BHF 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

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

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

Image: A 'beach' first opened at the park in 1903 London's first urban beach has been opened by Hammersmith and Fulham Council (HFC) as part ... More

Westfield's plans to expand its shopping centre in White City, west London to comprise a leisure complex have been approved by Hammersmith and Fulham Council ... More

More than 80 per cent of residents in Hammersmith, London, have backed plans for the regeneration of King Street, following a public exhibition held last ... More

Parents have been warned to "take off the blinkers" over how active their children are to prevent an increase in childhood obesity levels, according to ... More

Plans for a new 'urban beach' on the banks of the River Thames in Fulham, London, have been unveiled by the London Borough of Hammersmith ... More

Whether its having sex, doing the gardening or taking the stairs, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging people to get moving in its latest ... More

Sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has been appointed to manage a new swimming pool in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The £4m Janet ... More

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a new campaign aimed at raising fitness levels in young people. Called ‘Well Fit’, stars backing the campaign ... More