NEWS
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Study: Walking 'may help preserve memory'
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2010
New research has revealed that walking at least 6 miles (9.7km) each week may help to protect brain size and enhance memory in later life.
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Results of FIA's GO Curves programme revealed
BY Tom Walker | 22 Oct 2010
More than half of the teenage girls who participated in the FIA's GO Curves programme were doing excess of the recommended five weekly 30 minute-sessions of physical activity by the end of the scheme.
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New CV group module from Polar
BY Tom Walker | 19 Oct 2010
Fitness equipment supplier Polar has launched a new heart rate-based training system for the club environment.
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Exercise reduces risk of developing womb cancer
BY Tom Walker | 08 Oct 2010
Women who exercise and keep active are nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes - according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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Virgin Active teams up with MTV
BY Tom Walker | 07 Oct 2010
Health club operator Virgin Active has teamed up with Music Television UK & Ireland (MTV) to launch the MTV Urban Workout at 71 Virgin Active clubs throughout the UK.
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UKFN membership boosts fitness levels
BY Tom Walker | 06 Oct 2010
More than 80 per cent of UK Fitness Network (UKFN) members feel that their membership has helped them improve their fitness levels.
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Weight training helps boost health following weight loss
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 04 Oct 2010
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people who perform resistance training while regaining the pounds after weight loss can help maintain strides in reducing their risks for chronic disease.
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Has your club got the 'x' factor?
BY Tom Walker | 04 Oct 2010
Health Club Management has helped to officially launch a new set of annual awards designed to help health clubs promote themselves locally.
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Exercise good for adolescents with fibromyalgia
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 28 Sep 2010
Adolescents with fibromyalgia - a condition characterised by widespread pain and heightened response to pressure - who are physically active report lower levels of pain and disability according to new findings.
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Link found between physical fitness and brain power in kids
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 28 Sep 2010
Researchers have found an association between physical fitness and the brain in 9- and 10-year-old children: Those who are more fit tend to have a bigger hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory than their less-fit peers.
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Global Fitness Education adds certificate in PT
BY Tom Walker | 27 Sep 2010
Global Fitness Education (GFE) has become one of the first training providers to deliver the new QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) Level 3 certificate in personal training.
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Confidence high within fitness sector
BY Tom Walker | 24 Sep 2010
Confidence in the future of the fitness industry remains high among fitness professionals, according to a report by research company Leisure-net Solutions.
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