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Chronic snoring 'may be affecting your golf handicap' - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"Chronic snoring may impair your golf swing, researchers have found after players' handicaps improved by three strokes following treatment. "
Gentle exercise can cut heart disease deaths by 60 per cent - Daily Telegraph 2nd November 2009
"Gentle exercise can cut the danger of early heart disease, Britain’s biggest killer, according to reports of a scientific study. "
Under the microscope: Pete Waterman on contracting shingles while judge of Pop Idol - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"In our health quiz this week, pop music mogul Pete Waterman, 62, talks about his love of chips, his own male menopause and the illness that could have caused him to go blind."
Fitness news: Post-baby exercise prevents bone loss - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"New mothers who are breastfeeding should exercise to prevent bone loss.
Women lose a lot of calcium to their babies, who need the mineral to grow.
But a lack of calcium can lead to a loss of bone density and an increase in the risk of osteoporosis. "
Health workers urged to get on their bikes - Carlisle News & Star 29th October 2009
"HUNDREDS of health workers across Cumbria will be guaranteed changing rooms and somewhere to lock their bikes as part of a new Government drive to boost cycling."
Two wheels are better than four - The Bolton News 30th October 2009
"NHS BOLTON, the borough’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), has “saddled up” to a new initiative to promote two wheels rather than four.
The NHS Trust is among more than 70 North West major employers pledging to implement a new “Cycle to Work” guarantee. "
Liverpool’s Active Age Centre faces closure - Liverpool Echo 29th October 2009
"A CENTRE, which provides a “vital lifeline” to Liverpool’s older people, will close next month if funding is not found.
Liverpool PCT have not given the Active Age Centre in Clubmoor any cash since April."
Tai Chi 'can ease the pain of arthritis' - Daily Telegraph 29th October 2009
"Practising the ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi can significantly ease the pain of arthritis, a new study suggests. "
Dieting 'keeps diabetes at bay' - BBC Health News 29th October 2009
"A period of careful eating and regular exercise can stave off diabetes for a decade, a study suggests.
US researchers followed up nearly 3,000 overweight people who had taken part in a three year diabetes prevention programme."
Leisure centres 'sell fatty foods to children trying to be healthy' - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"A lack of regulation allows leisure centres to sell children unhealthy foods that have been banned from schools and children's television adverts, a report has warned. "
Under the microscope: Joe Calzaghe on battling meningitis and why Strictly gave him more sleepless nights that boxing - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"Joe Calzaghe, 37, is a former boxer from Wales who retired undefeated earlier this year after a 16-year professional career. He partnered Kristina Rihanoff in this year's Strictly Come Dancing competition on BBC1 before being voted off two weeks ago. Here he reveals his battles with weight and meningitis..."
Leisure centre 'junk food' alert - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"Vending machines stocked with unhealthy snacks in leisure centres run the risk of fuelling childhood obesity, warn experts.
Crisps and chocolate are on sale where children exercise despite being banned from schools and children's TV, the British Heart Foundation found. "
Exercising with a friend 'helps to lose more weight' - Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"Exercising with a friend is better than going to the gym alone because the competition helps people lose weight, according to a new study. "
Computer fitness gets approval - BBC Health News 26th October 2009
"The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus is the first computer game to win approval from the Department of Health.
It will now carry logos from the Change4Life campaign, which aims to get people interested in exercise and healthy eating. "
NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit video game- The Sunday Telegraph 25th October 2009
"The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus has become the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health."
£11 million spent studying public fitness levels - The Times 23rd October 2009
"Discovering fitness levels among the population in England is proving an expensive business — £11 million and counting, in fact. That is the cost to the public purse of three national opinion polls asking adults which sports they played and how often. "
On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling from Copenhagen - The Independent on Sunday 18th October 2009
"If the world's grandees pay close attention when they land in Copenhagen for December's UN climate-change conference, they might just find the eco solutions they need under their feet, says Robin Barton"
Complaint as Carlisle gym left out of NHS health project - Carlisle News & Star 17th October 2009
"Two sisters who run a women-only gym in Carlisle say they are being unfairly left out of a scheme to help more people battle illness through exercise."
Schoolboy dies after football asthma attack - Daily Telegraph 17th October 2009
"A 12-year-old boy, William Magowan, collapsed and died while playing football at the preparatory department of Stonyhurst College, in Lancashire. "
Ten-week programme has got Warrington’s younger generation on the MEND - Warrington Guardian 15th October 2009
"SPEAKING to nine-year-old Abigail Morley it is clear that she relishes the chance to make a real change to her life and adores a new programme that is helping her lose weight and eat healthily.
Abigail, from Padgate, is taking a 10-week class called MEND that teaches children and their parents about nutrition and exercise. "
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