exercise referral news

Pendle Leisure Trust – which operates in one of the most deprived areas in England – has appointed Simon Gwynne as CEO. The people of Pendle ... More

Following a £500,000 investment, Everybody Health and Leisure has unveiled a new 100-station Technogym fitness suite at Crewe Lifestyle Centre. Areas include cardio, resistance, free ... More

ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first open-access database for exercise referral schemes. The data shows that, ... More

As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19. In the latest issue of ... More

The fitness sector is perfectly placed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19, according to a thought leadership analysis in the latest issue ... More

Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus are among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity ... More

The improvements in health and wellbeing associated with exercise referral schemes aren’t as large as hoped, according to a new study. A team of researchers ... More

Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their shared vision for making England the "best place in the ... More

Bury St. Edmunds Leisure Centre in Suffolk has become the first facility in the UK to be awarded a new quality standard for exercise referral ... More

ukactive has called for the physical activity sector to increase the amount of evidence it shares on exercise referral schemes. The industry body said that ... More

Independently-owned boutique fitness operator Ten Health and Fitness has launched an exercise prescription programme for its clients. The operator, which has eight studios across London, ... More

ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which will see him lead the ukactive Research Institute. Steele’s appointment ... More

Fitness professionals can now gain advanced skills in personal training after Active IQ launched a new qualification standard. A Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Personal ... More

The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and entertainment venues is retiring after more than 21 years in ... More

Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning to tackle the issue of inactivity in the community. The ... More

The doctor of both the Great Britain men's basketball team and York City Football Club has been appointed chief medical advisor of Active IQ. Dr ... More

Half the number of people advised by NHS practitioners to go on exercise programmes to get fit end up dropping out within three months, research ... More

BH Live, a social enterprise which operates leisure facilities across the South of England, is set to open a new health club in Corfe Mullen, ... More

New research is being carried out to determine the extent to which exercise referrals can change behaviour and boost levels of physical activity. The project, ... More

In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local Government Association (LGA) to help leisure centres offer a healthier ... More

Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could thwart efforts to tackle obesity. Newly published figures from the Local ... More

A new report has accused public health bodies of colluding with the food industry to promote low-fat diets which are having "disastrous health consequences" for ... More

Leisure centres should curtail the “unethical” selling of junk food if they want to be taken seriously as a provider of public health schemes such ... More

A conservation initiative which aims to offer “physical activity with a purpose” is planning to become the UK’s largest physical activity initiative as it gears ... More

Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease inactive clients into the idea of regular physical activity could be key to the success ... More