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02 May 2024
Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new
04 Apr 2024
Disturbing new research has found BMI completely fails as an accurate measure of obesity in
19 Feb 2024
While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits of
13 Feb 2024
Zumba, and virtual reality workout platform, FitXR, have joined forces to offer mixed-reality versions of
21 Dec 2023
Without government action, economic growth in the UK will continue to be hampered by the
26 Sep 2023
Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain some
In today's competitive fitness landscape, the key to success lies not only in providing exceptional
08 Feb 2023
The parents of Kaylea Titford, a disabled 16-year-old girl, have been found guilty of her
20 Sep 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of
02 Sep 2022
UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone,
30 Jun 2022
HCM understands researchers are moving closer to creating a pill to mimic some of the
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
13 Dec 2021
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese are at
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
18 Oct 2021
Exercise has been highlighted as a crucial weapon in cancer patients’ battle against the disease.
24 May 2021
There were more than one million admissions made to NHS hospitals during 2019-20, where obesity
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
10 Mar 2021
At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
17 Feb 2021
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
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13 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged
18 Nov 2020
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity
05 Nov 2020
Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity rates and those
31 Oct 2020
As England counts down to lockdown this Thursday, HCM editor Liz Terry, has penned an
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
14 Jul 2020
In a boost to the gym and physical activity sector, the UK's deputy chief medical
04 Mar 2020
Obesity should be classed as a form of premature ageing, due to it predisposing people
13 Dec 2019
A healthy diet has massive benefits for your health, both inside and out. When you
11 Dec 2019
More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter
10 Oct 2019
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
18 Jul 2019
Exercise has the ability to improve brain function in previously sedentary, overweight individuals. The University
01 May 2019
Leeds has become the first UK city to successfully lower the rates of childhood obesity
29 Jan 2019
Mencap has revealed plans to establish 27 activity hubs across England in order to get
09 Jan 2019
Obese people have an increased risk of developing 13 types of cancer – and the
25 Sep 2018
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a petition calling on politicians of all
24 Aug 2018
A new study has shown that severely obese people can reduce the risk of atrial
28 Jun 2018
The 2018 Sport Summit, in association with Howden,will mark the official launch of the Sport
08 May 2018
Having GPs based in gyms and health clubs – where they could work together with
06 Apr 2018
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move
02 Jan 2018
Physical education should be taught in schools on a daily basis to help improve academic
19 Oct 2017
The UK trails other countries when it comes to early childhood physical activity, with no
14 Oct 2017
A 'shocking' rise in childhood obesity figures means Britain must act now or risk the
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
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MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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HCM People
Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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Pilates is having a
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