Tackling obesity news
06 Nov 2024
The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government
21 Jun 2024
According to a year-long study, offering financial incentives to people to encourage them to lose
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
05 Mar 2021
The UK government is exploring whether incentivising people financially to take part in physical activity
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
01 May 2019
Leeds has become the first UK city to successfully lower the rates of childhood obesity
18 Aug 2016
Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, describing it
18 Aug 2016
Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical
19 Jul 2016
The Pokémon Go craze could play a hugely positive role in tackling obesity by encouraging
18 Jul 2016
Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could thwart
23 May 2016
A new report has accused public health bodies of colluding with the food industry to
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
05 Feb 2016
With a recent study showing that more than 60 per cent of the adult population
21 Oct 2015
Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on Public Health England (PHE) to bring added substance to its
17 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers
08 Jul 2015
Government cuts to further education budgets are putting key initiatives tackling obesity and physical inactivity
23 Apr 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker has warned of the dangers of focusing public health policy solely
20 Aug 2014
A new piece of wearable kit has been developed to stop people from overeating, with
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
18 Aug 2014
Interval training could prove to be more beneficial for glucose control in sufferers of type
02 May 2014
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new Weight Management Economic Assessment Tool for public
08 Aug 2013
New York City officials are tackling obesity in the city by setting up the first
22 Nov 2011
Get Active London, a new online database of sports clubs, venues and activities spanning the
09 May 2011
A national programme which aims to tackle childhood obesity run in Haverhill has been ranked
28 Oct 2010
Research carried out by Indiana University in the US has revealed that an increased amount
03 Jun 2010
A comprehensive new public health initiative designed to encourage more people across the US to
24 May 2010
New research carried out by Indiana University, US, has revealed that an increased amount of
30 Nov 2009
According to the world's largest membership organisation of fitness professionals, IDEA Health & Fitness Association
19 Mar 2009
The largest ever study on how obesity affects mortality, carried out by Oxford University, has
08 Dec 2008
A total of 82 per cent of local authorities in England have so far signed
27 Mar 2008
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has called for all councils in the UK to
24 Jan 2008
The government has announced a £372m anti-obesity strategy aimed at ‘transforming the environment’ in which
30 Jul 2007
Construction work has begun on a new £5.7m public swimming pool and leisure centre in
01 Jan 2007
Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs are to team up with Primary Care Trusts across
10 Dec 2006
Tees Active, the sports trust managing leisure facilities on behalf of Stockton on Tees Borough
10 Aug 2005
Sport England is to launch a national survey to determine how many people in England
25 Jan 2005
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has said that more than £200m of lottery money is to
02 Mar 2004
YMCA England is looking for funding for the second stage of its Tackling Obesity Strategy.
25 Feb 2004
The FIA presented its On the Move to 2010 campaign at a conference aimed at
22 May 2003
The Royal College of Nursing's recent congress widely agreed that obesity would overtake smoking as
15 Feb 2001
In the latest of startling reports on obesity, parliament has heard today that the number
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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Strength training is evolving,
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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
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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