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Nuffield invests £8m in fitness and wellbeing centres
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 14 Feb 2013
A six-month project has seen a number of Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centres refurbished, refitted and expanded with medical clinics as part of a £8m investment.
Trial phase begins for RAPs
BY Tom Walker | 12 Feb 2013
The Register of Aquatic Professionals (RAPs) has officially been launched into its pilot phase.
David Lloyd Leisure opens second high street PT studio
BY Tom Walker | 05 Feb 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its second DL Studio site - a high street-based concept offering personal training services for time-poor clients of all fitness levels.
Fitness sector to make bid for government’s skills development fund
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 01 Feb 2013
SkillsActive and ukactive have launched a survey to determine what employers want for training solutions, in order to guide bids for a government scheme to invest £340m in skills training and career development.
Premier launches barefoot running training clinic
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 01 Feb 2013
Premier Training International, in collaboration with Vivobarefoot, is next month launching a barefoot running coaching course, to be taught by world-renowned expert Lee Saxby.
Icon Training secures government contract for foundation training
BY Tom Walker | 31 Jan 2013
Icon Training has become the UK's first sport training provider to be given the go-ahead by the Education Funding Agency to provide its Ofsted Grade 1 training to 16- and 17-year-olds.
Personalised entertainment packages for easyGym members
BY Tom Walker | 23 Jan 2013
Budget club operator easyGym has partnered with fitness equipment supplier Precor to offer its members the option to buy a personalised entertainment package at its new Birmingham and Cardiff health clubs.
Women ‘train harder’ with gym buddies
BY Aoife Dowling | 22 Jan 2013
Almost two thirds of women work out harder when they exercise with a friend, according to new research by Virgin Active.
Focus group tells Brandon Leisure Centre what they think
BY Tim Nash | 15 Jan 2013
Brandon Leisure Centre has held its first ever customer Focus Group to find out what local people think about the facilities. The session was conducted by an independent research company so that participants could be completely honest and speak freely.
More women needed as personal trainers in the UK
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 14 Jan 2013
Britain needs more female personal trainers, figures from the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) reveal, with women only making up 35 per cent of the profession.
Royal Life Saving Society: 'no pool deaths in 2012'
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2013
According to the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) there were no drowning deaths in public swimming pools in the UK during 2012.
Gym Group accredited as top employer by Best Companies
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 10 Jan 2013
Budget gym business Gym Group has been recognised as a top employer by Best Companies, the organisation behind the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For List.
Hypopresive Method fitness programme comes to UK
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 10 Jan 2013
Health and fitness education provider Premier Training International is bringing a fitness training method, used in Spanish and French speaking countries since 1990, to the UK.
Prescription of leisure activities at council facilities recommended in report
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 04 Jan 2013
A new report has recommended the prescription of leisure activities at council facilities become widespread, as local authorities prepare to take over public health responsibility from the NHS.
Online community aims to improve fitness of UK women
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 02 Jan 2013
A national campaign to get the UK’s women moving was launched by the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) on 1 January.
Social enterprise Mytime Active acquires MEND
BY Tom Walker | 21 Dec 2012
Social enterprise Mytime Active has acquired healthy lifestyle provider MEND, which will save the weight management business from going into administration. MEND currently delivers over 200 healthy lifestyle programmes throughout the UK for children and families in local communities.
Obesity costing Irish economy 1.64bn euro each year
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Dec 2012
Overweight and obese populations in Ireland and Northern Island cost the island 1.64bn euro (US$2.16bn, £1.34bn) annually, according to new research.
Olympic medallists 'live longer than rest of population'
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 20 Dec 2012
Olympic medallists live longer than the rest of the population, according to results from a new study.
Active older people demonstrate better brainpower
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 20 Dec 2012
Brainpower is significantly increased in older people when they remain physically active later in life, a new study has found.
Aerobic exercise 'better' than resistance training for weight loss
BY Tom Walker | 17 Dec 2012
Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to a study by US-based healthcare group Duke Medical.
     
