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WHO and IOC: work toget...

22nd July, 2010
In a memorandum of understanding, signed on 21 July 2010, the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organisation have agreed to work at international and country level to promote physical activity and policies that help people reduce their risk of NCDs. IOC President Jacques...
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Health benefits of cycl...

03rd July, 2010
In 2005 the European Union outlined a vital area of action on chronic disease prevention: ‘addressing the obesogenic environment to stimulate physical activity.’ A key feature of an obesogenic environment is that it fosters low levels of physical activity, and urban areas are...
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Men’s Health Week 201...

15th June, 2010
Men’s Health Week 2010 this year takes place during the early stages of the World Cup in South Africa. Kicking off on 14 June and running until 20 June 20, the central focus is on increasing physical activity levels to tie in the UK government’s hope to get 2 million more...
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ProActive activity prom...

01st May, 2010
A study was conducted by Rebecca Simmons et al. to identify predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort to improve understanding of factors influencing change in physical activity. ProActive is a physical activity promotion...
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‘Time-bomb’ of chro...

10th April, 2010
The World Health Organisation has warned that the adoption of unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary urban lifestyles with no regular physical exercise will see non-communicable diseases such a hypertension, obesity and diabetes emerge as the major killers ahead of HIV/AIDS and malaria...
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Active Cities, Healthy ...

29th March, 2010
Next week is the annual World Day for Physical Activity, to be held around 6 April (3 to 11 April). This year, the central theme is Active Cities, Healthy Life!, and the organisers are encouraging organisations to register for a Walking Parade and help to publicise the event: A description...
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USA: inadequate action ...

05th March, 2010
Adults with prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) can delay or prevent developing diabetes through modest weight loss and increased physical activity. However, a study published in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half...
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Dangers of sedentary li...

12th January, 2010
According to researchers from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, each hour per day spent sitting out in front of television increases the risk of early death by up to 18 per cent. Even healthy people who exercise increase the chances of premature death from heart...
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England’s inactiv...

23rd December, 2009
Schoolchildren in England are less fit than their counterparts 10 years ago, researchers say – and fitness levels are declining faster in the United Kingdom than in other countries. The figures come from fitness tests done by hundreds of schoolchildren from Essex. A good level...
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NYC bike access...

10th December, 2009
A new bike access law has taken effect in New York City, requiring employers to allow employees to use elevators to bring their bicycles inside to store them. This law was passed to encourage bike commuting by eliminating theft of bikes parked on the street. Encouraging physical forms...
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