“Fat taxes” would have to increase the price of unhealthy food and drinks by as much as 20% in order to cut consumption by enough to reduce obesity and other diet-related diseases, experts have said. Such levies should be accompanied by subsidies on healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables to help encourage a significant [...]
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Sat 5th May 7:30pm The ELO Experience 2012 A “Tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra” The ELO Experience perform their greatest hits, taking audiences back to the days when these amazing songs were first heard. Two hours of nostalgia with this amazing 7 piece band. All seats £17.00 ————————————————————————————- Sat 12th May [...]
Date Event Location Time Sat/Sun Fears Foes & Faeries Exhibition Scarborough Art Gallery 10:00 – 17:00 Sat/Sun Festival of Speed Hill Climb Oliver’s Mount Check www.auto66.com Sat/Sun Titanic – A Centenary Exhibition Scarborough Maritime Centre 11:00-16:00 Sat/Sun Marc Chagall Exhibition Woodend Creative Workspace 09:00-17:00 Sat Guinness Book Record attempts North Bay Miniature Railway 16:30 Sat [...]
1. Call to action for World Physical Activity Day 6th April 2012: Help patients get active! BMJ Group World Physical Activity Day on the 6th April 2012 is an opportunity for sports and exercise professionals to lead the way on global exercise advice. Every health professional should give exercise advice to patients and the public. [...]
1. Grab a coffee after the gym? Study finds caffeine and exercise ‘work together to ward off skin cancer’ Express Caffeine and exercise may work together to ward off skin cancer, research suggests. An early study found the combination reduced the number of skin tumours in cancer-prone mice by 62 per cent. Daily Mail 2. [...]
1. Last chance to attend world-leading events Fitpro News From 19-22 April, FIA’s FIBO event will be held in Essen, Germany. The event includes a networking dinner on 19 April and a fitness, wellness and health tradeshow. Bookings for this event close on 4 April. To book your free place at FIBO, email Georgia@fia.org.uk Fitpro [...]
BREAKING NEWS Planning permission has been granted for the creation of 5 wind turbines to be erected on the Crown Spa Hotel roof. Recently plans were thrown out due to the non-atheistically pleasing design, after a few design modifications the new turbine design has now been passed. Scarborough Borough Council planning representative J. King [...]
1. Half of all Brits are unhappy with work-life balance, ONS says Telegraph The ONS found that just over half of all adults – 54 per cent – participate in sport at least once a month, however the activities they do vary greatly. One in seven people visit the gym, while one in ten get [...]
1. Weight loss, exercise improve mobility in diabetes Reuters Losing weight and improving fitness may ward off some of the mobility problems that older overweight people with type 2 diabetes often face, according to a new study. Reuters 2. Get the best of cross trainers Evening Standard The elliptical (cross-trainer) machine was introduced into the [...]