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The outline of the revised Level 3 standards on the Register of Exercise Professionals is becoming clearer with some important changes from the old standards.
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27 Jan 2004
Health and fitness operators must recognise and embrace the diverse 'tribes' that exist among their member base, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 7 2013
SkillsActive and the Register of exercise Professionals (REPs) have begun the first stage of a review of qualifications structures for those exercise professionals who work with people with specialist needs including a survey of more than 2,000 members to assess current working practices.
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14 Apr 2008
The new Level 3 standards to form the advanced fitness instructor qualification for full entry to the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) are due to be unveiled at the end of this month.
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08 Jun 2004
Good programming and well-trained staff can unlock the potential of functional training zones for special population groups. Kath Hudson finds out more
HCM issue 1 2013
From falls prevention to improving explosive power, studies show vibration technology is effective in a wide range of applications
HCM issue 4 2014
ThriveWell's Erin Ercoline talks to Kate Cracknell about the DIVA exercise and nutrition programme for breast cancer patients
HCM issue 3 2012
The value of exercise for mental health, and maintaining personal connections with members in a virtual era – these were some of the topics discussed at the panel debate that kicked off SIBEC Europe 2015 on the Costa Blanca, Spain, in November
HCM issue 1 2016
How can you attract the hard-to-reach groups, and how do you make this pay?
HCM issue 3 2016
People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over fit into one of six groups
according to a new study by the University of Sheffield, providing evidence that the one-
size-fits-all weight loss programmes currently available to obese people are not effective
for everyone.
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21 Apr 2015
More than 10,000 inactive young Londoners
have taken part in physical activity since April
2015 in projects funded by Sportivate, Sport
England’s £56m youth engagement
programme.
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05 Apr 2016
NHS England is to recruit 1,000 more link workers as part of plans to increase the number of people
it refers to exercise classes, local sports groups and other community activities.
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28 Jan 2019
Alliance Leisure and Shapemaster have joined forces as part of efforts to offer not-for-profit fitness facilities a way of targeting new user groups.
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06 Aug 2009
Brentwood Leisure Trust has installed a ZigZag Machine Dance system at Brentwood Leisure Centre thanks to funding from Essex County Council’s Community Initiative Fund.
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05 Jun 2007
Health club operator Movers & Shapers has invested £200,000 in the launch of its eighth UK studio in
Balham, South London.
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07 Jan 2013
Sandwell Leisure Trust has launched a new outreach service to deliver activity sessions at local, community-based facilities.
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05 Dec 2008
Sporting groups in East Cambridgeshire have received £28,500 of funding from Sport England this week.
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02 May 2008
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) is to poll its members in a bid to ascertain why people leave the industry.
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11 Jul 2006
Virgin Active has enlisted around 100 of its staff on a bespoke apprenticeship programme in a bid to
recruit more of its senior management from within the business.
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04 Sep 2019
The deadline for interested groups to submit initial bids for the purchase of the 119-year old Queen's Club is this Friday.
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31 Oct 2005
The oft-cited maxim that a daily glass of wine can help stave off cardiovascular
disease (CVD) may only be true when matched with physical exercise,
according to a new study presented at a health conference in Spain.
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03 Sep 2014
Physical exercise has the ability to instantly change DNA molecules within
muscles to make them fight fat more effectively, according to a study by
Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm, Sweden.
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07 Mar 2012
A £1.45m grant has been awarded to improve community health and leisure facilities in South London.
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28 Mar 2005
Walking groups have good adherence and can reduce blood pressure, risk of
depression, cholesterol and BMI, according to a review published in the British
Journal of Sports Medicine.
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16 Mar 2015
Sports coaches and occupational therapists have teamed up for a new programme
designed to engage people with learning disabilities.
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06 Dec 2017
How can we broaden the appeal of health clubs to all socioeconomic groups? Are we trying hard enough?
HCM issue 3 2014
A growing number of women are putting their best feet forward by working out in dance
fitness classes, according to a new survey which highlights key trends in the fast-growing
dance sector.
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06 Jul 2015
A new campaign looks to get more disabled people physically active by making sport and fitness
activities more accessible.
news •
09 Nov 2018
Exercise could bring added benefits for cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy,
potentially reducing the amount of drugs they require, according to research led
by the
University of Pennsylvania.
news •
24 Sep 2014
The industry can be the catalyst for recovery from the pandemic, as well as addressing many of the underlying issues which enabled COVID-19 to wreak such havoc says Liz Terry
HCM issue 5 2021
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“When it was founded, Snap Fitness was ground-breaking, but by 2020 the industry had evolved, but the brand hadn’t”
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
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