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Ontario’s government is encouraging its public to make physical activity and fitness a key part of their lifestyle in 2005.
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17 Feb 2005
The Department of Health has pledged its support for the National Physical Activity Alliance (NPAA).
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27 Nov 2008
Hertfordshire based organisation Herts Sports and Physical Activity Partnership (HSP) ran
its annual week-long campaign to encourage women and girls in the area into physical
activity last month, with a view to “raising the profile of female sport and physical activity
and decreasing the inactivity epidemic”.
news •
02 Jul 2018
Just 30 minutes of physical activity, of light or vigorous intensity, six days a week leads to
a 40 per cent lower risk of death from any cause, according to a new study published
online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
news •
21 May 2015
Far from being a barrier to activity, the workplace can be an excellent place to
promote active lifestyles, according to impressive statistics from My Team 2015 –
a national eight week, workplace-based activity challenge.
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11 Mar 2015
Gladstone Health & Leisure has partnered with Bounts – a
fitness app that motivates and rewards people for being
active.
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19 May 2014
Exercising more, losing weight and drinking less
could slash the the number of Britons
getting cancer by 84,000 a year, according to health
experts.
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21 Sep 2015
The Pulse Group has been named as the official two-year partner of the
Physical Activity and Health Strand of the British Universities and Colleges
Sport (BUCS) Strategy 2016-20.
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05 Apr 2017
The NHS should move £100m (US$129.4m, €116.3m) from its drug budget into a physical
activity pot, according to public health specialist and author Sir Muir Gray.
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18 May 2017
An inquiry into physical activity levels among children and young people in Wales has been
launched, with results helping inform and develop the country’s national obesity strategy.
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23 Aug 2017
A new report by Public Health England claims that people from lower socio-
economic groups tend to have poorer access to environments that support
physical activity such as parks, gardens or safe areas to play.
news •
05 Nov 2013
Sports coaching company, Premier Sport, has revealed plans for a new physical
activity programme aimed at giving more young people the chance to be active and
stay active.
news •
05 Jul 2013
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of a
consumer social media campaign and a renewed focus on taking activity into schools,
workplaces and high streets.
news •
26 May 2017
Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more
public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to
ukactive.
news •
30 Sep 2016
The results of a £2.5m pilot scheme to combat physical inactivity have been revealed by the Department of Health.
news •
07 Dec 2006
Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it
alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the chief
executive of Fit For Sport.
news •
20 Sep 2016
Steven Ward offers an overview of ukactive’s new vision document
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As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13
July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the work of its
predecessor in taking strides to tackle the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic.
news •
13 Jul 2016
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has announced physical activity and lifestyle as one of its
clinical priorities for the next three years, becoming the latest influential body to elevate
the importance of tackling sedentary behaviour.
news •
01 Jul 2016
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in
return for the economy and society.
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09 Sep 2020
Physical activity is linked to a 43 per cent reduction in mental health symptoms such as depression, a recent study shows
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Offering free access to gyms and leisure centres – and promoting them heavily – could have
dramatic results on the health of communities.
news •
06 Mar 2018
The physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value is
expected to grow further to US$1.1tn (€1tn, £870bn) by 2023.
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15 Oct 2019
A US physical activity task force has published a white paper detailing an 18-year strategy to
integrate exercise into the country's healthcare.
news •
09 Nov 2017
There has been a "surge in appreciation" of exercise during lockdown, with people turning
to physical activity to improve their mental health as well as to keep fit.
news •
28 May 2020
Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it
comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
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20 Nov 2023
The physical activity sector is making good progress at Westminster, but there are still battles ahead, says Steven Ward
HCM issue 5 2017
The annual HAFOS report shows a change in public attitudes towards physical activity
HCM issue 8 2017
Almost half of the European Union (EU) population do not exercise or play sport and the impact
of
this inactivity on European healthcare services is costing billions.
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24 Feb 2023
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