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Fitness apps that emphasise death-related messaging are more effective in getting people physically active. The finding comes from a study that looked at five types ... More

A new study claims that being physically active for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, is not enough for those who spend the ... More

A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS messaging, have gone viral on LinkedIn. The posters, carrying the ... More

A new hotel set in the mountains of South Tyrol in Italy is set to open this May, with a storied past and a focus ... More

Any amount of regular running can dramatically reduce the risk of death, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. A team of ... More

People who lead a sedentary lifestyle are twice as likely to suffer premature death, when compared to those who are physically active. The finding comes ... More

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has launched a review into the NHS Health Check service, which will explore the possibility of introducing new, ... More

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit ... More

British adults spend an average of just 90 minutes being physically active, according to a new study. The extent of the UK’s inactivity crisis was ... 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

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

Stress and increasing isolation will change the face of the spa and wellness industry, says Tracey Woodward, CEO of skincare brand Aromatherapy Associates. Woodward addressed ... More

The government should significantly rethink its taxation of gym memberships to get to grips with the UK’s physical inactivity pandemic. That’s the view of The ... More

Sporting Memories – the charitable foundation which uses sport and social activities to tackle dementia, depression and loneliness – has been granted £483,373 (US$699,791, €644,770) ... More

It’s been dubbed ‘the new smoking’ but sitting might not be as bad for your health as first feared, according to new research. Scientists from ... More

ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a strong rebuttal to a Times article which appeared to suggest that Coca Cola’s membership of the physical activity ... More

Scientists have called for a major rethink in the way we present and portion food, after new research found that larger-sized portions may be playing ... More

Just a small amount of exercise each day can have a significant impact on the lifespan of over 60s, according to new research. With 60 ... More

The number of people living alone has increased by a staggering 80 per cent in the last 17 years, rising to 341 million globally in ... More

Exercise may not be the all or nothing health remedy some consider it to be, with brief bursts of moderate physical activity still contributing to ... More

There are no added benefits to eating more than five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables daily, according to researchers from Chinese and US universities ... More

A new report has suggested that obesity alone may no longer be linked to a high risk of death in women. Research published in the ... More

The government has announced a new strategy designed to halve the number of smokers in the UK, from 21 to 10 per cent of the ... More