Physical activity news
24 Feb 2020
Food labelling that shows the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in
21 Feb 2020
Not-for profit leisure operator Circadian Trust is partnering with NHS GP surgeries in Gloucestershire to
20 Feb 2020
ukactive has launched two major new reports as part of its Business Intelligence service. The
17 Feb 2020
Taking part in regular aerobic exercise could decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease in
12 Feb 2020
A new service aims to help workplaces across the UK tackle sedentary behaviour – and
11 Feb 2020
Four in five (81 per cent) disabled people want to be more physically active –
24 Jan 2020
Active-net 2020 has revealed the agenda for the two-day educational, networking and business meetings event,
07 Feb 2020
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in
06 Feb 2020
Sport England has revealed the 16 projects which will share £1m worth of funding from
05 Feb 2020
A new project looks to help women who are currently inactive and going through menopause
03 Feb 2020
Physical activity body ukactive is launching a new programme of regional events, aimed at providing
30 Jan 2020
A single minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people
29 Jan 2020
People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are still far less likely to
13 Feb 2020
In 2004, Shogoro Uemura, CEO of Iyashi Dôme, was inspired by his father’s work to
28 Jan 2020
The UK government is looking to create more physical activity opportunities for children by helping
23 Jan 2020
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24 January. The
20 Jan 2020
The Sport for Development Coalition (SFDC) has appointed former MP Andy Reed as its new
15 Jan 2020
A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better
15 Jan 2020
The latest edition of the highly-successful This Girl Can Campaign has been celebrated for its
09 Jan 2020
Sport England is providing ukactive with funding that has allowed the non-profit organisation to expand
17 Feb 2020
Drummond Health & Fitness Education Academy has been providing quality health and fitness training and
09 Jan 2020
Dattner Architects have been chosen to transform the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center North Campus in
07 Jan 2020
The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has revealed that the government will present its budget on 11
06 Jan 2020
NHS patients who have been diagnosed with cancer will be offered exercise and gym sessions
03 Jan 2020
British Blind Sport is launching a year-long research project, which will investigate the physical development
23 Dec 2019
WellCare of Georgia has signed a partnership deal with Fitbit, which will see fitness trackers
23 Dec 2019
New figures show that Sport England's playing field safeguarding measures, designed to protect sports provision
19 Dec 2019
Sport England is investing in a programme which aims to offer children from some of
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Stephen Aucott & Matt Brown
Odyssey Health Club and Spa
“We’d like to think we’re offering something unique that will encourage members to grow their own vegetables and
reconnect to their relationship with food”
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“We have 14 rockstar instructors, all freelance but all working for us on an exclusive basis, and haven’t lost a single one of them since we opened. We pay them well – they can earn €100+ for a full class. But even more important than that, they all feel involved in the business”
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“I didn’t dream how big this is going to get. I never imagined it would go to the dimension it is now. But it’s there, so we’re going with it”
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“All the research shows, if people aren’t exercising, it isn’t because of a lack of facilities. It’s because of the softer stuff: What do I wear? Who do I go with, because I don’t know anyone there? What do I need to take with me?”
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100,000 members. MD Glen Hall tells HCM how two major reviews in recent years
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Amanda Daley
Professor of behavioural medicine, Loughborough University“PACE labelling would be a simple, user-friendly way of informing people, at a glance, of the amount of physical activity required
for the food they are considering eating ”
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Duncan Jefford
Regional Director, Everyone Active“People don’t want to just come in and run on a treadmill or sit on a bike, they want an experience”
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Groupe Arkose: co-founders“Bouldering is more than a trend: it’s fun and healthy, strongly aspirational, easily accessible, highly motivating and promotes social interaction”
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Kam Panesar
Awakn: Founder and CEO“Years of studying the greats – Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant,
Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs – combined with my own life lessons – led
to the Awakn 7 pillars process and my goal to Awakn London”
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