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Archive for December, 2009
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Essex runners get muddy for charity
Hundreds of well-intentioned runners have got extremely muddy to raise money for charity. Nearly 250 runners took part in this year’s Maldon Mud Race in Essex – one of the dirtiest sporting events in the world. Racers must cross the mouth of the River Blackwater at low tide – a distance of about 500 yards. Organisers say the [...] -
8% fall in child fitness levels
Fitness levels amongst children in the UK are dropping at double the rate of the rest of the world, according to research. The University of Essex found that children’s fitness levels in the UK have fallen at a rate of 8% per decade, regardless of obesity, while around the globe the figure has fallen at 4%. As [...] -
New Year’s Resolutions: How To Get Fit and Stay Fit All Year Long
With the dawning of a New Year, many a New Year’s resolutions pertain to getting fit, dropping pounds, and earning that body you’ve always dreamed of. While 1st January is a great time to wipe the slate clean and a time for new beginnings, the sad truth is that most New Year’s resolutions fall flat [...] -
Call to join up exercise provision
A more co-ordinated approach to get people to exercise more has been called for after it emerged today that one in every five adults did no sport at all last year. Government statistics show that 24% of women and 19% of men did not participate in any physical activity during 2008, including walking. Just 79% of all [...] -
Study: Wii Fit has little effect
A new study carried out by academics at the University of Mississippi has found that Nintendo’s Wii Fit software has “little effect” on improving fitness. In a bid to find out whether daily use of the equipment improves family fitness, researchers gave eight families a console and copies of Wii Fit and tracked their fitness levels [...] -
Cutting TV can help weight loss
A study has found that people who watch less television burn more calories as they are more likely to increase their physical activity. In the experiment, the television viewing times of 20 volunteers were recorded over a week. Their TVs were then fitted with devices which automatically stopped them viewing more than half of the amount [...] -
Yoga charity wins BBC sports prize
A national prize given to community projects that make a difference through sport has been awarded to a Yorkshire charity which teaches people yoga. Yorkshire Yoga has so far brought the discipline to more than 250 people in the region, who may have otherwise found classes difficult. It has been awarded the 2009 BBC Power of Sport [...] -
Dixon gym role is strictly business
Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon has been unveiled as the new face of a series of new dance and exercise courses for health club operator LA Fitness. Dixon has been brought in by the firm to oversee the development of the dance courses which form part of the firm’s plans to launch itself to the [...] -
Mature move’ to celebrate 100 years
Ninety-nine-year-old Georgina Easter from Derby is set to celebrate her 100th birthday later this month in the only way she knows how – with her weekly fix of aerobics. The sprightly soon-to-be centenarian has no intention of slowing down the pace of her exercise regime when she turns 100 later this month – an attitude that [...] -
Running: Is it the best way to lose pounds?
When it comes to getting into shape, losing any extra pounds, or toning up we are often out to get the quickest results from the least of effort. We want that enviable body today and to get that running is often looked to as the best cardio activity as it has the best bang for [...]