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Revealed: How One Direction work out while on tour
BY Jak Phillips | 28 Jul 2015
When a large part of your job consists of energetic stage performances and fleeing screaming fans, it’s essential you stay in shape. To that end, global megastars One Direction have enlisted the services of celebrity PT Mark Jarvis and Jordan Fitness to keep in peak condition on their current world tour.
Nick Burrows bidding to bring yoga to the masses
BY Jak Phillips | 27 Jul 2015
Former First Sports Group chair and Nuffield Health Consumer Fitness MD Nick Burrows is trialling a new yoga concept, which he hopes will ‘demystify’ the discipline and help yoga appeal to the mass market.
Physical Company bolsters sales team with fresh appointment
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Jul 2015
Physical Company has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Paul Farrell as account manager.
Inactivity initiative aims to engage ‘the non 13 per cent’ through national roll-out
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Jul 2015
Life Leisure is aiming for a national roll-out of its pioneering public health programme which uses web analytics, technology and specialist coaching to place inactive adults on the path towards a healthier lifestyle.
Extra exercise sessions reduce risk of breast cancer for older women: study
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
Exercising for twice the recommended weekly amount is likely to help reduce the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women, scientists have said.
Public health innovation: Squat for a subway ticket
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
City commuters are being offered free metro tickets in exchange for a quick workout as part of an innovative public health project.
Historic Sobell Leisure Centre receives major facelift
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
London’s historic Sobell Leisure Centre in Islington – the only leisure centre to be designed by celebrated Centre Point architect Richard Seifert – has received significant upgrades as part of a £1.2m facelift.
Proposals for new London cycling bridge to boost active commuting
BY Jak Phillips | 22 Jul 2015
Active commuting in London could be in line for a major boost after a number of designs were revealed for a new £40m pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Thames between Pimlico and Nine Elms.
Exercise can improve brain function in older adults: study
BY Jak Phillips | 22 Jul 2015
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.
Inactive young adults at ‘greater risk of mid-life dementia’
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
Stars of tomorrow shine in national Fitness Trainer Competition
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
Loughborough College and West Cheshire claimed top honours at the recent AoC Sport Fitness Trainer Competition, as physical activity students put their skills to the test in a high-class field.
Exclusive: JD Gyms gears up for ‘organic’ expansion
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
JD Gyms is aiming to crank up the rollout of its gym concept, with plans to open up to three more sites nationwide by the end of the year.
Tanni Grey-Thompson leads campaign to improve wheelchair provision and help users stay active
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson led a campaign launch in London's Parliament Square this morning (20 July), calling for an improvement to wheelchair services in England to ensure users can lead a normal life and stay physically active.
Glasgow 2014 Legacy Fund set up to get Scots active
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
A new £800,000 fund has been created to get Scotland’s least active people moving as part of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Exercise referrals hampered by ‘rationing of public health services’
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to improve their wellbeing because budget cuts are causing these services to be rationed, according to the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
Bound for success? David Stalker’s Oxygen Freejumping opens for business
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
Oxygen Freejumping, a new venture helmed by David Stalker and Fred Turok, has sprung open the door of London’s first trampoline park in West Acton.
GP referrals ‘failing’ to curb obesity
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed.
Life Fitness makes move into active ageing fitness market
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Jul 2015
Life Fitness has expanded its presence into the fast-growing active ageing fitness market through parent company Brunswick Corporation’s acquisition of specialist equipment supplier SCIFIT.
Does this Kickstarter campaign spell the end of the gym spotter?
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Jul 2015
A US-based equipment company is bidding to banish the fear of being crushed – either by weights or the embarrassment of being rescued – when bench-pressing without a spotter, by launching a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative Maxx Bench.
Ray Algar to explore the future of mid-market gyms at LIW 2015
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week (LIW) 2015, exploring what the future holds for the ‘squeezed middle’ of the gym market.
     
