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PHE unveils weight loss programme audit tool
The tool can produce 25-year forecasts EuropeActive aims to almost double health club membership in Europe by 2025
UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of Europe’s fitness sector, with 2013 revenues that place them first and second respectively among the continent’s top gym operators. This was one of the main findings of a report
on current trends in the European health and fitness market, published by EuropeActive – formerly known as the European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA) – in co-operation with researchers from Deloitte. Virgin Active, part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, was named as the market leader in Europe, generating total revenues of £437m
in 2013, followed by David Lloyd Leisure in a distant second with revenues of £327m. In terms of membership, Germany-based budget operator McFit led the rankings as 1.2 million people exercised in its 200 clubs. The report predicts budget gyms to be the biggest drivers of growth in 2014, identifying countries such as Turkey and Poland to lead expansion with expected growth rates of 20 per cent. EuropeActive aims to almost double Europe’s
health club members by 2025 and reiterated the importance of a unified sector in improving wellbeing across the continent (see p80). Details:
http://lei.sr?a=H9P5C
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new Weight Management Economic Assessment Tool for health professionals. The new feature is designed to help local authorities assess the financial benefit of adult weight management programmes to prevent and reduce obesity. Local authorities can now compare the cost of a programme against potential future healthcare savings, as they bid to achieve a decline in obesity rates by 2020. The tool estimates the health impact
of weight loss in any group of adults who have participated in a programme. The tool allows users to enter their own local data, which can then be used to produce forecasts for up to 25 years. Professor John Newton of PHE said the tool will give a good idea of policy cause and effect. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=h4Z6K
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