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Littledown Centre goes large with 200-station gym upgrade
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Bournemouth’s Littledown Centre is the proud beneficiary of a £1.7m renovation as operator BH Live bids to get even more people off the couch and taking part in swimming, fitness and sport.
Revealed: The most dangerous place in a leisure centre
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Accidents are more likely to happen in the sports hall of a leisure centre than anywhere else, according to a new report which also suggests 84 per cent of on-site accidents are beyond an operator’s control.
Everyone Active to invest £500,000 in private leisure venture
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Everyone Active is to invest £500,000 into a football stadium complex as part of a private contract which will see the site become the “Everyone Active Stadium.”
Precor adds former marine Adam Cracknell to sales team
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Aug 2015
Fitness equipment supplier Precor has recruited Adam Cracknell for the role of internal sales rep, supporting the regional field sales reps.
Regular exercise could help curb symptoms for children with MS: study
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
Regular exercise sessions for children with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help to mitigate the effects of the debilitating disease, scientists have reported.
STA joins mission to benchmark standards for children’s activities
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
The Swimming Teachers’ Association STA has joined forces with the newly-established Children’s Activities Association (CAA), which aims to establish a recognisable benchmark for standards across all organised youth activities.
CMA clears Pure Gym takeover of LA fitness
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), paving the way for a full integration of the health club giants.
Swimming Nature announces partnership with Steven Shaw’s Art of Swimming
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Aug 2015
Swimming teaching companies Swimming Nature and The Art of Swimming have joined forces to form a partnership under the Swimming Nature name that will reach almost 25,000 clients across the UK.
Just Fit CEO Frank Böhme appointed to German Senate of Economy
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Aug 2015
Frank Böhme, CEO of German health club operator Just Fit and president of the fitness network Interfit, has been selected to join Germany’s pro-business advisory panel the Senate of Economy.
Controversial Coca-Cola research finds physical inactivity is a ‘major predictor of childhood obesity’
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
New scientific research concluding that physical inactivity, not diet, is the biggest cause of childhood obesity has come under fire after it emerged that the study was funded by Coca-Cola.
£3.5m revamp for Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington is to receive an extensive modernisation to its fitness facilities as part of a refurbishment due to start in September.
Research breakthrough suggests humans can convert ‘bad’ white fat into energy-burning brown fat
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
Scientists have been able to demonstrate that humans have the ability to convert ‘bad’ white fat into ‘good’ brown fat in the same way as animals, heralding a potential breakthrough which could have significant implications for global efforts to tackle obesity and sedentary behaviour.
Anytime Fitness targets top spot as it racks up 50th UK club
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
Anytime Fitness has reiterated its ambitions of becoming the UK’s largest gym chain, having passed the half century mark with two new 24-hour sites in High Barnet and Bicester.
Fitness technology ‘key to tackling physical inactivity’
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.
New qualification aims to produce more sales savvy PTs
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
A new Diploma in Health, Fitness and Sales from Premier Training International (PTI) aims to increase business acumen and commercial nous among new PTs after employers noted a distinct lack of sales savvy among the current workforce.
Demographics are dead, time for businesses to break the mould, says trend report
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
Predicting consumer behaviour based on demographic norms such as age, gender and income, as a means to shape a business has become obsolete, according to global agency trendwatching.com, which says it’s time for businesses to tear up the playbook.
Bulk of free fitness apps fail to meet exercise guidelines, says study
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.
Football star Dion Dublin reopens independent leisure hub after revamp
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
Dion Dublin, the former Coventry City footballer and TV presenter, has cut the ribbon on the newly-refurbished independent leisure hub Sports ConneXion.
Could pedal desks be the answer to office inactivity?
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Aug 2015
With sitting frequently dubbed ‘the new smoking,’ a team of scientists have sought to tackle sedentary habits in the workplace through the use of innovative ‘pedal desks’.
New reward scheme offers vouchers and cinema tickets for hitting the gym
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Aug 2015
A new wellness scheme aims to encourage more people to visit health clubs by offering rewards such as rebated gym membership, cinema tickets and itunes vouchers in exchange for being active.
     
