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tomwalker@leisuremedia.com exercise ‘key’ to cancer patients
A report by Macmillan Cancer Support has claimed that a lack of physical activity may be putting around 1.6 million cancer survivors at risk of long-term health issues. Move More found that
breast cancer patients’ risk of recurrence and of dying from the disease can be reduced by up to 40 per cent through ‘recommended’ amounts of exercise – 150 minutes of moderate activity a week T e risk of prostate cancer
suff erers dying from the illness can be cut by 30 per cent with the recommended amount of physical activity, while the risk for bowel cancer patients can be cut by up to half with ‘signifi cant’ levels of physical activity – around six hours of moderate intensity activity a week. T e fourth fi nding was that all cancer suff erers can reduce the risks of side-eff ects – such as
Exercise can help cancer patients reduce the risk of dying or recurrence
fatigue, depression and heart disease – by doing the recommended amount of exercise. Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive
Ciaran Devane says: “Cancer patients would be shocked if they knew just how much of a benefi t physical activity could have on their recovery and long-term health.”
‘nudging’ unlikely to promote active lives
A new report from the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee has called for new measures to be implemented in order to encourage lifestyle changes. Behaviour Change said that
isolated “nudging” is unlikely to be successful in promoting a healthier lifestyle (see also HCM Feb 11, p3), and that social issues also had to be taken into account to bring about behavioural change. T is report follows a year-
long probe into how the government might change the behaviour of individuals. The committee has now called for new
‘Nudging’ is unlikely to encourage people to alter unhealthy lifestyles In the Lords’ report, it was also found
measures – including some regulatory – to drive the behavioural and lifestyle changes needed to combat some of the UK’s social problems.
that current voluntary arrangements with businesses – with regards to public health – have major flaws and should be dropped in favour of regulation.
rebranding for stockport trust
North-west England-based Stockport Sports Trust has confi rmed that it is to be renamed Life Leisure as part of the organisation’s wider strategy for future growth. T e new brand is expected to launch on 1 October when the trust takes over management
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of Stockport’s Grand Central Pools from current operator Serco Leisure. Andrea Pankiw, the trust’s business
development manager, says: “We are now in a position to potentially move our model into facilities nationwide.”
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