Exercise and Industry
1. Studies have found that a daily bout of hard exercise can
drastically cut your risk of cancer
Men’s Health
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found
doing 30 minutes of intense exercise a day reduces your cancer risk by an
average of 50%.
2. Britons believe Games
will boost country’s morale
Fitpro
However,
the public were more sceptical regarding health and fitness, highlighting how
much work remains to be done on the Games’ legacy. Just a quarter of
respondents think that London 2012 will help promote grassroots sport and only
20% believe that London 2012 could help improve the health of Britain.
3. £1m more funding for London facilities
Sports Management
London
mayor Boris Johnson has announced that 20 projects at sports clubs, playing
fields and recreation grounds across the capital are to benefit from a further
£1m of funding.
4. Doctor’s orders for
top fitness
Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, which runs Royal Preston and Chorley and
South Ribble Hospitals, has invested more than £40,000 in cardiopulmonary
exercise testing equipment as part of its new ‘fitness for surgery’ initiative.
5. 12 health benefits of
running
Zest magazine
A
dozen health reasons for running should be enough to get even the most
reluctant runner out on the road.
Health & Lifestyle
1.
Early intervention to tackle obesity saves pounds
Guardian
Voluntary
sector groups like ours, that help people to get fit, come off drugs, and
improve their mental health can save the NHS millions, says Healthworks manager
Tim Woolliscroft.
2.
Harnessing the power of the mind to overcome obesity
The Independent
To
date, behavioural change programmes have tended to focus on diet and exercise
without addressing the fact that some patients have deep-seated emotional
issues leading to entrenched beliefs.
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