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The legendary and much-loved CEO has forged a stellar career in finance and development, creating facilities that are changing lives and driving regeneration. She talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up
between London hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s and local operators, with the arrangement
brokered by UK Active as part of its MSK pilots initiative.
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17 Jan 2024
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The
Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks to its list of services.
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15 Dec 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off
today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with
the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, in the second half of 2023
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22 Nov 2023
The Wigan Deal has saved £170m and enabled facilities to stay open by deepening engagement with the health service and the communities it serves
HCM issue 8 2023
In a society where plastic surgery is increasingly mainstream, some women are having breast reduction to enhance their ability to exercise. New research looks at the impact
HCM issue 7 2023
New research from Flinders University in Australia has found that breast reduction surgery can
change women's participation in physical activity
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23 Aug 2023
There’s never been a better time for fitness professionals to step into the gaps left by public health, says the CEO of Body by Definition
HCM issue 4 2023
The new chair of UK Active talks to Kate Cracknell about his vision for the sector and opening up his address book to connect with senior players in health
HCM issue 2 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service rolled
out to an additional 85 swimming pools and leisure centres this month.
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02 Feb 2023
Quest has launched an Exercise Referral Standard which will enable operators to transact more effectively with the medical profession, as Abi Harris explains
HCM issue 1 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the
health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying the government in the House
of Lords recently.
news •
24 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be
“at
the heart” of the NHS, the care system, the education system and the workplace.
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19 Jan 2023
Research from a Melbourne University shows that heart patients can start benefitting from resistance training as little as two weeks on from their surgery to significantly shorten their recovery time
HCM issue 6 2022
A London hospital trust has found exercise can improve quality of life during chemotherapy and have a positive impact on tumour size and clinical outcomes
HCM Handbook 2022
As a result of the pandemic, the fitness sector is presented with a massive opportunity to make friends with the healthcare sector to improve the health of the nation and drive up penetration. Kath Hudson reports on what is happening and where the opportunities lie
HCM Handbook 2022
The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation
HCM Handbook 2022
Post-operative heart surgery patients could begin their road to fitness recovery much earlier
than
previously thought.
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16 Jun 2022
DLL is pushing back against social media ‘fitfluencers’ says Andrea Dearden
HCM issue 4 2022
A new cancer prehabilitation programme is achieving groundbreaking results by bringing the
health and fitness and activity sectors together with medics.
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29 Mar 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
Pre-surgery exercise yields some exciting results in cancer patients, a study shows
HCM issue 2 2022
A pioneering prehab exercise programme is expanding after helping thousands of UK cancer patients achieve better health and surgical outcomes
HCM issue 2 2022
For certain populations, exercise is a genuine health need, not only a lifestyle choice, say Justin Rogers and Adam Hewitt of Ten Health and Fitness
HCM issue 2 2022
Ground-breaking research has shown that cancer patients who followed a course of exercise
ahead
of surgery saw their tumours shrink markedly when compared to patients who followed the
standard
care pathway.
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14 Feb 2022
New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese people are at a higher risk
HCM issue 1 2022
The chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic explains how the science of longevity will become the next disruptor for the sector
HCM issue 1 2022
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese
are at a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19.
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13 Dec 2021
The bonds that existed long ago between exercise and healthcare must be reforged, says Muir Gray
HCM issue 11 2021
A new pioneering approach looks to help cancer patients prepare for and respond to treatment by
offering them a combination of exercise, nutrition and psychological support.
Launched by Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) – and funded
by Yorkshire Cancer Research – the new approach will provide tailored support and guidance for each
individual in the programme.
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05 May 2021
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Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position ...
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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