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A new study by UCLA Health found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. ... More

While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its annual Future of Wellness report, forecasting what will make waves in the diverse world of wellness in ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect their health and now the government needs to get on ... More

Survivalist, Bear Grylls has partnered with four mental health heavyweights and former TV producer, Neil Smith, to create an app targeted directly at men. Described ... More

Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression ... More

Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression, anxiety and psychological distress. This is the evidenced-based conclusion published in a ... More

Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the impact of this on healthcare services is costing billions, according ... More

A new sleep mask, which can track eye movements, including REM, during sleep, will be launched by nanotechnology innovator Somalytics at CES, being unveiled on ... More

A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022, has revealed that physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030 ... More

As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has sent a letter to the government warning of a “major ... More

4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made at the Europe Active-hosted Active Leadership Forum in Berlin. DataHub ... More

A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health and fitness industry, has been released by The Global Health ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is launching a new initiative dedicated to psychedelics and psychedelic healing. The launch of this project, which joins the GWI’s ... More

20 March 2022 will mark Global Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day (MMMHH Day), hosted by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Massage Initiative. The ... More

People suffering from mild depression should be offered exercise, mindfulness, therapy or meditation before medication, such as antidepressants. New draft guidance, published by the National ... More

Last week marked the eighth annual Aufguss World Championships, hosted in one of the world’s biggest saunas in Katowice, southern Poland. Aufguss is an entertaining, ... More

A consultation on social prescribing and other similar health programmes will look to "uncover the physical activity sector's full potential" and define its role in ... More

People with depression should be prescribed exercise and then monitored for the first 12 weeks of their regime – similar to the way physical therapy ... More

In the Global Wellness Institute ’s (GWI) latest Q&A, spa and wellness icon Sue Harmsworth spoke to VP of research and forecasting Beth McGroarty about ... More

Holistic medical wellness resort The Farm at San Benito has launched new retreats at its tropical eco-retreat in the Philippines to target pain and mental ... More

Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic, the company – which operates 186 gyms around the UK ... More

Leading spa figures Marina Efraimoglou, Dr Daniel Friedland, Corinna Yap and Ophelia Yeung, came together in an inspirational virtual panel on 1 March to share ... More

ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help the physical activity sector survive and recover from the financial ... More