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Host announced for Health Club Awards
BY Tom Walker | 15 Aug 2011
Mark Durden-Smith has been announced as host of the first ever Members' Choice Health Club Awards, taking place on Wednesday 21 September at Hilton Birmingham Metropole NEC.
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Escape offering freebies at LIW
BY Tom Walker | 15 Aug 2011
Escape Fitness has promised a giveaway available to all personal trainers visiting their stand during this year's Leisure Industry Week (LIW).
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Cancer charity underlines exercise benefits
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Aug 2011
A new report by Macmillan Cancer Support has claimed that a lack of physical activity may be putting around 1.6 million cancer survivors at risk of long term health issues.
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The more exercise, the less chance of heart disease
BY Tom Walker | 08 Aug 2011
A study, described as the first to quantify the specific amounts of physical activity required to lower the risk of coronary heart disease, has shown that even light exercise reduces the risk of suffering heart disease.
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Myzone and Star Trac team up for spinning event
BY Tom Walker | 08 Aug 2011
Club retention and management systems provider Myzone teamed up with supplier Star Trac and operator Nuffield Health to host the largest ever public spinning event on 28 July.
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Spicing up the fitness regime
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jul 2011
A new report suggest that adding cayenne chili pepper to meals could help people curb their appetite and burn calories - especially those who don't normally eat it.
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EHFA partners EU's MOVE initiative
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jul 2011
European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA) is one of the eight associate partners of the European Union's (EU) new "MOVE" project.
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Arthritis key barrier for exercise among the obese
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jul 2011
Obese adults with arthritis are 44 per cent more likely to be physically inactive than obese people who do not suffer from the painful disease that causes inflammation and stiffness of the joints, according to a new report.
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TAG launches 'online university'
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jul 2011
TAG, the youth employment charity working within the fitness and active leisure industries, has launched TAG University, an online resource designed to help exercise professionals develop core business skills.
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'Out of Club' marketing initiatives for DiR
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jul 2011
Barcelona, Spain-based health club operator DiR is rolling out a range of new initiatives designed to extend its reach beyond the four walls of its clubs and to build the social aspect of being a DiR member.
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SkillsActive secures training match funding
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Jul 2011
SkillsActive - sector skills council for active leisure, learning and wellbeing - has been handed more than £500,000 in a bid to help meet skills gaps in the playwork and fitness sectors.
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Pools to play 'major' role in health clubs
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Jul 2011
A number of water-based initiatives are being rolled-out at UK leisure centres as pools look set to become a "major differentiating factors" between budget chains and other facilities.
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Flame Award winners announced
BY Tom Walker | 15 Jul 2011
Nuffield Health and LA Fitness were among the Winners of the FIA & Matrix Flame Awards 2011.
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Mbodies to teach The Pink Ribbon Program
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jul 2011
The Pink Ribbon Program, an exercise scheme designed in the US for breast cancer survivors, will be introduced to exercise and health professionals in the UK for the first time this month.
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Mobile marketing nets £400,000 for Fitness First
BY Tom Walker | 06 Jul 2011
A marketing campaign targeting mobile phone users with location-based messages and offering them a free two-day pass to the nearest Fitness First has resulted in 1,100 people signing up as new members.
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