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Make cycling a part of daily life to combat obesity urges NICE

‘Weight gain in adulthood is not inevitable’

Wed, Mar 18, 2015 11:58
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Campaigners call for cycling cash as study finds inactivity twice as deadly as obesity

Campaigners urge government to invest in safe ccyling infrastructure

Thu, Jan 15, 2015 16:01
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Weight Training – licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Eric Astrauskas

MAMILs – want to look better in Lycra? Start pumping iron!

Researchers at Harvard say mix of weight training and aerobic exercise best for avoiding middle-age spread

Tue, Dec 23, 2014 13:14
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Get people on bikes to combat obesity says new report

Calls for government to ‘disincentivise’ driving

Sat, Nov 22, 2014 17:21
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London 2012 Olympic Stadium (copyright Simon MacMichael)

How active are people where you live? Report ranks local authorities by residents’ activity levels

Olympic borough, Newham ranked least active place in England but across London Richmond is the most active

Thu, Nov 13, 2014 18:51
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Chris Boardman at the Get Britain Cycling Inquiry

Chris Boardman calls for free bikes on the NHS

"If people want to ride bikes, get everything out of their way and we’re all going to benefit."

Tue, Oct 07, 2014 12:08
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Dave Brailsford faces the press, Paris, October 2012 (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Sir Dave Brailsford’s dream? To win Tour de France with a French rider

Could Romain Bardet be man to bring yellow jersey home? Sky boss also says cycling can tackle GB obesity epidemic

Mon, Jul 07, 2014 13:17
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Chris Boardman being interviewed

Chris Boardman welcomes report on inactivity epidemic – but bashes government’s inactivity on cycling

"How many reports do we need?" asks British Cycling policy guru

Tue, Apr 08, 2014 13:19
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Pont-y-Werin bridge Cardiff

Prioritise walking and cycling to halt UK’s inactivity epidemic, urges Parliamentary commission

All-Party Commission on Physical Activity's report calls on party leaders to draw up National Action Plan to tackle crisis

Tue, Apr 08, 2014 11:00
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