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01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
Scaling health interventions could add US$12.5 trillion to the global economy by 2050, says McKinsey
26 Feb 2026
By 2050, the average person could gain nine years of healthy life and the global
19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
13 Dec 2025
Vigorous exercise is four times more effective than moderate exercise at protecting the heart, according
08 Dec 2025
The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise
05 Dec 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of GLP-1s
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
15 Aug 2025
New research published by The Lancet Public Health has found 7,000 steps a day can
08 Feb 2025
BBC news reader and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Rippon, has launched a UK
28 Jan 2025
The results of the first major UK study to quantify the benefits of consuming culture
28 Jan 2025
Research by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and the Health and Fitness Association
28 Nov 2024
Mandarin Oriental will once again host its globally celebrated Silent Night event on 8 December,
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
03 Oct 2024
The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic
26 Jun 2024
Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not
30 May 2024
The Active Czech Foundation hosted its first annual Active Czech Conference earlier this month, in
20 May 2024
The American Council on Exercise has appointed Dr Cedric Bryant as its new CEO. Bryant
25 Apr 2024
Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more
15 Dec 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
22 Nov 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia
20 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact"
30 Aug 2023
After decades struggling for recognition, the worlds of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) have
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
16 Jun 2023
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is likely to miss the targets it has set
30 Mar 2023
Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression, anxiety and
30 Mar 2023
World Active has finalised its charter, which it plans to adopt at its first-ever general
24 Feb 2023
Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
04 Jan 2023
Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO),
22 Nov 2022
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry
07 Nov 2022
Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK
19 Oct 2022
A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Physical Activity
11 Oct 2022
The Healthy City Design 2022 (HCD 2022) International Congress & Exhibition is being hosted in
05 Oct 2022
A conference held in London this month will discuss the "next frontier" in health- and
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
05 Apr 2022
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
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at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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