NEWS
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Star Trac extends Mad Dogg partnership
BY Tom Walker | 24 Jan 2011
Equipment supplier Star Trac and Mad Dogg Athletics, creator of the Spinning line of kit, have extended their partnership by signing an additional 10-year co-marketing agreement.
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Keiser launches new gym
BY Tom Walker | 18 Jan 2011
The Keiser Performance Training Centre in Tetbury has officially opened to the public.
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YMCA trainers launch their own DVD
BY Tom Walker | 12 Jan 2011
Central YMCA has launched a consumer-market fitness DVD – devised and presented entirely by a team of YMCA and guest exercise professionals.
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Tone to roll out ladies-only concept
BY Tom Walker | 12 Jan 2011
Leisure trust Tone is planning to roll out its Feel Good Factory concept across its portfolio of managed centres following a successful 10-month pilot period.
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FIA members join Swapathon
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2011
Members of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) are supporting the Great Swapathon, the latest campaign from Change4Life aiming to encourage families to lead a healthier lifestyle.
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Exercise to music more beneficial
BY Tom Walker | 06 Jan 2011
Exercising to music, rather than without it, could be more beneficial to older adults - especially when it comes to a reduction of falls.
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Food tastes better after a workout
BY Tom Walker | 06 Jan 2011
Exercise professionals might find it interesting that working out before you eat really does make food taste better - at least if a study based on animal behaviour is to be believed.
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Online 'personal trainer' service launched
BY Tom Walker | 04 Jan 2011
A new online fitness application, www.iexerci.se, is offering users a training and monitoring tool which aims to offer services and guidance traditionally provided by personal trainers.
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Committee urges Future Jobs Fund rethink
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Dec 2010
The decision to end the Future Jobs Fund (FJF) a year early would create a gap in support for unemployed young people, according to a committee of MPs.
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Light exercise key to preventing arthritis
BY Tom Walker | 20 Dec 2010
While strenuous physical activity can increase the damage to joints, regular but light exercise may be able to delay the onset of osteoarthritis in people who are most at risk from the disease.
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Joint Consultative Forum for fitness industry
BY Tom Walker | 14 Dec 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has established a Joint Consultative Forum with a number of royal medical colleges and faculties as part of efforts to increase the number of exercise referrals from GPs.
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Lucozade owner acquires Maximuscle
BY Tom Walker | 14 Dec 2010
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has acquired UK-based Maxinutrition Group Holdings, manufacturer of protein-enhanced nutrition products, from Darwin Private Equity.
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Running offers 'immediate benefits'
BY Tom Walker | 13 Dec 2010
A study on endurance runners has shown that the body begins to burn fat earlier than previously thought, offering 'immediate' results to people wanting to lose weight through running.
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Youth exercise bike goes tweeting
BY Tom Walker | 10 Dec 2010
Children's fitness equipment supplier ZigZag has launched new software for its internet-linked Expresso bikes that allows riders to share their exercise milestones on Facebook and Twitter.
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