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A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform to support its growth and development. The formation of the ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has launched a new programme to help educators introduce young school kids to the importance and practice of physical and ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is preparing to host a Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium on 28 September 2021. The conference will take a ... More

The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts to improve the nation's physical and mental health. Tasked with ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has appointed Rick Stollmeyer, wellness entrepreneur, co-founder of Mindbody and author, to its advisory board. During his two decades at ... 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

Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The ... More

In some of the latest wellness-focused webinars, spa operators were privy to medical advice from the 17th US Surgeon General and gained insights from owners ... More

More than £346m in "wasted" childcare funding should be used to get children more active and fight the growing epidemic of health issues among the ... More

Dr Richard Carmona – the 17th surgeon general of the United States and chief of health innovation for wellness destination Canyon Ranch – received the ... More

The NHS in Wales spent £35m (US$46.2m, €39.1m) treating preventable diseases caused by physical inactivity in one year, according to the latest analysis. A breakdown ... 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

Former US president Bill Clinton and former first lady Michelle Obama are to make keynote appearances at this year’s Partnership for a Healthier America Summit. ... More

A series of practical policy interventions to tackle physical inactivity could prevent nearly 12,000 deaths by 2025, according to a new report. Researchers have found ... More

Hot on the heels of the epic FA cup semi-finals, Wembley Stadium was the setting for yet another battle on Monday 20 April – this ... More