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Research: Power of the mind

Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Bath

HCM issue 5 2025

Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the long term when tracked their steps.

news • 23 May 2025

Editor's letter: Saving the future

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health has identified an ‘alarming and ‘dangerous’ mental health crisis. The sector must act, says Liz Terry

HCM issue 7 2024

Promotion: Matrix: Steve Barrett

Small group training is popular for its energy, but must evolve to retain popularity, says the director of training at Matrix Fitness

HCM issue 11 2023

Talking point: Everyone's talking about recovery

How can trainers balance strain with recovery to achieve the best health outcomes for members? Kath Hudson talks to the experts

HCM issue 7 2023

Research: Weekend warrior

Doing the recommended amount of exercise at the weekend is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity through the week, according to research

HCM issue 7 2022

Triumph of the Weekend warrior. Total amount of exercise more important than number of sessions

Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found.

news • 12 Jul 2022

Researchers crack the code for exercise motivation

Exercise scientists at the Les Mills Research Lab have identified the trait of automaticity – turning exercise into a habit like brushing your teeth – as the key differentiator between active and inactive people.

news • 14 Apr 2022

Research round-up: It's a lock in

Lockdown wasn’t good for the nation’s health, and the bad habits forged in lockdown one have endured. Dr Felix Naughton talks to Kath Hudson about the findings from the UEA’s research

HCM Handbook 2021

Schools should teach kids how to use fitness tech to 'protect them from risks'

Children and young people need more support to navigate the growing number of digital wellness technologies which track and manage their fitness and health.

news • 24 Jul 2020

University study: never too late to get into fitness

Older people who have never taken part in sustained exercise programmes have the same ability to build muscle mass as highly trained master athletes of a similar age.

news • 10 Sep 2019

Regular exercise "cuts risk of chronic disease" in adults

People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as lively to avoid chronic disease.

news • 26 Jul 2018

News report: e-skin

Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless skin display giving real-time biometric data will soon be available

HCM issue 5 2018

Japanese researchers develop 'e-skin' display capable of monitoring body stats

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra- thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.

news • 23 Mar 2018

Group exercise better at reducing stress than solo workouts – study

Working out in a group lowers stress by 26 per cent and significantly improves quality of life, according to a new study.

news • 31 Oct 2017

Research: Working out the brain

New research shows that exercising just before studying can improve the Brain

HCM issue 10 2017

Research: Gut reaction

Prebiotics and healthy eating can reduce severity of exercise-induced asthma

HCM issue 2 2017

Nutrition: Friend or foe

Are activity trackers a help or a hindrance when it comes to weight loss?

HCM issue 1 2017

Exercise can improve brain function in older adults: study

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study of adults aged over 65 suggests that raising fitness levels in later life can in fact boost brain function.

news • 22 Jul 2015

GP referrals ‘failing’ to curb obesity

GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed.

news • 17 Jul 2015

Child fitness levels lower than ever before: study

Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.

news • 19 Jun 2015

Bodybuilders warned of internet breast milk health risk

Nutrient-seeking bodybuilders who buy human breast milk over the internet risk contracting diseases such as hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis, experts have warned.

news • 19 Jun 2015

Being overweight 'cuts risk of dementia'

Contrary to current health advice, being overweight cuts the risk of dementia – according to an analysis of nearly two million British people in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

news • 13 Apr 2015

Highly processed foods dominate grocery purchases: study

A nationwide analysis of US grocery shopping shows highly processed foods make up more than 60 per cent of calories in food purchased – with these items tending to contain more fat, sugar and salt than less-processed foods.

news • 01 Apr 2015

Research round-up: Changing our DNA

Taking regular exercise has the power to actually change our DNA, according to the latest findings by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden

HCM issue 3 2015

Exercise has the power to change our DNA: study

Scientists in Sweden have made looks to be a significant breakthrough in the quest to establish exactly how exercise leads to better health and fitness.

news • 19 Dec 2014

No clear benefits to eating more than five portions of fruit and veg

There are no added benefits to eating more than five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables daily, according to researchers from Chinese and US universities including the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

news • 30 Jul 2014

Regular diet and exercise advice could cut bowel cancer risk, says study

Advice on diet and exercise could help cut patients’ chances of developing bowl cancer, new research published by the British Medical Journal has found.

news • 14 Mar 2014

Heart study shows the benefits of exercise

Exercising in the midlife will help protect your heart, according to a study conducted by the University College London, funded by the British Heart Foundation.

