Wednesday 08 September
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Monday, 23 August, 2010 - 17:43
YMCA members from around the world are being invited to take part in a YMCA World Record attempt in basketball.
Through their local YMCA, participants from around the globe have an opportunity to shoot hoops at the same time on the morning of the Olympic Basketball Final at the London 2012 games.
The aim is to get at least 2 million people involved, from among 45 million current YMCA members.
National YMCAs from some 85 countries have already pledged their support for the World Record...
Friday, 18 June, 2010 - 17:53
Network of Workplace “activity champions” to get workforce in London moving
Workplace Activator, an unprecedented workplace health initiative, launches in London today.
The programme, involving a range of well-known companies, including Talkback Thames TV (the makers of X Factor), and Time Out magazine, has been developed to encourage less active employees to exercise more.
The project works by training a small number of company employees to become “Workplace...
Friday, 18 June, 2010 - 17:53
Over 600 young people competed for the ‘Well London World Cup’ – one of London’s biggest ever youth and community football events
Over eighty 5-a-side football teams from twenty London boroughs took part in the football tournament organized as part of the Well London programme.
The mammoth five-a-side football tournament took place in the Linford Christie Stadium, White City, London W12, on Saturday 19 June.
Young people aged 11 to 17 years have been training...
