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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

What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during lockdowns? Could more people be suffering worse symptoms – or ... More

The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group exercise in tier 3 areas in England, calling the ruling ... More

Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The ... More

The pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, according to a new survey by the World ... More

Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March 2020), along with Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, Emily ... More

Chelsea FC has become the first English Premier League club to offer fans a food outlet offering exclusively vegan food. The CFC Vegan Kitchen at ... More

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at ... More

London's Science Museum says it has now completed its "Masterplan" transformation project, started in 2010, with the opening this weekend of 3,000sq m (9,842sq ft) ... More

New science has revealed a potential solution to age-related diseases which works on a systemic basis, improving overall health and reducing the need to treat ... More

Teenagers' 'incessant' use of social media is radically reducing the time they spend sleeping and exercising – and could have a detrimental effect on mental ... More

Children who exercise for at least one hour a day, get nine to 11 hours of sleep at night and spend two hours or less ... More

A 'shocking' rise in childhood obesity figures means Britain must act now or risk the scales tipping further, according to ukactive. The number of obese ... More

One in four people worldwide do not meet daily exercise guidelines but need only undertake simple tasks to reduce risk of death and heart disease ... 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

Sedentary lifestyles are costing the global economy $67.5bn (£51bn, €60bn) a year in healthcare and productivity losses – and developed nations are bearing the brunt ... More

Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least one hour each day in order to combat the serious ... More

Contrary to current health advice, being overweight cuts the risk of dementia – according to an analysis of nearly two million British people in the ... More

Obesity is a disease which cannot be reliably prevented or cured with current frontline methods, according to a feature published in The Lancet. Going forward, ... More

Encouraging people to improve their diet and exercise more may not be enough to overcome the obesity epidemic, according to several new research papers. Writing ... More

Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and cause decades of ill health, according to a study carried ... More

Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and cause decades of ill health, according to a study carried ... More

The UK is the fourth worst country in the world for rates of cancer caused by obesity in men, a recent study has discovered. The ... More

Around 12,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by people being overweight or obese, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical ... More

A recent study has suggested that football participation in professional environments could be a good method to get men to lose weight. The Scottish study ... More