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A £16m neighbourhood hub designed to provide leisure, health and cultural services in
Great Sankey, Warrington, has been given the green light by planning officials.
news •
06 Aug 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
Can mainstream fitness clubs cater for the over-50s market, or are standlone, niche clubs a better solution? Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 3 2014
Staff at local authority leisure centres in the Welsh borough of Flintshire have come
together to take over facility operations from the council – a move that will result in the
development of a new gym.
news •
05 Jan 2017
Providing public parks, walking and biking trails is
the most cost-effective way of increasing physical
activity in urban populations, according to a new
systematic review in the American Journal of
Health Promotion.
news •
12 Dec 2014
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study of adults aged over 65
suggests that raising fitness levels in later life can in fact boost brain function.
news •
22 Jul 2015
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19
restrictions is costing the NHS £7.25m a week in lost social value. The figure has been calculated
based on the loss of health interventions – physical and mental – normally offered by the sector.
news •
07 Jan 2021
Research from the University of South Australia has found cardiorespiratory fitness is the most important for good health
HCM issue 4 2024
Having good levels of cardiorespiratory fitness cuts disease and premature death by 11 to 17
per cent according to new research from the University of South Australia.
news •
07 May 2024
Flooring is a major investment for gyms
and health clubs, changing the ambience
and functionality. HCM looks at the issues
relating to this often undervalued area
HCM issue 11 2019
Kinect Australia has announced the launch of its new name - Physical Activity
Australia - as part of its "ambitious new vision" to promote regular exercise
across the country.
news •
24 Jan 2012
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on the government to help make physical
activity a ‘national religion’ and harness its potential to tackle some of the biggest
challenges faced by society.
news •
01 Nov 2017
A study of healthy, older adults has shown that even a single session of exercise can increase
activity in the brain circuits associated with memory.
news •
08 May 2019
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours
List 2022.
news •
12 Jan 2022
Vibration training can greatly benefit MS sufferers, according to a Borders Sport & Leisure pilot study
HCM issue 6 2013
Instructability, the programme created by spinal cord injury charity, Aspire and
YMCAfit, to provide fitness industry training for people with disabilities, has
been given a Big Society Award from the prime minister.
news •
26 Sep 2013
The tough choices faced by cash-strapped local authorities present a major opportunity to
transform the way leisure is delivered to all sections of society.
news •
09 Dec 2015
Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, recently challenged the fitness industry to get involved in preventing lifestyle diseases
HCM issue 1 2017
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
Ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a passionate call for the government to finally
recognise the importance of physical activity and to include it at the "heart" of the UK's political
debate.
news •
12 Sep 2018
Sportswear giant, Adidas, and social network app, Bumble for Friends, have
collaborated to help people find gym buddies.
news •
30 Jan 2024
Exercise alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults, according to a
research by University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD).
news •
07 Feb 2019
Swim England has called on the government and healthcare professionals to "maximise the benefits"
of swimming, after a report suggests that the activity saves the NHS more than £357m a year.
news •
04 Nov 2019
A new charter has been launched to encourage more GP practices in the UK take measures to
increase activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among their patients and staff.
news •
02 Aug 2019
Sport England has begun a search for "innovative solutions" which could reduce
inequalities in society – and help those most affected to get physically active.
news •
12 Jun 2020
Paramount Fitness Corp. has launched the innovative new XL2 Strength Training Circuit, said to be a modern and comprehensive yet space-efficient 16-piece strength conditioning system.
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05 Mar 2009
The co-founders of Studio Society talk about taking immersive fitness global and how their new CoverMe app is connecting group-ex instructors to work
HCM issue 9 2023
Alex Blackwell has been appointed to the new role of group lifeguarding manager at DC Leisure.
news •
08 Jun 2006
A landmark study of the wider social value of public leisure facilities in Britain has shown
they contribute more than £3.3bn (US$4.3bn, €3.7bn) to health, wellbeing, education and
reducing crime.
news •
06 Nov 2017
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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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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
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