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The new Gesundheitszentrum Gailtal Club in Hermagor, Austria, has recently opened to provide people in the local community with a one-stop shop for their health and fitness needs.
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13 Dec 2007
Addressing a Youth Sports Trust conference in Telford yesterday, culture secretary, James Purnell, said the government wants to create a “world class school sport system, a world class community sports system and a world class elite sport system,” with the ambition to offer every child five hours of sport each week.
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29 Nov 2007
New government proposals suggest the nation will get fatter watching England lose at football, rather than be encouraged to take part in sport.
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27 Nov 2007
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council has opened a new interactive SHOKK facility for young people at Littleborough Leisure Centre.
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30 Jul 2007
A report has claimed that transport and planning policies are directly contributing to the UK’s obesity crisis by discouraging physical activity.
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25 Jul 2007
Manchester Public Health Development Service has teamed up with Manchester City Council and Manchester City Football Club to get local residents active.
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31 Jan 2007
Less than a quarter of adults are hitting the recommended targets for sport and active recreation, according to Sport England’s Active People Survey.
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23 Jan 2007
New research published today by Sport England has revealed that only 21 per cent of adults in England are hitting recommended targets for participation in sport and active recreation – taking part in moderate intensity, three times a week.
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07 Dec 2006
A free-of-charge activity beach has recently opened in Herzlia, Israel, to encourage beachgoers to engage in more physical activity during their leisure time.
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29 Nov 2006
Sheffield United is set to reveal amended plans for its proposed multi-use sports facility in Crookes, Sheffield.
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25 Oct 2006
The government has unveiled a new attempt to tackle obesity in the UK by appointing a ‘minister for fitness’.
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23 Aug 2006
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is set to launch a new membership sales promotion to appeal to those who blame a lack of time for not taking regular exercise.
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26 Jul 2006
This summer, the Junior Summer Fitness Challenge (JSFC) is rolling out to 10 leisure sites across the south-east, plus one site in Yorkshire.
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20 Jun 2006
A new programme has been launched in Kent to try to find out the effects of brisk and regular walking on children’s health and obesity levels.
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06 Apr 2006
Fitness was one of the bright spots in the American sports equipment market according to the review by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA).
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14 Mar 2006
Sefton Leisure Services is to launch a new workplace health programme, thanks to a £50,000 grant from Sport England’s £1m Challenge Fund.
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01 Dec 2005
Fitness Professionals (Fitpro) and Drummond Education have launched a Certificate in Personal Training together with a Training in Different Environments module.
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09 Feb 2005
Teesdale Leisure Services has installed the FitLinxx gym management system to monitor and enhance its GP referral scheme.
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05 Jan 2005
Personal trainers could be provided by the National Health Service (NHS) to advise the public on health issues if the government’s White Paper on public health is approved.
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19 Nov 2004
The expansion of the Catalyst Health and Fitness brand continues in London with the recent launch of the Catalyst health spa and fitness studio in the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel.
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06 Aug 2004
Walkers can exercise for free under a scheme launched jointly by Walkabout Wrexham and Wrexham County Borough Council.
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14 Jul 2004
Jubilee Hall Clubs is to implement a number of initiatives at Westminster Gym after renewing its management contract of the House of Commons’ facility.
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06 Jul 2004
Minister for transport, Kim Howells, has announced new measures to increase levels of cycling and walking in Britain.
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17 Jun 2004
Bannatyne Fitness is to introduce the Young @ Heart programme for mature members at all its health clubs from July.
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16 Jun 2004
Around two thirds of the population of England are overweight according to a report published today by the House of Commons select committee on health.
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27 May 2004
A host of celebrities from the sporting and entertainment world gathered at the Science Museum on Tuesday 4 May to launch Sports Relief ’04, the charity set up by Comic Relief and BBC Sport to tackle poverty and disadvantages.
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06 May 2004
Neil Gillis, chief executive of health and fitness club chain, Esporta, has called on the government to embrace the fitness industry and slammed an NHS statement saying gardening is better exercise than going to the gym.
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15 Apr 2004
The FIA has said its Adopt a School pilot schemes are running smoothly in health clubs, leisure centres and primary schools across the country.
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25 Feb 2004
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