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  • With recent reports marking Britain as the third laziest country in Europe, London fitness instructors team-up with Fitness Unleashed™ – to take on the challenge to shape up Brits. Britain being named as the third slothful country in Europe has inspired Fitness Unleashed™ to bring more energy to Brits- through mass fun exercise events across…

  • Cancer Charity’s concern over Olympic partners: World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has joined the growing chorus voicing concern over the links between London 2012 and companies such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Cadbury. The cancer prevention charity fears the marketing of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt at the Olympics will associate these…

  • The FHT is proud to share some of our members’ involvement in the Olympics and Paralympics… At our recent FHT 50th anniversary training congress and exhibition, we were delighted that some of our members came forward to tell us about their involvement with the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, from an Olympic torchbearer, to sports therapists…

  • Workshops tackling Alzheimer’s disease take a holistic approach in Ireland: It aims to provides a dedicated, calm environment with a range of therapies, supports, activities and treatments to counter the effects of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and allows sufferers to explore their own potential, express their experiences, fears and joys. All those involved in the…

  • Latest CEPEC Newsletter for beauty therapists

    Latest CEPEC Newsletter for beauty therapists

  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf<!– BBC News reports on the link between salty foods and stomach cancer: Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals may reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). It wants people to eat less salt and for the content of food to…

  • More on meditation from The Huffington Post: Who knew meditation could be so handy during cold and flu season? A small new study finds that mindfulness meditation and moderate exercise seem to have protective effects against cold and flu, with people who engage in the practices having less severe, shorter and fewer symptoms of acute…

  • BBC News, Tayside and Central Scotland reports: Researchers at the University of Stirling are to study the effects of meditation on the stress levels of trainee nurses. The research, beginning in August, will involve student nurses undergoing a stress test and then carrying out four weeks of meditation training.  The participants will then take another stress…

  • A three-year study by PhD researcher Jenny Jones, from the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Stirling, and Professor Steve Leslie, a cardiologist from the Cardiac Unit at Raigmore Hospital, looked at the effects of reflexology in both healthy volunteers and patients with cardiac disease. The results of this double-blind randomised controlled trial…

  • If you missed BBC One’s ‘The Truth About Sports Products’, you can watch it here With exclusive access to the findings from a unique study by the British Medical Journal and Oxford University, reporter Shelley Jofre tests the science behind the bold advertising claims made by some of sport’s biggest brands.

  • NHS recommendations on energy drinks: Many people turn to energy drinks such as Red Bull and Lucozade Energy for a quick boost. Energy drinks are loaded with sugar and caffeine (sometimes more than twice the caffeine in a can of cola) so they’ll certainly give you a temporary energy jolt. But the boost is short-lived…

  • Tune in to BBC One’s ‘The Truth About Sports Products’, tomorrow at 8pm. As many of us try to get fitter in this Olympic summer, Panorama investigates the sports products that promise to boost your performance. Are those pricey trainers worth the money? Can sports drinks really help you work out for longer? Are protein…