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£47bn cost of obesity is a bigger economic burden than terror
Obesity costs the economy almost £47 billion a year, more than war, armed violence and terrorism, according to a new report.
Experts brand exercise guides a bit of a stretch
Physical activity guidelines are too ambitious for many people and should be toned down, experts have suggested.
Active Movement and Jubilee Hall Gym
Active Movement are delighted to work with Jubilee Hall Gym in developing the Active Movement gym membership.
One in six deaths ‘is caused by laziness’
Britain’s couch potato lifestyle contributes to as many deaths as smoking and threatens to bankrupt public services, health chiefs warned yesterday.
What a sedentary life is doing to your health
If you squeeze a gym session into your lunch hour or run home from work, you might think you deserve to put your feet up in the evening. After all, a daily workout is commendable and what health experts push as the ultimate route to wellness for us all.
Nicola Adams reveals the pain that preceded gain in Glasgow
Nicola Adams has disclosed that she boxed her way to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last summer virtually one-handed after suffering a serious shoulder injury.
Dr Mike Loosemore in Hospital Services magazine
Dr Mike Loosemore appears in this month’s Hospital Services. He talks about his desire to medicalise physical activity as both a preventative intervention and treatment of disease.
Dr. Mike Loosemore on the Today Programme
Dr Mike Loosemore of University College Hospital says low-level physical exercise like standing up at work will improve health.
Dr Mike Loosemore talks about education and well-being
Dr Loosemore appears on BBC Radio 5live to talk about the poor health and high levels of obesity amongst schoolchildren.
Media Round-up
Sedentary behaviour, inactivity and their disastrous effect on our bodies have been making the news again.