Grant helps NHS buy fitness equipment for patients

A grant of £11,000 has funded new fitness equipment, helping patients at mental health wards across Leicestershire to ...

Five health challenges experts say make a difference – and none are Dry January

Not getting enough sleep can be dangerous for your health. A long-term lack of sleep raises your risk for obesity, diabetes, ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

The Daily Mile and children’s physical activity, mental health and educational performance: a quasi-experimental study in Greater London primary schools

Objectives To examine associations between The Daily Mile, a school-based active mile intervention, and pupils’ physical ...

England's loneliest places mapped as one Yorkshire city among most desperate for connection

The loneliest place in Yorkshire was Hull, in East Yorkshire, where 10.4 per cent of people said they were "often or always" ...
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The Blue Balls cold-water swimming group in Cornwall

The Blue Balls are a nomadic group of cold-water swimmers that can be regularly seen taking a dip on beaches all over Cornwall - recognisable thanks to their bright, blue swim shorts and trunks.

Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away

The new year starts for many by making resolutions to live healthier lives. This can mean getting fitter by joining a gym, ...