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The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated
series of five minute workouts for kids.
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17 Jul 2025
A ten-year plan for health has been published for the UK, with a pivot to prevention at its heart. Kath Hudson gives a briefing and also reports on Joe Wicks’ allied kids’ fitness initiative
HCM issue 6 2025
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England contains no mention
of gyms, leisure centres, health clubs, exercise, fitness, sport, physical activity or wellness.
news •
03 Jul 2025
Without government action, economic growth will continue to be hampered by the rising cost
of obesity on society says a report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
news •
21 Dec 2023
Many people living in rural areas are missing out on fitness. What can the public and private sectors do to broaden their customer reach?
HCM issue 10 2023
As data shows health spend correlates with longevity, experts discuss how this insight is driving new industry priorities
HCM issue 4 2023
The industry is conflicted when it comes to offering weight loss programmes and interventions. HCM examines the issues
HCM issue 5 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a surprise visit to a branch of The Gym Group (TGG) in his
South Ruislip constituency in West London.
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07 Aug 2020
The head of digital solutions says the pandemic is an opportunity for creativity
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on
menus are
among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity strategy – but
there is little
mentioning of gyms or exercise.
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27 Jul 2020
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
the industry – and the public sector – to help the government reach its target of halving childhood
obesity by 2030.
news •
10 Oct 2019
Leeds has become the first UK city to successfully lower the rates of childhood obesity –
according to data from the national child measurement programme (NCMP).
news •
01 May 2019
The latest chapter of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan – published this
week – has
received a mixed reaction from the physical activity sector.
news •
26 Jun 2018
TV’s Dr Chris Van Tulleken explains the need to make people realise that good health doesn’t come from pills
HCM issue 5 2017
The Youth Sport Trust has pledged to work with schools to develop their physical
education (PE) offer following the publication of a damning report about the health of
children in the UK.
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30 Jan 2017
Some of the UK’s top visitor attractions are failing when it comes to serving healthy food
to children, according to new research.
news •
19 Oct 2016
The UK government’s childhood obesity strategy has been widely slammed, but there are some exciting opportunities for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2016
Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity
Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”.
news •
18 Aug 2016
A new report has accused public health bodies of colluding with the food industry to
promote low-fat diets which are having "disastrous health consequences" for the UK's obesity crisis.
news •
23 May 2016
Leisure centres should curtail the “unethical” selling of junk food if they want to be taken seriously as
a
provider of public health schemes such as exercise referrals.
news •
16 May 2016
Plans for a new £600m fund to improve the wellbeing of NHS workers must drive to the
root cause of lifestyle issues and focus on behaviour change if they are to really make a
difference.
news •
17 Mar 2016
Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new
£600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single workforce is fit for purpose.
news •
09 Mar 2016
The government must take bold steps to make inroads in tackling Britain’s burgeoning
childhood obesity and inactivity problem, which has ballooned after more than a decade of
policy inertia.
news •
26 Jan 2016
Health experts are calling for labelling on food and drink to show how much activity would
be required to burn off the calories contained in that product.
news •
15 Jan 2016
Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to
parents in England to tell them if their child is overweight and instead offer more guidance
for fostering healthy lifestyles.
news •
10 Nov 2015
Ensuring that Britain’s children are leading healthy and active lifestyles should be a top
priority for all parties in the forthcoming General Election.
news •
02 Mar 2015
Do we need legislation to get people moving, and if so are we looking for fitness’ equivalent of the smoking ban? Kate Cracknell offers her thoughts
HCM issue 3 2015
A new Youtube campaign designed to highlight the grim reality of inactivity has
been launched to coincide with National Obesity Awareness Week.
news •
13 Jan 2015
A pioneering Danish health scheme that enforces a series of strict lifestyle
changes is being touted as a potential solution to the global childhood obesity
epidemic.
news •
10 Nov 2014
TV shows like the phenomenally successful The Great British Bake Off are
fuelling a culture of junk food ubiquity, resulting in soaring levels of obesity,
according to the CEO of Les Mills UK Keith Burnet.
news •
13 Oct 2014
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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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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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