British Heart Foundation news

Pure Gym has hosted a fitness competition dedicated solely to people aged over 50 years of age. Believed to be the UK’s first ever such ... More

The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it wants to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has ... More

The number of people dying prematurely from heart attacks and strokes in the UK has risen for the first time in 50 years. Research by ... More

Gym goers that guzzle back a protein shake post-workout to help build muscle mass and speed up recovery could be doing themselves more harm than ... More

Physical activity outside of school is vital for child health and could play a major role in helping children meet government recommendations, according to research ... More

More than 20m UK adults are increasing their risk of heart disease and costing the health service as much as £1.2bn (US$1.5bn, €1.4bn) each year ... More

Workers are being encouraged to liven up their lunch breaks by taking part in bite size physical activity. A national eight-week activity challenge will be ... More

Lack of knowledge in the medical profession and out of date test protocols could be leading to healthy people being misdiagnosed with heart disease, according ... More

Devices such as iPhones and tablets should be harnessed to create active lifestyles for children, rather than obstruct them, according to ukactive executive director Steven ... More

Only nine per cent of toddlers are getting the required levels of physical activity according to data from the British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC). ... More

As well as being happier and fitter, children who are more physically active enjoy a range of social benefits including increased confidence and peer acceptance, ... More

Almost 80 per cent of UK office workers feel they spend too much time sitting down, with more than half regularly eating lunch at their ... More

Slightly high cholesterol in a person’s 30s and 40s could lead to an exponential risk of heart disease in later life, according to a study. ... More

Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research. Diabetes UK, ... More

Increasing evidence that yoga is at the forefront of health and wellness improvement is backed up by a new study which shows it can also ... More

Tesco is continuing its push towards wellness by teaming up with Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation to form a charity partnership aiming to ... More

An influential new report from a British think tank has given further support to the notion that inactivity, not obesity, is at the root of ... More

Children who are physically fit have faster and more attuned brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, according to a new study. Researchers at ... More

The health and fitness industry should be focusing on how people can squeeze time for exercise into their lives, as opposed to purely telling people ... More

Physical inactivity poses a greater risk of heart disease in women over 30 than obesity, high blood pressure or smoking, according to new research. A ... More

ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in today’s report from ... More

A new, free website aims to encourage workplaces to become more active by competing against each other. The new Workplace Challenge website enables people to ... More

Exercising in the midlife will help protect your heart, according to a study conducted by the University College London, funded by the British Heart Foundation. ... More

Life-saving equipment has been installed in all four Northampton Leisure Trust facilities.   Brand new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are now available at each location ... More

Charitable social enterprise GLL has won a prestigious accolade at the 2013 London Ambulance Service (LAS) awards. An awards ceremony, attended by more than 200 ... More