UPDATE
2012 FLAME Awards winners announced
The winners of the FIA and Matrix FLAME Awards for 2012 were announced at the Ball of Fire on 27 June – the finale of the FLAME Conference. An audience of 800 delegates spanning the UK health and fitness sector attended the awards ceremony, which was held at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International. Everyone Active picked up three prizes
this year: Leisure Centre Operator of the Year and Spark of Innovation (Operator), as well as Centre of the Year for Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre.
Primary school children across the UK are in ‘urgent need’ of increased physical activity levels in order to prevent serious health problems in later life, according to a new study. The joint research – carried out by the
Universities of Strathclyde and Newcastle – found that many children under the age of 10 are only physically active for around 20 minutes a day. It also suggests that young girls exercise much less than boys. Published in the PLoS ONE online journal,
the new study was based on research which monitored more than 500 children aged between eight and 10 years. Each child was given a pedometer to
measure physical activity levels over a week- long period. The body mass index (BMI) of each child was also recorded. In most cases, the exercise levels were well short of the recommended 60 minutes a day. The report also found a direct link between a
lack of physical activity and childhood obesity. It stated: “Increased BMI was associated with greater percentage of time spent in sedentary
The new gym was part-funded by Sport England
New fitness facilities for Bolton leisure centre
A new health and fitness space is among the facilities to be unveiled at Bolton’s Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre, following a £650,000 refurbishment. The fitness area has been doubled in
size and now offers more than 60 pieces of Life Fitness cardiovascular and resistance equipment, as well as free weights. New changing rooms, a fully-equipped
disabled changing space and a new entrance also featured as part of the project, which was part-funded by Sport England. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=O7J5h
WLCT launches temporary fitness facility in Selby
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) has opened temporary fitness facilities in Selby, North Yorkshire, following a fire at the town’s Abbey Leisure Centre earlier this year. The new Profiles Health and Fitness
Centre includes a 400sq m (4,306sq ft) gym and 80sq m (861sq ft) dance studio, and is housed at a former bingo club on Portholme Crescent. Technogym has provided 85 pieces of equipment for the gym, while a programme of fitness classes will also be offered. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=A9R5j
12 The study found kids are not getting enough exercise
behaviour and with reduced total physical activity. Children who spent more time in out- of-school sports clubs had lower percentages of time spent in sedentary behaviour.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=p0s4I
‘More should be done’ to promote exercise
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to place more emphasis on preventative healthcare through increasing physical activity levels in the UK. Publishing its report on sport and exercise
science and medicine on 18 July, the committee bemoaned a lack of awareness and appropriate training for health professionals of the benefits of exercise-based treatments. It also cited a recent survey of 48 London GP practices, which found that none were aware of the latest Physical Activity Guidelines. The committee called the result a “missed
opportunity” in the run-up to the Olympic Games. It also heavily criticised the coalition government for a “lack of joined-up thinking” on the Olympic health legacy and singled out sport minister Hugh Robertson for admitting he was interested “only in increasing participation in sport, not using sport to improve the nation’s health”.
Hugh Robertson is heavily criticised in the report According to the report, it is “remarkable”
that DCMS (the Department for Culture Media and Sport) is not concerned with the health benefits of sport and it urges the government to deliver “a consistent approach to health, physical activity and sport”.
DLL launches online membership rewards scheme
David Lloyd Leisure has launched its new online rewards scheme for customers who have retained memberships for at least two years. DL Rewards features unique membership
cards, which offer discounts on food and beverage, as well as free guest passes – both
Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
of which increase based on the length of an individual’s continuous membership. The scheme’s three tiers start with
completion of two (bronze), four (silver) and six (gold) years of continuous gym membership. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=v3E8t
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NEWS Kids in ‘urgent need’ of exercise
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