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A meta analysis of all the evidence has found that activity monitors do boost activity levels in adults
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA) has announced
that sports icon and humanitarian, Billie Jean King, is the 300th leader to sign the
CEO Pledge for Physical Activity.
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12 Feb 2015
New research published by the Welsh Government has reported "little change" in
physical activity levels over the last eight years, with one-in-three adults
found to do no exercise.
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30 Aug 2012
The national body for sport and physical activity in colleges has refreshed its standards as
it attempts to deliver on the government’s Sporting Future sports strategy.
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26 Jan 2016
Ensuring physical activity levels do not fall significantly should be treated as a
"public health priority" in response to any future pandemics – as well as during
crisis planning for a possible second wave of a COVID-19.
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18 Aug 2020
Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in
order to improve the nation’s health.
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16 Dec 2019
Golf spectators walk more than 11,500 steps while watching the sport, according to a survey,
helping fans gain health benefits from the physical activity involved.
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03 Aug 2017
Moves towards making NHS care more personalised could see physical activity become a "miracle
cure".
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05 Sep 2019
England Rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio says the government must take immediate
action to improve physical activity in schools.
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02 Nov 2017
Demonstrating the additional benefits of physical activity – such as improvements in concentration
and behaviour and body image – is one of the key pillars for boosting its presence in schools.
news •
19 Feb 2015
Strategies developed by the UK government to increase physical activity a far from robust,
according to a new report, which found that less than 20 per cent of young English people
do the required level of physical activity per day.
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17 Nov 2016
Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression,
anxiety and psychological distress. This is the evidenced-based conclusion published in a recent study from
the University of South Australia, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which was devised to
help doctors improve management of patients with mental health disorders.
news •
30 Mar 2023
Physical activity measures have now been implemented in a voluntary reward and
incentive programme used by GPs across the UK.
news •
09 Apr 2013
Fitness apps alone are unable to motivate most people to get active – but providing app users the
opportunity to interact with an online exercise community has a huge impact.
news •
24 Aug 2020
Sports and physical activity advocates are calling for better urban planning to
ensure people with disabilities can keep active, as World Physical Activity Day
approaches.
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02 Apr 2013
The Scottish Government is investing £12m into physical activity initiatives in schools and workplaces.
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01 May 2008
A bid to engage politicians in exercise has inspired the launch of a new global physical activity challenge.
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22 Apr 2021
New research shows that children who get involved with organised physical activity in the first two years of school develop more powerful reasoning skills
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The UK trails other countries when it comes to early childhood physical activity, with no
cohesive approach between the devolved nations, according to a report by a parliamentary
group.
news •
19 Oct 2017
A piece of work which offers sport and physical activity bodies advice on engaging with
public health organisations has been published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and
ukactive.
news •
08 Jul 2016
Higher physical activity levels are related to a reduced risk of death in
patients with diabetes, according to new research published online by the
Archives of Internal Medicine.
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13 Aug 2012
A new guide looks to offer local level practitioners and commissioners – as well as those working in
physical activity – help identify and break down barriers preventing people from taking part in
exercise.
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26 Feb 2021
Promoting physical activity as a preventative healthcare measure has been listed as a key
priority in the European Union's five-year strategy. The EU Work Plan for Sport (2021-2024),
published this month, lists three priorities for the EU's work. One of these is "promotion of
participation in health-enhancing physical activity". To achieve this, the plan calls for cross-sectoral
cooperation with relevant institutions.
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07 Dec 2020
Physical activity sector leaders, parliamentarians and leading figures in health and business have
called for the strengthening of preventative health measures in the UK.
news •
11 Dec 2018
Women who exercise and keep active are nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes - according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
news •
08 Oct 2010
A lack of physical activity among boys may result in them falling behind in reading and
maths at school, according to new research.
news •
02 Dec 2016
Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young
people.
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16 May 2019
Lawrence Dallaglio will lead a speaker line-up from the worlds of sport, health and government
to address society’s burning issues at this year’s ukactive National Summit.
news •
03 Oct 2017
The World Health Organisation has sets its sights on overcoming the growing physical
inactivity epidemic by outlining a 10-year strategy to get Europeans moving more.
news •
17 Sep 2015
The failure of GPs to properly use the NHS Quality and Outcomes Framework
(QOF) - the government's voluntary incentive scheme - will result in a dramatic
slimming down of the service in 2014.
news •
22 Nov 2013
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