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3445 to 3464 of 4769 news stories
Littledown Centre goes large with 200-station gym upgrade
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Bournemouth’s Littledown Centre is the proud beneficiary of a £1.7m renovation as operator BH Live bids to get even more people off the couch and taking part in swimming, fitness and sport.
Revealed: The most dangerous place in a leisure centre
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Accidents are more likely to happen in the sports hall of a leisure centre than anywhere else, according to a new report which also suggests 84 per cent of on-site accidents are beyond an operator’s control.
Everyone Active to invest £500,000 in private leisure venture
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Aug 2015
Everyone Active is to invest £500,000 into a football stadium complex as part of a private contract which will see the site become the “Everyone Active Stadium.”
Precor adds former marine Adam Cracknell to sales team
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Aug 2015
Fitness equipment supplier Precor has recruited Adam Cracknell for the role of internal sales rep, supporting the regional field sales reps.
Regular exercise could help curb symptoms for children with MS: study
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
Regular exercise sessions for children with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help to mitigate the effects of the debilitating disease, scientists have reported.
STA joins mission to benchmark standards for children’s activities
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
The Swimming Teachers’ Association STA has joined forces with the newly-established Children’s Activities Association (CAA), which aims to establish a recognisable benchmark for standards across all organised youth activities.
CMA clears Pure Gym takeover of LA fitness
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), paving the way for a full integration of the health club giants.
Swimming Nature announces partnership with Steven Shaw’s Art of Swimming
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Aug 2015
Swimming teaching companies Swimming Nature and The Art of Swimming have joined forces to form a partnership under the Swimming Nature name that will reach almost 25,000 clients across the UK.
Just Fit CEO Frank Böhme appointed to German Senate of Economy
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Aug 2015
Frank Böhme, CEO of German health club operator Just Fit and president of the fitness network Interfit, has been selected to join Germany’s pro-business advisory panel the Senate of Economy.
Controversial Coca-Cola research finds physical inactivity is a ‘major predictor of childhood obesity’
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
New scientific research concluding that physical inactivity, not diet, is the biggest cause of childhood obesity has come under fire after it emerged that the study was funded by Coca-Cola.
£3.5m revamp for Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington is to receive an extensive modernisation to its fitness facilities as part of a refurbishment due to start in September.
Research breakthrough suggests humans can convert ‘bad’ white fat into energy-burning brown fat
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Aug 2015
Scientists have been able to demonstrate that humans have the ability to convert ‘bad’ white fat into ‘good’ brown fat in the same way as animals, heralding a potential breakthrough which could have significant implications for global efforts to tackle obesity and sedentary behaviour.
Anytime Fitness targets top spot as it racks up 50th UK club
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
Anytime Fitness has reiterated its ambitions of becoming the UK’s largest gym chain, having passed the half century mark with two new 24-hour sites in High Barnet and Bicester.
Fitness technology ‘key to tackling physical inactivity’
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.
New qualification aims to produce more sales savvy PTs
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Aug 2015
A new Diploma in Health, Fitness and Sales from Premier Training International (PTI) aims to increase business acumen and commercial nous among new PTs after employers noted a distinct lack of sales savvy among the current workforce.
Demographics are dead, time for businesses to break the mould, says trend report
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
Predicting consumer behaviour based on demographic norms such as age, gender and income, as a means to shape a business has become obsolete, according to global agency trendwatching.com, which says it’s time for businesses to tear up the playbook.
Bulk of free fitness apps fail to meet exercise guidelines, says study
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.
Football star Dion Dublin reopens independent leisure hub after revamp
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Aug 2015
Dion Dublin, the former Coventry City footballer and TV presenter, has cut the ribbon on the newly-refurbished independent leisure hub Sports ConneXion.
Could pedal desks be the answer to office inactivity?
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Aug 2015
With sitting frequently dubbed ‘the new smoking,’ a team of scientists have sought to tackle sedentary habits in the workplace through the use of innovative ‘pedal desks’.
New reward scheme offers vouchers and cinema tickets for hitting the gym
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Aug 2015
A new wellness scheme aims to encourage more people to visit health clubs by offering rewards such as rebated gym membership, cinema tickets and itunes vouchers in exchange for being active.
     
 


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