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Almost 80 per cent of UK office workers feel they spend too much time sitting down, with
more than half regularly eating lunch at their desk.
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27 Mar 2015
With more than 8,000 convention visitors, plus nearly 400 exhibitors, IHRSA 2015 saw the
unveiling of a raft of new products. Here, we round-up just some of the many new pieces
of equipment – and increasingly software – which were on show in Los Angeles last week.
news •
19 Mar 2015
Health experts are urging obese women to adopt healthier lifestyles, following research
suggesting they have a 40 per cent greater risk of weight-related cancer.
news •
17 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
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
What do health and fitness providers need to know before committing to an exercise referral scheme? We offer an overview of the key points to consider
HCM issue 3 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
HCM Handbook 2015
A new study that followed nearly 70,000 women for two decades has found that
three quarters of heart attacks in young women could be prevented if women
followed six healthy lifestyle practices.
news •
06 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
Ray Algar reports on a pioneering fitness facility that’s been built at Antarctica’s front door
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
NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management
courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures.
news •
04 Dec 2014
The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as
smoking or the war on terror
and more than both alcoholism and climate
change, according to new research.
news •
20 Nov 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
Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training could prove to be the most
effective answer to the growing problem of teenage obesity, according to a new
study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
news •
24 Sep 2014
Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to the
national health service (NHS), according to the organisation's England chief
executive.
news •
23 Sep 2014
Around a quarter of preventable cancers in the United States are thought to be
impacted by people either being obese or overweight, or being physically
inactive, according to the American Association for Cancer Research's new
cancer progress report.
news •
19 Sep 2014
Be it sleeping in or skipping the gym, everyone wishes they could kick those bad
habits that hurt productivity and prevent physical activity. Now, a new wearable
is bidding to not just track activity, but use pain and shame to ensure users
have no choice but to reach their goals.
news •
12 Aug 2014
The NHS is trialling a new treatment method developed in Australia
in order to help improve the levels of physical activity for those who suffer from
mental disorders in the UK.
news •
04 Aug 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
The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) opened its second heart-wellness centre
in April, providing local cardiac patients – as well as those at risk of heart
disease – with a safe environment in which to exercise.
news •
06 Jun 2014
As little as £3 is enough incentive for 50 per cent of people to change their behaviour, says a team from Newcastle University in the UK
HCM issue 6 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
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
A series of recent studies have added credence to the notion that physical
activity is far more effective than mental exercises, such as crosswords or
puzzles, in staving off dementia.
news •
01 Apr 2014
ukactive's 'Turning the Tide on Obesity' campaign is the latest to rely on nudging. But what is nudging, and does it work? Tom Walker looks at what's involved
HCM issue 4 2014
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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