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According to a pilot study by Yale School of Medicine, exercise can not only slow down the neurodegeneration associated with Parkinson’s Disease, there is evidence ... More

Believing your training programme has been personally optimised just for you creates a placebo effect that leads to better results. In a Norwegian pilot study, ... More

Equinox has created an educational programme for its performance coaches that will enable them to train members who are on weight loss drugs by learning ... More

As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a new study has revealed how exercise interventions can deliver proven ... More

Exercise scientists at the Les Mills Research Lab have identified the trait of automaticity – turning exercise into a habit – as the key differentiator ... More

Wearable tech firm Formsense has secured a technology partnership with an inter-interdisciplinary team of researchers looking to help stroke survivors be more physically active. The ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

It might look like a man simply catching a tennis ball, but a new video from Disney Research shows much more than that. Disney’s researchers ... More

A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, reports a ... More

A new report has suggested that children gain confidence and enhanced social skills when schooled in their local museum, with teachers, museums and parents also ... More

Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting leads to a measurable increase in the work-related physical activity levels of ... More

As little as 30 minutes of exercise per week has the potential to significantly reduce a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a ... More

Structured fitness programmes have the potential to help children become more physically active, stronger and more agile than conventional PE lessons, according to the results ... More

Offering personalised exercise programmes at local leisure centres could be the key to protecting young people suffering early psychosis from the statistical likelihood of an ... 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

Combining exercise and gaming – known as exergaming – can help improve physical and mental fitness in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), scientists have ... More

High intensity workouts such as group cycling could hold the key to minimising the effects of arthritis, according to findings from a pilot study. Arthritis ... More

Leisure operator Serco is to roll out a mentoring programme aimed at tackling chronic inactivity across its sites, following a successful pilot run in partnership ... More

Physical activity may help counter the debilitating physical symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and delay the associated cognitive impairment, researchers have found. The Lerner Research ... More

Botox injections and extensive physiotherapy are being trialled to overcome paralysis of the arm in victims who have suffered a stroke. Researchers from La Trobe ... More

Major lifestyle and wellness interventions appear to have reversed memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease in a small group of patients for the first time, ... More

The brain could potentially be retrained to prefer healthy foods, helping people with weight loss and healthy eating plans, according to a small-scale pilot study ... More

One of the first studies into the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on elderly people has thrown up results suggesting six seconds bursts ... More

Image: The study will examine the impact of exercise The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced that 26 member sites have agreed to participate in ... More

The experience of one woman with multiple sclerosis has helped initiate a pilot study about the effectiveness of vibration training in improving fitness and wellbeing ... More