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Last week saw the launch of an All Party Parliamentary Group for running - further
demonstration that exercise is beginning to become a policy priority.
news •
08 Dec 2014
Getting more people active on their way to work is the aim of a new £1m trial
headed up by Bristol University, which will involve businesses in Wales and the
west country fitting employees with GPS systems.
news •
05 Dec 2014
MPs attending the first ever first Parliamentary
Debate on physical activity
have agreed the government has a large role to
play in kickstarting a reversal
of the current trend towards inactivity.
news •
19 Nov 2014
Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next
year, marking a “seismic shift” in local authority thinking, according to a new
ukactive report.
news •
12 Nov 2014
Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC
HCM issue 11 2014
The government has announced the launch of a new wellness-focused policy
think tank to evaluate services and interventions through the prism of wellbeing.
news •
31 Oct 2014
Council-run parks and leisure centres could be in jeopardy thanks to a £4.3bn
funding 'black hole' in adult care services caused by austerity cuts and an
ageing population, a new study has warned.
news •
28 Oct 2014
Public Health England (PHE) has today (23 October) published Everybody Active,
Every
Day, a framework for nationwide action to combat the physical inactivity
epidemic.
news •
23 Oct 2014
Shadow health secretary and respected activity advocate Andy Burnham will
return as a headline speaker for ukactive’s National Summit 2014 next month,
one of several high-profile thought leaders due to feature.
news •
13 Oct 2014
Alison Bledge examines how the offshore industry is managing the wellbeing of its workers, and looks at a gym installed onboard the floating hotel Safe Scandinavia
HCM issue 10 2014
Kath Hudson offers an overview of the groups and schemes pitching to help tackle the UK’s obesity crisis
HCM issue 10 2014
The NHS should look to prescribe walking as a medical treatment for certain
patients, according to a GP whose practice has yielded positive health benefits
from exercise on recommendation.
news •
09 Sep 2014
How can we change the nation’s psyche and get people moving? We ask our panel of experts
HCM issue 9 2014
Health and fitness industry figureheads have rebuffed the sensational health
claims reported on the Daily Mail website this week, following 5:2 diet advocate
and author Dr Michael Mosley’s TV appearance on This Morning.
news •
08 Aug 2014
Accepting obesity as something to be catered for, rather than a tide to be
turned, would go against everything the health and industry believes in,
according to Health Club Management editor Kate Cracknell in her August leader
column.
news •
07 Aug 2014
How should we define obesity – is it a disease, a disability or a lifestyle condition? And why does this definition matter? Kate Cracknell shares her thoughts
HCM issue 8 2014
Key stakeholders from a range of relevant UK industries will gather at five
regional forums next month to develop a cross sector approach to tackling
inactivity across the nation.
news •
26 Jun 2014
Premier Training International is to launch a new health and wellbeing course
geared towards those working on community schemes aimed at tackling the
UK’s physical inactivity crisis.
news •
24 Jun 2014
Fitness First has secured a new tie-up with the British Olympic Association (BOA)
to become Team GB’s first-ever Official Fitness Partner.
news •
11 Jun 2014
EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?
HCM issue 6 2014
Physical inactivity poses a greater risk of heart disease in women over 30 than
obesity, high blood pressure or smoking, according to new research.
news •
09 May 2014
ukactive wants physical activity to rise 1 per cent a year for the next five years. Is this really achievable?
HCM issue 5 2014
Public health campaigns must focus not only on the science of why people should exercise, but also on the practicalities of how physical activity guidelines can be easily and enjoyably achieved, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 5 2014
The health and fitness sector must continue to highlight - both at government
level and with local GPs - the financial benefits of physical activity to achieve
a redistribution of public funds, according to ukactive chair Fred Turok.
news •
30 Apr 2014
More than half of European Union citizens never or seldom take part in exercise
or play sport, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
news •
17 Apr 2014
EuropeActive has set itself the ambitious goal of almost doubling the number of
health club members in Europe by 2025 as the health and fitness industry
representative seeks to strengthen its credentials as an antidote to the
continent’s inactivity crisis.
news •
09 Apr 2014
ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve
as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in
today’s report from the All-Party Commission on Physical Activity.
news •
08 Apr 2014
Physical inactivity among young people could cost the UK economy up to £53bn.
news •
01 Apr 2014
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that obesity and overweight
are set to become “the new norm” throughout Europe due to a “deadly”
epidemic of physical inactivity and diets high in sugar, fat and salt.
news •
31 Mar 2014
Is ukactive's campaign to tackle inactivity on track to achieve its goals?
HCM issue 4 2014
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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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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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