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Fitness training provider YMCAfit has launched a landmark training scheme in London for Black, Asian and minority ethnic women (BME).
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05 Jan 2007
Women who exercise and keep active are nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes - according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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08 Oct 2010
YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCAfit) has been awarded almost £0.5m to launch a new scheme aimed at Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women.
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27 Jul 2006
A report from the Commons culture, media and sport select committee is to be published today, calling for greater accommodation of girls who play mixed football.
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25 Jul 2006
More than two thirds of the UK fitness sector’s workforce is female, according to the
Working in Fitness Survey 2015.
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28 Apr 2015
Researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in Australia have developed
a smart bra which tightens and supports during exercise, using minuscule
sensors which detect breast movement.
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11 Dec 2014
After attending a women’s leadership
summit at IHRSA, Rainwater was inspired
to start the Women in Fitness Association
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Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has introduced a new wellness app, developed to help women
create an exercise regime based on their natural period cycle.
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23 Apr 2021
As part of its roll-out in India, ladies-only fitness franchise Vivafit has launched
in New Delhi.
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29 Jan 2014
More than one million more men than women are taking up voluntary roles in sport and
activity, according to a new survey.
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12 Oct 2017
Golf clubs which admit male and female members, but discriminate against one sex, will be outlawed by 2007 the European Union has said.
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05 Jan 2006
Joe Cirulli’s Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers in Florida, USA, have been awarded the Business of the Year Award 2004 by the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce.
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05 Jan 2004
Ukactive has kicked-off a project called This Mum Moves, aimed at supporting women to be
physically active during and after pregnancy.
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26 Apr 2019
With female menstrual cycles having such an impact on exercise outcomes, is it time for the industry to recognise this, get more comfortable with the conversation and develop more expertise to guide and support women? We ask the experts
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Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific,
results-driven boutique”
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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.
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17 Mar 2015
Cancer Research UK is seeking instructors for new female-only fitness classes to run in
conjunction with its popular charity running event Race for Life.
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07 May 2015
A new report has suggested that obesity alone may not be linked to a high risk of death in women.
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29 Nov 2010
Adidas and its Breaking Barriers Academy has announced a partnership with female health
experts, The Well HQ – led by Baz Moffatt – for the launch of a free training course to raise
awareness about menstruation.
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18 Mar 2024
Entrepreneur Shamir Choudhury has invested more than £80,000 in building a brand new ladies-only
health club in Goodmayes, Essex, which he has kitted out with Star Trac equipment.
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14 Dec 2012
Exercising is more effective than dieting in limiting daily calorie consumption, scientists at
Loughborough University have found.
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18 Mar 2016
A study by University of Georgia has suggested that supervised, moderate intensity weight training is safe and beneficial for pregnant women.
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28 Mar 2011
Exercise could improve the mood of pregnant women and reduce their levels of
fatigue, according to new research published in Psychology & Health.
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06 Aug 2013
Moderate exercise during pregnancy could boost a baby’s brain development,
according to new research.
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14 Nov 2013
The Indian market is being targeted by two international women-only fitness franchises: US-based Curves and Portuguese operation Vivafit.
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18 Mar 2011
One-hundred-and-fifty girls who do not take part in regular physical activity will attend a
three-day camp of sporting activities set up by the Youth Sport Trust.
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18 Mar 2016
Sports apparel giant Adidas has launched a 360-degree fitness app in an effort to help
women turn exercise into a lifestyle.
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28 Jul 2017
For the tenth year running, UK hospital admissions for obesity in women were
much higher than for those in men, according to figures from the Health and
Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
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27 Feb 2014
People significantly underestimate the amount of activity they do according to a
Norwegian study. However, it’s not BMI which causes people to exaggerate, but
sex, age and education.
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20 Jan 2014
Fitness franchise, Curves for Women, has announced that it has opened 28 clubs in the UK since August 2003 – with a further 60 to 65 set to open in the next few months.
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04 Feb 2004
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When a hefty round of investment
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his grandfather – would go down
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“I needed a new management team with the talent and leadership to reposition a 20-year-old brand”
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