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The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in physical activity. Figures published by the
Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) show that UK spends the smallest proportion of general government
expenditure on recreation and sport of all European countries.
news •
04 Oct 2023
Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young
people.
news •
16 May 2019
People who exercise above current recommended levels of physical activity are twice as
lively to
avoid chronic disease.
news •
26 Jul 2018
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
Shadow health secretary and respected activity advocate Andy Burnham will
return as a headline speaker for ukactive’s National Summit 2014 next month,
one of several high-profile thought leaders due to feature.
news •
13 Oct 2014
Elderly people must take part in low-intensity physical activity and avoid being sedentary
to help reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, findings from an 18-year study have
confirmed.
news •
22 Nov 2017
The health and fitness sector must continue to highlight - both at government
level and with local GPs - the financial benefits of physical activity to achieve
a redistribution of public funds, according to ukactive chair Fred Turok.
news •
30 Apr 2014
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
People who meet recommended physical activity targets by cramming in exercise over the
weekend gain similar health benefits to those who spread their fitness over a number of
days during the week, according to researchers.
news •
11 Jan 2017
Increased exercise levels can significantly reduce the chances of developing depression, even among
people who are genetically predisposed to the condition.
news •
18 Nov 2019
Only nine per cent of toddlers are getting the required levels of physical activity according
to data from the British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC).
news •
20 Jan 2016
Physical activity advocate Dr Zoe Williams has called for support and funding for new
initiatives designed to forge closer links between the fitness sector and GP surgeries
across the country.
news •
05 May 2017
Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each
other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge.
news •
05 May 2022
Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and
society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday 1 November).
news •
01 Nov 2017
Many gym operators are still falling short when it comes to catering for disabled people – but there are some positive cases where the industry is getting it right
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A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), called Global Status Report on
Physical Activity 2022, has revealed that physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030 will result
in almost 500m people developing a preventable, non-communicable disease (NCD), at a cost
of US$300bn, if governments do not act urgently.
news •
19 Oct 2022
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to
increase
its impact across the full breadth of societal issues facing the UK today.
news •
07 Feb 2020
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, has teamed up with a local school in move designed to boost the health and fitness of its teachers.
news •
26 Jul 2005
IHRSA is urging America's business leaders to become personally involved in
leading the US to wellness by taking the CEO Pledge.
news •
11 Nov 2011
Youth Activity People SHOKK have recently installed their Tactics Premium system in two more venues, Middleton Leisure Centre, Rochdale and SLAM Spectrum leisure centre, Country Durham.
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19 Aug 2008
PulseMove is a digital fitness tracker designed to simplify
activity data capture for members and operators. It
comprises an in-gym kiosk, website and mobile app.
product innovation •
13 May 2015
A look ahead to the highlights of this cross-sector event, which focuses on the huge challenge of tackling inactivity
HCM issue 4 2017
Physical activity experts and other relevant stakeholders are being asked to submit their views on a
World Health Organisation (WHO) investigation into ending childhood obesity.
news •
23 Mar 2015
Children who take part in organised physical activity or sport over their first two school years,
while also having better diets and spending more time reading have more powerful reasoning
skills than peers who don't have the benefit of these kinds of support or engagement.
news •
14 Sep 2023
A study by research institute RAND Europe has suggested that there is a simple way to dramatically
increase people's physical activity levels – by offering them tangible financial rewards.
news •
28 Nov 2018
A new campaign looks to get more disabled people physically active by making sport and fitness
activities more accessible.
news •
09 Nov 2018
A new study suggests that how much
you earn influences how much exercise
you do and when you do it
HCM issue 9 2017
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such as
COVID-19 – by more than a third (37 per cent), according to new research.
news •
21 Apr 2021
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham believes the coalition has failed to
tackle Britain’s inactivity epidemic and has pledged that physical activity would
be a priority under a Labour government.
news •
13 Nov 2014
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.
news •
22 Oct 2021
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