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Sport England/FIA sign new agreement
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Jul 2011
Sport England and the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) have announced the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help increase sporting participation.
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FIA launches referrals consultation
BY Tom Walker | 30 Jun 2011
The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now enter a 10-week consultation process.
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CYQ and Edexcel sign partnership deal
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jun 2011
Awarding body CYQ has teamed up with training and qualifications company Edexcel as part of plans to offer a programme of apprenticeships in the Active Leisure and Learning Sector.
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New training facilities for The Shard open
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Jun 2011
New real work environments - including a fitness studio - have opened as part of a training initiative to help local people in Southwark to access jobs in the new Shard development.
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Revamped spa offer for Burj Al Arab hotel
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2011
Jumeirah Group has overhauled the Assawan Spa and Health Club menu at its Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai in order to coincide with the launch of the 'Ultimate Fitness Retreat'.
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The best way to motivate personal trainers?
BY Tom Walker | 20 Jun 2011
Sport and exercise psychologist Dr Haley Perlus offers her advice on how to improve the relationship and productivity between clubs and personal trainers.
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FIA backs exercise for older adults
BY Tom Walker | 20 Jun 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is calling for clubs and exercise professionals to increase their efforts in attracting older adults to their clubs and facilities.
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Right Directions to deliver new FIA code
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Jun 2011
Right Directions, the health and safety management company, has been awarded a two-year contract to deliver the Fitness Industry Association's (FIA) new Code of Practice.
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Kayoga gaining ground in Florida
BY Tom Walker | 06 Jun 2011
Clearwater in west Florida, US is home to a new physical activity - KaYOGA, which combines kayaking and yoga.
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SATS signs up to Precor
BY Tom Walker | 01 Jun 2011
Scandinavia's largest health and fitness chain, the SATS group, has committed to sourcing all of its cardio equipment from Precor for the next 12 months.
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Thousands of gym contracts deemed 'unfair'
BY Tom Walker | 01 Jun 2011
The High Court has ruled that thousands of gym and health club contracts enforced by membership management provider Ashbourne Management Services are unfair.
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Guidelines announced to assist GP referrals
BY Tom Walker | 26 May 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have published a new set of guidelines, aimed at helping GPs with their exercise referrals.
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Study: Children's strength 'is in decline'
BY Pete Hayman | 23 May 2011
Researchers from the University of Essex and London Metropolitan University have found that the measures of strength in children have fallen "dramatically" over the past decade.
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Canada's Merrithew partners with UK's YMCAfit
BY Tom Walker | 20 May 2011
Toronto, Canada-based Merrithew Health & Fitness Group's has agreed a deal that will see YMCAfit in London, UK join its international network of official Licensed Training Centers.
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Inactive children 'at risk' from heart issues
BY Pete Hayman | 16 May 2011
New research published in the May issue of Acta Paediatrica has found that children as young as nine-years-old increase the risk of future heart problems if they are inactive.
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Exercise training system to help doctors
BY Pete Hayman | 16 May 2011
Researchers in Dortmund, Germany, are working on a new exercise system that will provide doctors with data from the routines performed by people on a variety of machines.
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Everyone Active
Everyone Active operates leisure centres in partnership with local councils across the UK. Today, Ev [more...] |
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Serco Leisure
Serco Leisure Operating Limited is one of the UK’s leading national operators of leisure centres, de [more...] |
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