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Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today as the one-month lockdown ends. Many gyms opened their doors ... More

Ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a passionate call for the government to finally recognise the importance of physical activity and to include it at ... More

ukactive is backing NHS proposals to create 10 “Healthy New Towns” that place physical activity at the heart of community life. Under proposals, those who ... More

Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has launched a £1 per month gym membership for a year for NHS employees to help them stay fit. Staff can ... More

Leisure centres and gyms have been urged to begin discussions with their local health organisations in a bid to help tackle obesity among NHS staff. ... More

Dame Sarah Storey, triple gold medalist at this summer’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, has been confirmed as one of the high profile speakers at this ... More

The British public has been under-reporting its daily calorie consumption, potentially misleading policymakers to focus on wrong strategies – such as increasing physical activity levels ... More

NHS plans to offer personal trainers and exercise classes to tackle Type 2 diabetes mark an ‘exciting milestone’ for the fitness sector and a major ... More

Plans for a new £600m fund to improve the wellbeing of NHS workers must drive to the root cause of lifestyle issues and focus on ... More

Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new £600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single ... More

NHS England has today (1 March) announced plans to create 10 ‘healthy new towns’ across the country which will explore and test creative solutions for ... More

Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training could prove to be the most effective answer to the growing problem of teenage obesity, according to a new ... More

Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to the national health service (NHS), according to the organisation's England ... More