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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
Fifty MPs, including sports minister Tracey Crouch, gathered to address and mingle with
sport and fitness sector heavyweights at ukactive’s parliamentary reception last night (20
March).
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21 Mar 2017
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released
guidance for helping overweight and obese people to achieve and maintain a
healthier weight.
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18 Oct 2013
Two fitness centres designed to combat obesity and physical inactivity among children will be officially launched this month.
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31 Aug 2004
A record number of international startups have entered the ActiveLab accelerator programme –
strengthening the UK's reputation as a fitness tech hub.
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20 Dec 2018
The results of a £2.5m pilot scheme to combat physical inactivity have been revealed by the Department of Health.
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07 Dec 2006
New research is being carried out to determine the extent of how exercise referrals can
change behaviour and boost levels of physical activity.
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06 Oct 2016
National governing body Swim England and leisure operator Everyone Active have signed a new
partnership in the hope of "creating a nation of swimmers".
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02 Jan 2019
Moves towards making NHS care more personalised could see physical activity become a "miracle
cure".
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05 Sep 2019
Exeter City Council has published a new corporate strategy and 'emerging vision' for 2040, with a key
priority being the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles for residents.
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11 Oct 2018
Proposals by Salford Community Leisure (SCL) and Sport England will see more than
£31million of investment in sporting facilities in Salford, Greater Manchester, over the next
decade.
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22 Feb 2017
The country may be facing a physical inactivity crisis, but there is at least some cause for
cheer(s) for the health and fitness sector: Brits are almost twice as likely to exercise than
go the pub.
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01 Jun 2015
Schemes centred on overcoming physical inactivity across the country are to benefit from
a £5.4m tranche of National Lottery funding from Sport England.
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02 Jun 2015
Three quarters of the public want the government to invest more in making cycling safer,
according to a new report from cycling charity Sustrans.
news •
22 Oct 2015
Derek Gallup, executive vice president of fitness and Retail at New Evolution Ventures, has
been elected the new chair of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
(IHRSA).
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21 Apr 2017
Trafford Council has revealed plans to invest £24.4m into improving the region’s leisure
facilities as part of its new Physical Activity Vision leisure strategy.
news •
14 Nov 2016
Adding a vital sign for exercise as an assessment tool in clinical settings could improve patient care,
according to research published in the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM). The
study, published in the November edition of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, shows
that
asking patients about their exercise habits could be an important piece of a patient's care and treatment
that is often ignored.
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19 Oct 2012
New research published in the May issue of Acta Paediatrica has found that children as young as nine-years-old increase the risk of future heart problems if they are inactive.
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16 May 2011
Plans to tackle child health inequalities caused by school summer holidays will get
underway this year as ukactive launches a major new pilot with up to 50 schools.
news •
23 Jan 2018
Members of Parliament in the UK and their teams are taking part in a physical activity
challenge
hosted by UK Active and Myzone between 2 and 30 November.
news •
07 Nov 2022
UK Active and the Churchill Fellowship – the operating name of the Winston Churchill Memorial
Trust – are searching for innovative exercise-inspired projects that could transform people’s
mental and physical health.
news •
17 Sep 2022
Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's
start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.
news •
03 Apr 2018
Vitality and RAND Europe have carried out a global study revealing that increased physical activity can benefit not only individuals but also businesses and global economies. Andre Nepgen shares the insights
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In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be
“at
the heart” of the NHS, the care system, the education system and the workplace.
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19 Jan 2023
CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity
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A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if all
adults aged 18-64 walked just 15 minutes more a day, the world economy would grow by an
estimated $100bn a year until 2050.
news •
08 Nov 2019
Doctors in the UK are being urged to adopt “green prescriptions” similar to those which
have helped increase activity levels in New Zealand.
news •
07 Sep 2016
Having taken the US by storm since its launch last week, and with UK users also getting in
on the act, Pokémon Go is being held up as an unlikely antidote to physical inactivity.
news •
11 Jul 2016
Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited
fitness clubs
and leisure facilities is currently being developed by EuropeActive.
news •
22 Jul 2021
How can we change the nation’s psyche and get people moving? We ask our panel of experts
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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