Useful fitness links

The British Acupuncture Council, the UK's largest professional body for the practice of acupuncture, fully supports NICE's (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) decision that acupuncture be made available on the NHS for chronic lower back pain.

The Massage Therapy UK website provides information and descriptions of the main massage and holistic associated therapies, including advice and guidelines. Our aim is to promote awareness and increase understanding of the many holistic treatments available.

The Association & Register of Colon Hydrotherapists (formerly the Colonic International Association) was founded in 1987 by Dr. Milo Siewert as a professional association of qualified therapists graduating from his courses at the National College of Holistic Medicine. In 1990, it became a mutual association, independent of any teaching colleges, and adopted the aims and objectives still in force at this time.

We are the fitness industry’s trade body and a respected government delivery partner. We have one simple aim: more people | more active | more often. Being more active is not just about going to a gym. It’s about: Walking instead of driving or getting a bus, Taking the stairs instead of the lift if you’re travelling one or two floors, Walking briskly instead of dawdling, A mindset and about developing your own ‘active habits’.

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has been set up to help safeguard and to promote the health and interests of people who are using the services of exercise and fitness instructors, teachers and trainers. The Register uses a process of self-regulation that recognises industry-based qualifications, practical competency, and requires exercise professionals to work within a Code of Ethical Practice. Members of the Register are given a card and registration certificate to prove their qualification and membership. Also known as the Exercise Register it operates in the UK and across the world to recognise personal achievement and competencies of qualified exercise professionals.

National Register Of Personal Trainers:The NRPT is the UK's leading online and offline directory providing information about qualified and insured UK personal trainers. We are the only referral company to be working with the Government-backed Register of Exercise Professionals and we are the only directory that carefully vets it's members and requires them to submit official documents to prove their qualifications and experience.

The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) has designed the community health profiles tool to provide health information about local communities for local communities. Its data provides a set of indicators that give a comprehensive picture of health in each local authority area.

Informed Health Online is an independent and objective organisation that provides general, evidence-based health information in a simple and concise format. Health topics can be viewed alphabetically or by subject area, and there are a number of articles supplemented with video content.