exercise referrals news

ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first open-access database for exercise referral schemes. The data shows that, ... More

Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus are among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity ... More

The improvements in health and wellbeing associated with exercise referral schemes aren’t as large as hoped, according to a new study. A team of researchers ... More

Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their shared vision for making England the "best place in the ... More

New research is being carried out to determine the extent to which exercise referrals can change behaviour and boost levels of physical activity. The project, ... More

In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local Government Association (LGA) to help leisure centres offer a healthier ... More

Leisure centres should curtail the “unethical” selling of junk food if they want to be taken seriously as a provider of public health schemes such ... More

Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease inactive clients into the idea of regular physical activity could be key to the success ... More

NHS plans to offer personal trainers and exercise classes to tackle Type 2 diabetes mark an ‘exciting milestone’ for the fitness sector and a major ... More

Scientists are to launch a new pilot study which could be the first step towards exercise training becoming an NHS treatment for prostate cancer. Researchers ... More

Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to its customer support and integration teams. New chief support officer ... More

Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to improve their wellbeing because budget cuts are causing these services ... More

GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed. A study of UK health records led by ... More

A new training course designed to equip exercise professionals with the behaviour change skills needed to get inactive people moving is being delivered to Everyone ... More

PayasUgym, the online gym pass provider, is trialling a programme that will see private gyms receive GP-referred patients and help tackle the UK’s inactivity epidemic. ... 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

Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next year, marking a “seismic shift” in local authority thinking, according to a new ukactive ... More

Lifestyle Personal Training (LSF-PT) is bidding to bridge the gap between the fitness and medical industries by insisting that its team of over 400 PTs ... More

A group of the UK’s leading exercise referral experts have expressed concern at the initial low uptake of such referrals, offering recommendations to improve the ... More

Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to the national health service (NHS), according to the organisation's England ... More

Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from GP to leisure provider, has launched a new foundation designed ... More

Is the health and fitness industry fully-qualified to deliver professional advice and guidance? That was the question as the SIBEC UK 2014 got underway with ... More

New ‘Level 4 Specialist Practitioner’ qualifications for personal trainers wanting to meet specific client needs in growing areas of complaint – caused by overeating and ... More

The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now enter a 10-week consultation process. Following the consultation period, the ... More