Health Foundation news
02 Jan 2025
As we enter 2025, HCM reflects on the key trends of last year and what
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
05 Jan 2024
The fitness industry is gearing up to engage with the medical profession according to the
06 Dec 2023
The world’s first certification for fitness professionals to support mental wellbeing will be launched early
06 Dec 2023
Survivalist, Bear Grylls has partnered with four mental health heavyweights and former TV producer, Neil
06 Dec 2023
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
20 Nov 2023
Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it comes
Health and wellbeing are in retreat, stalling the UK’s economy says former Bank of England economist
14 Nov 2022
The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key
09 Dec 2021
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has honoured respected spa industry trainer and figure Christine Clinton
18 Jun 2021
People with depression should be prescribed exercise and then monitored for the first 12 weeks
22 Sep 2020
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of C. Victor Brick, CEO of
18 Oct 2019
The Health Foundation has called for a more joined-up, whole government approach to policy-making, in
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
20 May 2019
Exercise has been shown to have a positive impact on people's mental health, but is
29 Apr 2019
Adidas reveals world's first fully recyclable running shoe, a virtual reality tour of the universe
17 Apr 2019
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has chosen body image as the theme for its Mental
09 Apr 2019
Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility
05 Nov 2018
Health secretary Matt Hancock has revealed a new preventative vision for the NHS, which includes
20 Jul 2016
Four teams of health and wellbeing professionals working to improve children’s nutrition in low-income communities
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
17 Mar 2015
James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) has been picked to design the Miami Underline, a 10-mile
16 Sep 2014
The MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research facility, has launched a wellness initiative designed to
21 Apr 2010
A new initiative using football as a tool to help war veterans adjust to civilian
07 Jul 2009
Less than half of GPs currently have access to an exercise referral scheme, due partly
30 Jun 2009
Less than half of general practitioners have access to an exercise referral scheme according to
11 Feb 2008
There has been a significant rise in the number of GPs prescribing exercise to people
07 Apr 2005
A campaign has got underway to encourage GPs to prescribe exercise for depression instead of
05 Jan 2005
The Mental Health Foundation will be leading a campaign to raise awareness about the effectiveness
23 Feb 2004
The Mayor of Miami-Dade County has challenged workers to ‘get fit, eat right and chill
7 Jan 2002
Britain is one of the heaviest nations in Europe with more than one in two
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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HCM People
Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
HCM magazine
Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
HCM magazine
HCM People
Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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HCM People
Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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