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Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 ... More

Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released an app called Gen Move ... More

People should concentrate on exercise and staying fit – rather than dieting and weight loss – when it comes to cutting the risks of living ... More

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort has partnered with anti-ageing and medical wellness centre the biostation to launch a new functional medicine practice at the resort’s 70,000sq ... More

What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during lockdowns? Could more people be suffering worse symptoms – or ... More

Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North. McKinnell – ... More

Research has suggested that some of the benefits of aerobic exercise may be reduced by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels – a condition known as hyperglycemia. ... More

School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in the US, according to public health scientists at Columbia University's ... More

Exercise has been shown to have a positive impact on people's mental health, but is the health club sector doing the most it can, both ... More

People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National ... More

Rudding Park in Harrowgate, UK has opened a Sunlight Therapy Room in its Roof Top Spa to help reduce the effects of seasonal affective disorder ... More

The link between a sound body and a sound mind has been demonstrated by scientists in a groundbreaking new study on the impact of exercise. ... More

Nearly three-quarters of office workers believe there is a negative relationship between sitting down all day at work and their health, according to a new ... More

The newly opened Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort in Greece has partnered with Amanda Hamilton, an early figure in the juicing and detox movement and a ... 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

‘Eating on the go’ while trying to lose weight could prove counter-productive, with a new study finding that it leads to eating bigger portions later ... More

Dutch researchers are suggesting that sleep pattern disruption is a cause of breast cancer development, weight gain and other metabolic problems. In the study, published ... More

Exercising for twice the recommended weekly amount is likely to help reduce the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women, scientists have said. According to ... More

Obesity and depression are underlying causes for regular excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) – not just a lack of sleep, according to a study by Penn ... More

Some people who are obese may have to work harder to lose weight due to metabolic differences, according to a recent study by researchers at ... More

Relocating to a deprived neighbourhood with a poor socioeconomic status can increase the risk of developing obesity, according to a recent study carried out by ... More

MyFitnessPal, the health and fitness tracking app which boasts 85 million users, has today (5 May) launched a new upgrade aimed at helping fitness enthusiasts ... More

There is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family stressors and children becoming obese by the time they turn 18 years ... More

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines on sugar consumption that say adults and children from most countries in the world should roughly ... More

Fitness First Middle East (FFME) has launched a new nutrition service for both members and non-members. Nutrition by Fitness First draws on the expertise of ... More