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Five minutes more exercise each day and half an hour less sitting time each day
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Ultra-processed foods are damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases globally and deepening health inequalities, according
15 Aug 2025
New research published by The Lancet Public Health has found 7,000 steps a day can
26 Feb 2025
Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The
17 Jan 2025
Fifty eight researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, calling for a
22 Oct 2024
Untreated vision loss and bad cholesterol have been cited in new research as high risk
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
26 Jun 2024
Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
15 Oct 2020
The pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of
27 Mar 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March
22 Nov 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are not
19 Sep 2019
New science has revealed a potential solution to age-related diseases which works on a systemic
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
16 Aug 2019
Teenagers' 'incessant' use of social media is radically reducing the time they spend sleeping and
22 Nov 2018
Children who exercise for at least one hour a day, get nine to 11 hours
14 Oct 2017
A 'shocking' rise in childhood obesity figures means Britain must act now or risk the
25 Sep 2017
One in four people worldwide do not meet daily exercise guidelines but need only undertake
08 Aug 2016
The British public has been under-reporting its daily calorie consumption, potentially misleading policymakers to focus
28 Jul 2016
Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
13 Mar 2015
Obesity is a disease which cannot be reliably prevented or cured with current frontline methods,
12 Feb 2015
Encouraging people to improve their diet and exercise more may not be enough to overcome
03 Dec 2014
The UK is the fourth worst country in the world for rates of cancer caused
14 Aug 2014
Around 12,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by people being overweight or obese,
29 Jan 2014
A recent study has suggested that football participation in professional environments could be a good
30 Jul 2013
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a mathematical model that predicts
05 Mar 2013
Premature mortality in the UK is “persistently and significantly” below the mean of other European
18 Jul 2012
A new study published in medical journal The Lancet has claimed that sedentary lifestyles and
26 Aug 2011
A group of influential doctors and medical experts has called for governments globally to take
03 Nov 2009
Diet and exercise can reduce the risk of contracting diabetes by more than a third
03 Nov 2009
Diet and exercise can reduce the risk of contracting diabetes by more than a third
29 Jul 2009
A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has declared that there
5 Mar 2008
UK doctors have reissued warnings over the dangers of using illegal skin-lightening creams, following a
16 Jun 2006
The Lancet medical journal has published an article condemning the organisers of the World Cup
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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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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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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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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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