Former Spice Girl takes on new role as international fitness ambassador
1st February 10
Exercise and Industry
1. Former Spice Girl takes on new role as international fitness ambassador – The Independent
International Fitness Week was created by Fitness First, an international fitness club, with a range of partners including Fitness Industry Association (FIA), British Olympic Association with Mel B, former Spice Girl, as the week’s international fitness ambassador.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/former-spice-girl-takes-on-new-role-as-international-fitness-ambassador-1883288.html
Health and Lifestyle
1. FIA Quoted: Exercise is key to beating depression – Kent News
A leading health professional is calling on doctors to prescribe exercise rather than drugs for patients suffering from depression. John Searle – Chief Medical Officer of the Fitness Industry Association – says GPs need to be better educated about the benefits of personal trainers and fitness instructors who are available for free on the NHS.
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/_Exercise-is-key-to-beating-depression_-newsinkent32296.aspx
2. Daily exercise? No, we're too busy, say Britons as two out of three fail to get 30 minutes a day –
Daily Mail
Two out of three Britons don’t get the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity a day, research has revealed. Nearly half of adults (44 per cent) are simply ‘too busy’ to exercise, says the survey of 2,000 by the British Heart Foundation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1247610/Daily-exercise-No-busy-say-Britons.html
3. Fat parents to blame for childhood obesity epidemic by over-feeding under-fives, study finds – The Telegraph
Overweight parents who simply feed their children too much at a young age are to largely blame for Britain’s childhood obesity crisis, a report will warn this week. The study claims that the Government may be misguided in its policy of trying to tackle the problem through expensive projects aimed at persuading children in primary school to eat healthily and exercise more.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7103587/Fat-parents-to-blame-for-childhood-obesity-epidemic-by-over-feeding-under-fives-study-finds.html