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The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have published a refreshed edition of  Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report, updating the evidence that underpins ... More

The Gym Group, has announced that it's sustained positive trading momentum has continued through the first half of 2026 and the company remains confident about ... More

People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound may be losing weight, but they’re also becoming less physically active, according ... More

The scientific director of the integrative medicine resort company Buchinger Wilhelmi, Dr Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, has died. She was 73. Known for her work ... More

The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise and strength training has been revealed in a new report ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of GLP-1s to address the growing health challenge of obesity, which affects ... More

Researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are fuelled by lipids, a feature tied ... More

Groups of people, often in cities, are meeting to experience connection and find new ways to deal with the pressures of modern life. Communities of ... More

The McKinsey Health Institute has highlighted the ways in which various stakeholders can play their part in accelerating the science behind biomedical interventions that affect ... More

PureGym, Sir Chris Hoy, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up to support men with prostate ... More

According to a study commissioned by GM Active, health intervention programmes provide more than £20,000 of social value per person and £5,600 worth of health ... More

According to a new report by McKinsey Health Institute, the potential social and economic impacts of new weight management drugs extend beyond healthcare. The authors ... More

The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious targets to create a new way of delivering health. Although ... More

From this week, the weight loss drug, Mounjaro, will be available from GPs in the UK and doctors' surgeries are understood to be bracing themselves ... More

Consumer skincare brand, No7, has worked with researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, to develop a serum that uses extracts of Uyaku root ( ... More

Exercise can reduce the risk of cancer relapse more effectively than drugs, according to new research. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the ... More

Research from the University of Oxford has found that people using weight loss drugs return to their original weight less than a year after stopping ... More

Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF), which took place on 9 ... More

As we enter 2025, HCM reflects on the key trends of last year and what else might break through this year. Reformer Pilates was one ... More

Following the announcement of a study into the long-term effects of weight loss medications, UK Active and CIMSPA have issued a statement calling for a ... More

Boutique London studio, 1Rebel, is moving into the recovery space with the launch of a contrast therapy concept called Reset. Combining sauna and cold plunge ... More

A new weight management treatment using auricular (ear) acupuncture has been introduced at Champneys day spa locations throughout the UK. The holistic therapy, developed by ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

Research from Imperial College London indicates that switching off a protein could lead to people living up to 25 per cent longer and enjoying better ... More

Marc Mastronardi takes up his role as president of Equinox today (12 August). Mastronardi has extensive expertise in retail and for more than 25 years ... More