World Health Organization news
28 Jul 2022
The World Active Forum (WAF) – a new network of national fitness associations and organisations
23 Jun 2022
A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
06 May 2022
As climate change, air pollution and COVID-19 impact millions worldwide, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI)
05 May 2022
Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each other
07 Apr 2022
The organisers of the 2022 Healing Summit have confirmed Professor Gerry Bodeker will keynote at
EGYM has announced an integration with a leading UK-based software company Fisikal to enhance its
05 Apr 2022
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
29 Mar 2022
A new cancer prehabilitation programme is achieving groundbreaking results by bringing the health and fitness
14 Feb 2022
Ground-breaking research has shown that cancer patients who followed a course of exercise ahead of
16 Aug 2021
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new
29 Jun 2021
Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing,
20 Jun 2021
Global consortium of holistic hotels, resorts and retreats Healing Hotels of the World has unveiled
EGYM has been pioneering the connected gym floor for more than a decade, partnering with
24 May 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a webinar series to explore the future of
13 May 2021
Myzone has announced it's partnering with Wigan Warriors as the rugby club’s official heart rate
04 May 2021
It's time to refocus on the changing needs of older adults, according to a new
22 Apr 2021
A bid to engage politicians in exercise has inspired the launch of a new global
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
13 Oct 2020
The UK government should encourage people to spend more time in regulated environments to curb
Expert comment from Ernst De Neef, CEO, Funxtion In just over two years, the fitness
07 Jul 2020
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has switched venues from Tel Aviv to the US following
14 May 2020
A new safety guide, aimed at exercise professionals returning to work at fitness facilities after
22 Apr 2020
Despite being closed around the world, spas are still finding ways to share a positive
20 Nov 2019
People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent
08 Nov 2019
A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if
30 Oct 2019
Each year ACSM’s Health and Fitness journal releases the top fitness trends for the following
21 Oct 2019
Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their
03 Jul 2019
A new Global Wellness Institute Initiative has been launched to focus on the United Nations’
30 Oct 2018
The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European
12 Sep 2018
Ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a passionate call for the government to finally recognise
26 Jul 2018
People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as likely to
30 Nov 2017
The ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, has greenlit plans for a
14 Oct 2017
A 'shocking' rise in childhood obesity figures means Britain must act now or risk the
16 Aug 2017
One of the biggest misconceptions made in the physical activity sector is that retired people
23 Jun 2017
Physical activity levels among teenagers are similar to that of 60-year olds, according to US
18 Apr 2017
The Global Wellness Summit is bringing an all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders to its
07 Nov 2016
Mental wellness was an underlying focus for this year’s Global Wellness Summit, with several speakers
26 Aug 2016
People with psychosis engage in low levels of physical activity, with men who have the
27 Jul 2016
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), recently gathered a group
31 May 2016
The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed calls for the Rio Olympics to be moved
23 May 2016
Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist
30 Sep 2015
The latest data on physical activity levels in the European Union seem to suggest that
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New Deloitte report finds
the health and fitness
sector contributes up to
US$91.22bn* a year to
global GDP, as Frances
Marcellin reports
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Abi Harris talks to industry experts about ways operators can
ensure members feel a continual sense of achievement and
progression that keeps them coming back for more
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New research from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has found that heart patients benefit from resistance training
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“We’re in a comfortable position, with most of our members back and are poised for growth. Our forecasts for FY22/23 are strong”
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UK Active’s Alex Lucas explains
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workforce activity levels in the
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Small group training is growing ever more popular, driven by supply-side
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