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Research by the University of Sydney is the first to objectively measure whether daily steps are able to offset the health risks of sedentary behaviour. ... More

While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks ... More

Researchers are claiming to have provided the first scientific proof of how many steps a person needs to take each day, in order to significantly ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways ... More

The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it wants to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has ... More

Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the impact of this on healthcare services is costing billions, according ... More

A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022, has revealed that physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030 ... More

Researchers at Harvard have found the optimal amount of exercise is between 150 and 600 minutes a week, with no harm done by intensity, but ... More

According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, a third of children and almost two-thirds of adults in ... More

Spending just 30-60 minutes a week on muscle strengthening exercises can significantly reduce the risk of dying prematurely from all causes. A new global analysis ... More

More than 110,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year in the US if adults over the age of 40 added just 10 minutes of ... More

Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher levels of antibodies after receiving a vaccine, when compared to those who are ... More

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London is collaborating with Echelon Health to offer guests a comprehensive personal health assessment using state-of-the-art medical screening technology. Founded ... More

Dr Vivek Murthy, the 19th US Surgeon General, spoke to attendees of the Global Wellness Summit yesterday (10 November) about the importance of addressing loneliness ... More

A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing crisis" – improving the nation's health. That's the message from ... More

A new report has found that the “Superblocks” model of city planning used in Barcelona could save lives and increase life expectancy in the city ... 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

The number of people dying prematurely from heart attacks and strokes in the UK has risen for the first time in 50 years. Research by ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that it will help "secure the future of the health service", ... More

A US physical activity task force has published a white paper detailing an 18-year strategy to integrate exercise into the country's healthcare. Formed two years ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has committed to eliminating preventable disease with a programme called Wellness Moonshot, which was announced today (9 October 2017) at ... 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

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health ... More