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03 Mar 2026
Ten minutes of hard exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that can shut down cancer
19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
28 Nov 2025
Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face
25 Jul 2025
The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that if everyone who is overweight reduced
06 Mar 2025
Research by the UK’s University of Cambridge has concluded that obesity is a result of
17 Jan 2025
Fifty eight researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, calling for a
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
21 Jun 2024
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
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
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
26 Sep 2023
Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain some
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,
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
13 Dec 2021
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese are at
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
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
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Pulse Fitness has created a
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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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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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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Stephen Price
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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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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