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3502 to 3521 of 3987 news stories
Nuffield invests £8m in fitness and wellbeing centres
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 14 Feb 2013
A six-month project has seen a number of Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centres refurbished, refitted and expanded with medical clinics as part of a £8m investment.
Trial phase begins for RAPs
BY Tom Walker | 12 Feb 2013
The Register of Aquatic Professionals (RAPs) has officially been launched into its pilot phase.
David Lloyd Leisure opens second high street PT studio
BY Tom Walker | 05 Feb 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its second DL Studio site - a high street-based concept offering personal training services for time-poor clients of all fitness levels.
Fitness sector to make bid for government’s skills development fund
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 01 Feb 2013
SkillsActive and ukactive have launched a survey to determine what employers want for training solutions, in order to guide bids for a government scheme to invest £340m in skills training and career development.
Premier launches barefoot running training clinic
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 01 Feb 2013
Premier Training International, in collaboration with Vivobarefoot, is next month launching a barefoot running coaching course, to be taught by world-renowned expert Lee Saxby.
Icon Training secures government contract for foundation training
BY Tom Walker | 31 Jan 2013
Icon Training has become the UK's first sport training provider to be given the go-ahead by the Education Funding Agency to provide its Ofsted Grade 1 training to 16- and 17-year-olds.
Personalised entertainment packages for easyGym members
BY Tom Walker | 23 Jan 2013
Budget club operator easyGym has partnered with fitness equipment supplier Precor to offer its members the option to buy a personalised entertainment package at its new Birmingham and Cardiff health clubs.
Women ‘train harder’ with gym buddies
BY Aoife Dowling | 22 Jan 2013
Almost two thirds of women work out harder when they exercise with a friend, according to new research by Virgin Active.
Focus group tells Brandon Leisure Centre what they think
BY Tim Nash | 15 Jan 2013
Brandon Leisure Centre has held its first ever customer Focus Group to find out what local people think about the facilities. The session was conducted by an independent research company so that participants could be completely honest and speak freely.
More women needed as personal trainers in the UK
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 14 Jan 2013
Britain needs more female personal trainers, figures from the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) reveal, with women only making up 35 per cent of the profession.
Royal Life Saving Society: 'no pool deaths in 2012'
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2013
According to the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) there were no drowning deaths in public swimming pools in the UK during 2012.
Gym Group accredited as top employer by Best Companies
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 10 Jan 2013
Budget gym business Gym Group has been recognised as a top employer by Best Companies, the organisation behind the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For List.
Hypopresive Method fitness programme comes to UK
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 10 Jan 2013
Health and fitness education provider Premier Training International is bringing a fitness training method, used in Spanish and French speaking countries since 1990, to the UK.
Prescription of leisure activities at council facilities recommended in report
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 04 Jan 2013
A new report has recommended the prescription of leisure activities at council facilities become widespread, as local authorities prepare to take over public health responsibility from the NHS.
Online community aims to improve fitness of UK women
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 02 Jan 2013
A national campaign to get the UK’s women moving was launched by the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) on 1 January.
Social enterprise Mytime Active acquires MEND
BY Tom Walker | 21 Dec 2012
Social enterprise Mytime Active has acquired healthy lifestyle provider MEND, which will save the weight management business from going into administration. MEND currently delivers over 200 healthy lifestyle programmes throughout the UK for children and families in local communities.
Obesity costing Irish economy 1.64bn euro each year
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Dec 2012
Overweight and obese populations in Ireland and Northern Island cost the island 1.64bn euro (US$2.16bn, £1.34bn) annually, according to new research.
Olympic medallists 'live longer than rest of population'
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 20 Dec 2012
Olympic medallists live longer than the rest of the population, according to results from a new study.
Active older people demonstrate better brainpower
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 20 Dec 2012
Brainpower is significantly increased in older people when they remain physically active later in life, a new study has found.
Aerobic exercise 'better' than resistance training for weight loss
BY Tom Walker | 17 Dec 2012
Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to a study by US-based healthcare group Duke Medical.
     
 


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