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How to watch October’s Orionids meteor shower and contemplate the wonders of the sky
The Orionids meteor shower takes place between October and November. Brian Spencer / Shutterstock Throughout the year, there are different meteor showers that all have different properties and can be more or less easy to spot. During October, it’s time for the Orionids, one of the best known meteor showersContinue Reading
Sports Illustrated Resorts to expand across US with active lifestyle at their core
By Megan Whitby 19 Oct 2023 The first Sports Illustrated Resorts college campus will open in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2025 / Sports Illustrated Resorts Travel + Leisure Co has acquired the rights to the vacation ownership business of Sports Hospitality Ventures The plan is to create a tailored, sports-centricContinue Reading
Nike Strength launches – targets health clubs via wholesale purchase option
By Liz Terry 18 Oct 2023 Paralympian Beatriz Hatz is a brand ambassador for the new Nike Strength line / Nike/Beatriz Hatz Nike, which teased a possible foray into the strength training market six weeks ago, via a soft launch at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the US, has finallyContinue Reading
Jon Williams and Tom Edwards launch nature-inspired Forest House
By Frances Marcellin 15 Oct 2023 Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club in central Watford, Forest House Health and Wellness, with a group of health and fitness specialists. Along with Williams and Edwards, the co-founding members are: Steve Lewis, chairman,Continue Reading
Is AI beyond you? Roster is aiming to plug ‘tech skills’ gaps in the physical activity sector
By Tom Walker 12 Oct 2023 Roster founders Ollie Bell (left), Matt Warner (middle) and Nabil Hadi (right) / Roster A new startup is looking to carve out a market for itself by helping those working in sports and physical activity make better use of emerging technologies Roster isContinue Reading
Los Angeles Rams NFL team signs Xponential as fitness partner
By Tom Walker 12 Oct 2023 The collaboration will present Xponential with the opportunity to offer its fitness concepts, which includes Rumble, to new audiences / Xponential Fitness Xponential has secured a deal to become the official fitness partner of the Los Angeles Rams NFL team The two willContinue Reading
Physical literacy initiative will ‘build a nation that loves to move’
Physical literacy can be developed at all life stages to deepen engagement with exercise / Shutterstock/Jacob Lund More than 100 people from across the academic and sport and physical activity sectors gathered at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 28 September to launch the Physical Literacy Consensus StatementContinue Reading
Disruptions between memory and appetite linked to obesity
By Tom Walker 26 Sep 2023 The research found disrupted connections between memory and appetite-regulation in the Hippocampus are directly proportional to BMI / Shutterstock/Sciepro Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain some disorders associated with obesity. Research from the Perelman SchoolContinue Reading
Mental health now the ‘main motivation for exercise’
By Tom Walker 21 Sep 2023 54 per cent of people said their main motivation for keeping physically active was to help their mental health / Shutterstock.com/WPixz Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in shape. More than half of respondents (54Continue Reading
World Health Organization reports on ‘devastating impact’ of high blood pressure – calls for physical activity to be used as prevention
By Tom Walker 20 Sep 2023 High blood pressure is a killer and WHO is now recommending physical activity as a preventative measure / Shutterstock/Prostock-studio The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the “devastating global impact” of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on theContinue Reading