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2738 to 2757 of 4015 news stories
Revealed: How One Direction work out while on tour
BY Jak Phillips | 28 Jul 2015
When a large part of your job consists of energetic stage performances and fleeing screaming fans, it’s essential you stay in shape. To that end, global megastars One Direction have enlisted the services of celebrity PT Mark Jarvis and Jordan Fitness to keep in peak condition on their current world tour.
Nick Burrows bidding to bring yoga to the masses
BY Jak Phillips | 27 Jul 2015
Former First Sports Group chair and Nuffield Health Consumer Fitness MD Nick Burrows is trialling a new yoga concept, which he hopes will ‘demystify’ the discipline and help yoga appeal to the mass market.
Physical Company bolsters sales team with fresh appointment
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Jul 2015
Physical Company has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Paul Farrell as account manager.
Inactivity initiative aims to engage ‘the non 13 per cent’ through national roll-out
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Jul 2015
Life Leisure is aiming for a national roll-out of its pioneering public health programme which uses web analytics, technology and specialist coaching to place inactive adults on the path towards a healthier lifestyle.
Extra exercise sessions reduce risk of breast cancer for older women: study
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
Exercising for twice the recommended weekly amount is likely to help reduce the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women, scientists have said.
Public health innovation: Squat for a subway ticket
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
City commuters are being offered free metro tickets in exchange for a quick workout as part of an innovative public health project.
Historic Sobell Leisure Centre receives major facelift
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Jul 2015
London’s historic Sobell Leisure Centre in Islington – the only leisure centre to be designed by celebrated Centre Point architect Richard Seifert – has received significant upgrades as part of a £1.2m facelift.
Proposals for new London cycling bridge to boost active commuting
BY Jak Phillips | 22 Jul 2015
Active commuting in London could be in line for a major boost after a number of designs were revealed for a new £40m pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Thames between Pimlico and Nine Elms.
Exercise can improve brain function in older adults: study
BY Jak Phillips | 22 Jul 2015
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.
Inactive young adults at ‘greater risk of mid-life dementia’
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
Stars of tomorrow shine in national Fitness Trainer Competition
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
Loughborough College and West Cheshire claimed top honours at the recent AoC Sport Fitness Trainer Competition, as physical activity students put their skills to the test in a high-class field.
Exclusive: JD Gyms gears up for ‘organic’ expansion
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Jul 2015
JD Gyms is aiming to crank up the rollout of its gym concept, with plans to open up to three more sites nationwide by the end of the year.
Tanni Grey-Thompson leads campaign to improve wheelchair provision and help users stay active
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson led a campaign launch in London's Parliament Square this morning (20 July), calling for an improvement to wheelchair services in England to ensure users can lead a normal life and stay physically active.
Glasgow 2014 Legacy Fund set up to get Scots active
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
A new £800,000 fund has been created to get Scotland’s least active people moving as part of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Exercise referrals hampered by ‘rationing of public health services’
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to improve their wellbeing because budget cuts are causing these services to be rationed, according to the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
Bound for success? David Stalker’s Oxygen Freejumping opens for business
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Jul 2015
Oxygen Freejumping, a new venture helmed by David Stalker and Fred Turok, has sprung open the door of London’s first trampoline park in West Acton.
GP referrals ‘failing’ to curb obesity
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed.
Life Fitness makes move into active ageing fitness market
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Jul 2015
Life Fitness has expanded its presence into the fast-growing active ageing fitness market through parent company Brunswick Corporation’s acquisition of specialist equipment supplier SCIFIT.
Does this Kickstarter campaign spell the end of the gym spotter?
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Jul 2015
A US-based equipment company is bidding to banish the fear of being crushed – either by weights or the embarrassment of being rescued – when bench-pressing without a spotter, by launching a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative Maxx Bench.
Ray Algar to explore the future of mid-market gyms at LIW 2015
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week (LIW) 2015, exploring what the future holds for the ‘squeezed middle’ of the gym market.
     
 


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