23 January 2012, 13:52
Active IQ has launched a new qualification to up-skill health and fitness professionals to help them achieve practitioner status.
The Active IQ Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (QCF) is available at Levels 3 and 4 and is designed to prepare individuals for teaching in a wide range of contexts.
The qualification has been endorsed by the Institute for Learning (IFL) and appears on its ITT/E Qualifications Register.
Learners must be 19 years of age or older and be looking to start a teaching career in the lifelong learning sector.
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12 August 2011, 09:45
As August kicks in and we fall between academic terms what better time to reflect on what has happened over the past year and tell you, our fantastic readers, which posts have been the most popular and also let you catch up on some stories and topics you may have missed.
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5 July 2011, 10:00
Most people understand the importance of good health, but many are unsure as to how to achieve and maintain it through the years as your body and lifestyle change, making physical activity and correct nutrition more difficult to achieve.
The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most-respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created the ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness & Health in order to strip away common fads, myths and misconceptions and provide you with the latest research, sound advice and age-specific recommendations that you can trust.
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21 June 2011, 01:00
Human Kinetics has organized a rolling programme of free, online webinars which will address a variety of topics and resources relating to sports, coaching, health, fitness, nutrition, training, physical education, recreation and more.
From the comfort of your home or office, you have access to these live Web-based presentations conducted by leading minds in their respective areas of expertise.
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11 January 2011, 12:09
Innovation in Physical Activity
The NWHPAF Annual Conference 2011
The Westleigh Conference Centre, Preston
Thursday, 10th. February 2011
The North West Health and Physical Activity Forum (NWHPAF) is a voluntary group of individuals with a common goal of promoting good practice in the area of health and physical activity.
Delegates to this year’s Conference will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Costas Karageorghis, author of Inside Sport Psychology
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7 December 2010, 12:13
As the winter freeze continues to bring ice and snow to many parts, this is an opportune time to remind people how cold weather can affect the heart, especially for those with cardiovascular disease, say the American Heart Association (AHA).
If you are outdoors in cold weather, you should avoid sudden exertion, like lifting a heavy shovel full of snow, say the AHA, who warn that even walking through snow, especially heavy snow and snow drifts, can strain the heart.
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19 October 2010, 10:49
Leading a healthy lifestyle can help women reduce their risk of breast cancer even if they have a family history of the disease, it has been claimed.
According to Dr Robert E Gramling, lead author of a new study published online by the journal Breast Cancer Research, many women who have a close relative with breast cancer fear their risk for the disease will remain high no matter what they do.
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29 September 2010, 11:01
Jane Johnson, author of bestseller Soft Tissue Release and newly published, Deep Tissue Massage, is to present a number of workshops at the forthcoming complimentary health event camexpo at London’s Earls Court on 23rd – 24th October 2010.
Jane’s workshops will cover a number of topics including soft tissue release and clinical tips and tricks on the back and shoulder and are likely to prove extremely popular.
Places are limited and the event organisers advise early booking to avoid disappointment.
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18 May 2010, 09:57
Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. According to new research, baby swimmers not only have better balance but they are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers.
What’s more, this difference persists when babies who have been taught to swim still outperform their peers when they are five years old.
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8 February 2010, 15:37
Researchers have found evidence that a low-carbohydrate diet appears to be more effective in reducing blood pressure than a combination of the weight-loss drug orlistat and a low-fat diet, whilst providing a similar substantial weight loss.
Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centre and Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina, examined body weight, metabolic and adverse effects in obese or overweight outpatients ages 18 to 70 who were randomly assigned to one therapy or the other for 48 weeks.
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