October 2014 - Healthy Performance

People with mental health issues to be offered a sports programme

October 20, 2014 by healthyperfdev

A new scheme which is being launched by the charity Mind with funding from Sport England is aiming to help 75,000 people with mental health problems. The £2million project will use sport to assist and improve the lives of people with mental health issues and they will be offered help to join sports clubs, take … Read more

Sugar warnings encourage healthier choices

October 17, 2014 by healthyperfdev

Some new research out of the US suggests that using signs to warning shoppers how much exercise they need to do to burn off calories in sugary drinks can encourage healthier choices. A study of teenagers’ purchasing habits found they bought fewer sugary drinks and more water when the signs were up. For six weeks, … Read more