NEWS
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REPs looks to restructure and clarify role
BY Tom Walker | 18 Jan 2010
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) is looking to restructure as part of efforts to make its operations "more realistic" and "easier to understand".
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IHRSA charts "top excuses" to avoid exercise
BY Tom Walker | 13 Jan 2010
Health club operators across the UK have traditionally looked to benefit from increased membership numbers during January, thanks to people making getting fit one of their New year resolutions.
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Trainers told to change with the times
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2010
Fitness professionals and health club operators risk failure if they grow complacent amid an ever-hanging social landscape.
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DLL to launch sports rehabilitation centre
BY Tom Walker | 08 Jan 2010
Fitness operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is to create a sports medicine and rehabilitation centre at its flagship Raynes Park health club in south London.
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Nuffield Health launches Health MOTs
BY Tom Walker | 07 Jan 2010
Healthcare charity and management company Nuffield Health is to introduce health assessment programmes at a number of its sports centres, which it operates on behalf of local authorities.
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US association launches martial arts division
BY Tom Walker | 04 Jan 2010
The US-based National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has launched a new martial arts division as part of a strategy to benefit from the increasing popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA).
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Kids' fitness still declining
BY Tom Walker | 04 Jan 2010
The fitness levels of British children declined dramatically during the last decade - and research shows that levels are still deteriorating.
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Yoga helps with pregnancies
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 14 Dec 2009
Women who practice yoga while pregnant are likely to have fewer complications, according to new research.
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ACSM provides tips for New Year fitness resolutions
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 14 Dec 2009
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has released a set of tips to help fitness professionals make sure their gym members stay on track with their New Year's fitness resolutions.
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Physically active teens smarter than couch potatoes
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 08 Dec 2009
Fit young adults have a higher IQ and are more likely to go to university than those who aren’t physically active, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
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FitPro and Premier join forces for studio qualification
BY Tom Walker | 07 Dec 2009
Training provider Premier Training International has teamed up with FitPro, the world's largest association for fitness industry professionals, to launch a new qualification for studio training.
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Excess exercise 'poses arthritis risk'
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Nov 2009
People aged between 45 and 55 years old who exercise heavily could be at risk from developing knee arthritis, according to new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), US.
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Fitness professionals ‘crucial’ to tackling obesity
BY Tom Walker | 30 Nov 2009
According to the world's largest membership organisation of fitness professionals, IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA), the worrying decline in fitness levels experienced around the world is 'not irreversible'.
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