putting key initiatives tackling obesity
and physical inactivity at risk, potentially triggering an even bigger health crisis, new
research has warned.
news •
08 Jul 2015
The physical activity sector has the potential to
broaden its appeal to investors and gain
‘an even bigger wingspan’ if it can demonstrate its
true economic value, according to new
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
news •
24 Jun 2015
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse,
with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.
news •
19 Jun 2015
ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has praised sports minister Tracey Crouch’s first
major speech as showing a clear understanding of what is required to tackle Britain’s
physical inactivity crisis.
news •
10 Jun 2015
The new-look Leisure Industry Week (LIW) will aim to play a facilitating role in the fight
against the UK’s physical inactivity crisis by focusing large proportions of its educational
programme on innovative ideas to get Britons off the couch.
news •
05 Jun 2015
Schemes centred on overcoming physical inactivity across the country are to benefit from
a £5.4m tranche of National Lottery funding from Sport England.
news •
02 Jun 2015
The country may be facing a physical inactivity crisis, but there is at least some cause for
cheer(s) for the health and fitness sector: Brits are almost twice as likely to exercise than
go the pub.
news •
01 Jun 2015
ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on MPs to help turn the tide of physical
inactivity and get more people moving in their constituency.
news •
29 May 2015
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to make addressing the “great scandal” of
childhood obesity a top priority of this Parliament has been dismissed as ineffective by the
boss of one of Britain’s top fitness companies.
news •
22 May 2015
Athletics legend and respected crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson has today (28
April) been named chair of ukactive, tasked with ensuring the next government turns
rhetoric into action in tackling Britain’s physical inactivity crisis.
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28 Apr 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker has warned of the dangers of focusing public health policy
solely on tackling obesity, after a trio of scientists said it was time to "bust the myth"
about exercise.
news •
23 Apr 2015
More than two thirds of children in Britain fall below recommended levels of fitness for
their age group, according to a study published today (22 April).
news •
22 Apr 2015
Tackling physical inactivity must become a frontline health priority for the UK’s next
government, ahead of the separate issue of obesity, says a new Health Select Committee
report published today.
news •
25 Mar 2015
Efforts to overcome physical inactivity need to driven by positive changes that embed
activity into our daily lives, rather than simply providing information and expecting people
to make the right decision.
news •
06 Mar 2015
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
With Public Health England issuing a rallying cry about physical inactivity, how can the fitness industry help?
HCM issue 4 2015
New Ipsos MORI research highlights a worrying trend for people to follow the sedentary norm
HCM issue 3 2015
Physical inactivity is a major factor in lifestyle diseases like cancer and diabetes. Is it time for a top-down intervention to get people moving?
HCM issue 3 2015
Do we need legislation to get people moving, and if so are we looking for fitness’ equivalent of the smoking ban? Kate Cracknell offers her thoughts
HCM issue 3 2015
Here come the girls – Matrix offers an overview of its initiatives to promote, develop and encourage women’s sport and activity
HCM issue 3 2015
Longstanding ukactive CEO David Stalker is to step down this June after seven years in
the role.
news •
02 Feb 2015
Slightly high cholesterol in a person’s 30s and 40s could lead to an exponential risk of
heart disease in later life, according to a study.
news •
27 Jan 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
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What lies ahead for the health and fitness sector from a European perspective, and how will this impact individual businesses?
HCM Handbook 2015
Physical inactivity is killing twice as many Europeans as obesity, according to a
landmark report from the University of Cambridge.
news •
15 Jan 2015
The campaign against youth inactivity continues apace, with Active IQ aiming to
help physical activity professionals provide safe and stimulating sessions for
children under the age of five through the launch of a new qualification.
news •
13 Jan 2015
Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person
needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research.
news •
08 Jan 2015
Far from setting people up to be physically active for life, school PE lessons
can put people off sport forever, according to research carried out by the
University of Birmingham. Of the 1,800 people surveyed for The Big PE
Conversation, half said school PE didn’t help them to become more physically active.
One quarter of males and one third of females said they never, or rarely enjoyed, PE.
news •
05 Jan 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM issue 1 2015
ukactive has won the Trade Body Campaign of the Year award for its Turning the
tide of inactivity campaign at the Public Affairs Awards 2014.
news •
10 Dec 2014
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