news • 26 Nov 2013

Research round-up: Estrogen booster

A new study has highlighted one of the reasons why exercise is effective in helping to prevent breast cancer

HCM issue 8 2013

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Research: Power of the mind

Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Bath

HCM issue 5 2025

Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the long term when tracked their steps.

news • 23 May 2025

Editor's letter: Saving the future

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health has identified an ‘alarming and ‘dangerous’ mental health crisis. The sector must act, says Liz Terry

HCM issue 7 2024

Promotion: Matrix: Steve Barrett

Small group training is popular for its energy, but must evolve to retain popularity, says the director of training at Matrix Fitness

HCM issue 11 2023

Talking point: Everyone's talking about recovery

How can trainers balance strain with recovery to achieve the best health outcomes for members? Kath Hudson talks to the experts

HCM issue 7 2023

Research: Weekend warrior

Doing the recommended amount of exercise at the weekend is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity through the week, according to research

HCM issue 7 2022

Triumph of the Weekend warrior. Total amount of exercise more important than number of sessions

Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found.

news • 12 Jul 2022

Researchers crack the code for exercise motivation

news • 14 Apr 2022

Research round-up: It's a lock in

Lockdown wasn’t good for the nation’s health, and the bad habits forged in lockdown one have endured. Dr Felix Naughton talks to Kath Hudson about the findings from the UEA’s research

HCM Handbook 2021

Schools should teach kids how to use fitness tech to 'protect them from risks'

Children and young people need more support to navigate the growing number of digital wellness technologies which track and manage their fitness and health.

news • 24 Jul 2020

University study: never too late to get into fitness

Older people who have never taken part in sustained exercise programmes have the same ability to build muscle mass as highly trained master athletes of a similar age.

news • 10 Sep 2019

Regular exercise "cuts risk of chronic disease" in adults

People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as lively to avoid chronic disease.

news • 26 Jul 2018

News report: e-skin

Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless skin display giving real-time biometric data will soon be available

HCM issue 5 2018

Japanese researchers develop 'e-skin' display capable of monitoring body stats

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra- thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.

news • 23 Mar 2018

Group exercise better at reducing stress than solo workouts – study

Working out in a group lowers stress by 26 per cent and significantly improves quality of life, according to a new study.

news • 31 Oct 2017

Research: Working out the brain

New research shows that exercising just before studying can improve the Brain

HCM issue 10 2017

Research: Gut reaction

Prebiotics and healthy eating can reduce severity of exercise-induced asthma

HCM issue 2 2017

Nutrition: Friend or foe

Are activity trackers a help or a hindrance when it comes to weight loss?

HCM issue 1 2017

Exercise can improve brain function in older adults: study

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study of adults aged over 65 suggests that raising fitness levels in later life can in fact boost brain function.

news • 22 Jul 2015

GP referrals ‘failing’ to curb obesity

GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed.

news • 17 Jul 2015

Child fitness levels lower than ever before: study

Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.

news • 19 Jun 2015

Bodybuilders warned of internet breast milk health risk

Nutrient-seeking bodybuilders who buy human breast milk over the internet risk contracting diseases such as hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis, experts have warned.

news • 19 Jun 2015

Being overweight 'cuts risk of dementia'

Contrary to current health advice, being overweight cuts the risk of dementia – according to an analysis of nearly two million British people in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

news • 13 Apr 2015

Highly processed foods dominate grocery purchases: study

news • 01 Apr 2015

Research round-up: Changing our DNA

Taking regular exercise has the power to actually change our DNA, according to the latest findings by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden

HCM issue 3 2015

Exercise has the power to change our DNA: study

Scientists in Sweden have made looks to be a significant breakthrough in the quest to establish exactly how exercise leads to better health and fitness.

news • 19 Dec 2014

No clear benefits to eating more than five portions of fruit and veg

news • 30 Jul 2014

Regular diet and exercise advice could cut bowel cancer risk, says study

Advice on diet and exercise could help cut patients’ chances of developing bowl cancer, new research published by the British Medical Journal has found.

news • 14 Mar 2014

Heart study shows the benefits of exercise

Exercising in the midlife will help protect your heart, according to a study conducted by the University College London, funded by the British Heart Foundation.

news • 26 Nov 2013

Research round-up: Estrogen booster

A new study has highlighted one of the reasons why exercise is effective in helping to prevent breast cancer

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