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As absenteeism continues to take a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues, can workplace wellness really make a difference, asks Kath Hudson?
HCM issue 2 2024
Physical activity is linked to a 43 per cent reduction in mental health symptoms such as depression, a recent study shows
HCM issue 10 2023
The big challenge for the sector is reaching all populations to ensure everyone can get access to exercise in a way that works for them, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 10 2023
Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it
comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
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20 Nov 2023
As data shows health spend correlates with longevity, experts discuss how this insight is driving new industry priorities
HCM issue 4 2023
The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active
HCM issue 11 2022
The Humanity app puts the focus on ageing, letting users see the repercussions of their habits
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Can exercise professionals gain the wider trust of the medical community, and play a pivotal role in the wellbeing agenda?
HCM issue 4 2022
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
One legacy of the pandemic is the extra support the nation now needs to get healthy, as well as rehabilitation support for long COVID sufferers. Kate Cracknell looks at the early response from the industry with some of the programmes underway
HCM Handbook 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in influencing
policy and policymakers in the US.
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11 Apr 2021
Among the legacies of COVID-19 will be a long-term requirement to support those affected the virus,
by providing dedicated rehabilitation and support services to help people manage and recover from
health conditions including Long COVID. Exercise plays a key role in this and the current medical
guidance is for people to get back to their previous level of activity as soon as possible – even aiming
to be more active.
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08 Mar 2021
The physical activity sector can step up as an essential service by helping people during their recovery from COVID-19. HCM takes a look at some emerging initiatives
HCM issue 2 2021
When the government’s rent moratorium comes to an end, operators could face problems. We ask the experts how to resolve rent issue and avoid an economic ‘long COVID’
HCM issue 2 2021
Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia
HCM issue 10 2020
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health
HCM issue 7 2020
The City of Portland in Maine, US, is investing in a wellness programme for its entire workforce. We talk to the founder and CEO of Wellness Workdays
HCM issue 6 2020
Combining fitness elements is making strength training more accessible
HCM issue 6 2020
As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening over the next
weeks and months, the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has provided
a checklist for operators to consider.
news •
24 Apr 2020
This Warwickshire GP has launched a
virtual fitness club at his practice
HCM issue 2 2020
On the heels of wellness evidence spotlighting research showing that yoga breathing and
relaxation lower blood pressure as much as aerobic exercise, the nonprofit Global Wellness
Institute (GWI) is introducing its newly formed Yoga Therapy Initiative.
news •
06 Sep 2019
People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as
lively to
avoid chronic disease.
news •
26 Jul 2018
ICAA’s Colin Milner speaks to MIT AgeLab director
Dr Joseph Coughlin about the reality of our ageing
population and the importance of engaging older people
HCM Handbook 2018
The NHS in Wales spent £35m (US$46.2m, €39.1m) treating preventable diseases caused
by physical inactivity in 2015, according to latest analysis by the country’s public health
agency.
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11 Oct 2017
IHRSA’s vice president of health promotion and health policy provides an insight into this charitable venture
HCM issue 4 2017
The doctor of both the Great Britain men's basketball team and York City Football Club has
been appointed chief medical advisor of Active IQ.
news •
30 Jan 2017
Office workers can boost their health by taking part in just one walking-based meeting per week, US researchers say
HCM issue 10 2016
Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting leads to a
measurable increase in the work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers,
according to a new study published by public health researchers with the University of
Miami Miller School of Medicine.
news •
05 Jul 2016
Annie Holden, Everyone Health, preventative, prevention, Everyone Active, public health, Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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“We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect”
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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