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The pandemic has had an "unprecedented" impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1
million more adults becoming physically inactive in the 12 months to May 2021.
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22 Oct 2021
Four in five (81 per cent) disabled people want to be more physically active – but are unable to as
demand is not being met by operators.
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11 Feb 2020
British Medical Association: government must tackle 'stark inequalities' in physical activity levels
Doctors have called on the Conservative government to take "urgent action" to improve low levels of
physical activity across the UK.
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28 Oct 2019
Organisations, groups and individuals who contribute to increasing the levels of physical
activity across the UK are being urged to take part in a ukactive survey to find out ‘what
works’ in getting people more active.
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22 Nov 2016
Workers are being encouraged to liven up their lunch breaks by taking part in bite size
physical activity.
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29 Nov 2016
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are
not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk.
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22 Nov 2019
CEO of ukactive David Stalker looks ahead to this year’s ukactive National Summit
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People living in the UK are likely to be 35 per cent less active in 2030 than they were in
the 1960s – unless current trends of increases in inactivity are reversed.
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20 Jul 2016
ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which will
see him lead the ukactive Research Institute.
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15 Feb 2018
Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting leads to a
measurable increase in the work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers,
according to a new study published by public health researchers with the University of
Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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05 Jul 2016
Doing the recommended amount of exercise at the weekend is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity through the week, according to research
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A major new consultation aiming to shape the future of children’s physical activity across
the UK has been launched by not-for-profit health body ukactive.
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16 Mar 2018
Research from Sport England shows physical activity in England is worth £85.5bn each year in economic impact
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Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher antibodies after having a vaccination, research shows
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A consultation, launched earlier today by not-for-profit health body ukactive, will look to shape
future policy for children’s sport and physical activity in the UK.
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20 Feb 2018
Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as
spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found.
news •
12 Jul 2022
Higher levels of physical activity during boys' first three school years has
been linked to improved academic performance, according to a new study
published in the PLOS ONE journal.
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16 Sep 2014
HIIT exercise activity in early life could help improve bone health and prevent
osteoporosis, according to new research.
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21 Aug 2020
The Department of Health (DH) has launched a new plan to get couch potatoes off their sofas.
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13 Feb 2009
People on higher salaries tend to exercise during the weekend on their days off, living
sedentary lifestyles in the week, a US study has concluded.
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08 Sep 2017
The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to
invest in physical activity initiatives that will help safeguard its future, according to
ukactive executive director Steven Ward.
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26 Nov 2015
A vast majority of doctors in England are “unfamiliar” with the recommended levels of
physical
activity – resulting in up to 72 per cent of GPs never discussing the benefits of prescribed
exercise with patients.
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04 Sep 2017
Health experts are calling for labelling on food and drink to show how much activity would
be required to burn off the calories contained in that product.
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15 Jan 2016
Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to the
World Health Organisation (WHO).
news •
08 Dec 2020
Health secretary Andy Burnham has announced details of new sports and physical activity schemes that will form part of the government's vision to improve fitness levels throughout the UK.
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17 Aug 2009
The 2008 Fitter Schools UK Challenge will be launched in London on 14 January by Fit For Sport and former England footballer Ian Wright.
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27 Nov 2007
The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with the
main political parties ahead of the December general election.
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21 Nov 2019
Physical activity can improve the health and quality of life of people living Parkinson's
disease (PD), researchers have concluded.
news •
17 Nov 2016
Elevate, the UK’s largest cross-sector event focused
on tackling physical inactivity, aims to directly address
the root cause of this issue.
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29 Mar 2017
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has launched the new Games4Life campaign in
order to encourage millions of people across the UK to "get active" during this
year's summer of sport.
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13 Jun 2012
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