Active People Survey news

The House of Lords' National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee has invited sporting organisations and members of the public in the UK, to provide ... More

Group fitness classes and adrenaline sports are among those benefiting from increases in interest, as people are seeking out physical activities that fit their lifestyles ... More

Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that 27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population ... More

Offering free access to gyms and leisure centres – and promoting them heavily – could have dramatic results on the health of communities. That is ... More

Women-only swimming sessions could hold the key to improving numbers, according to an initiative by leisure centre operator Serco. The number of women taking part ... More

Sport England is preparing to publish a “groundbreaking” piece of research that logs people’s attitudes and motivations to sport and physical activity. The data will ... More

Sport England has ushered in a new era of data collection by publishing its first ever Active Lives Survey results, which revealed that a quarter ... More

Sport England has ushered in a new era of governing body funding, with director of sport Phil Smith declaring: “The tyranny of the Whole Sport ... More

Two-thirds (65.6 per cent) of adults aged between 50 and 70 years old – known as Baby Boomers – have not done any moderate physical ... More

The growth in participation for hockey, netball and gymnastics has boosted the number of women taking part in sport, narrowing the gender gap in the ... More

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 ... More

England Golf and Mytime Active – one of the UK’s largest pay and play golf course operators – are working in partnership to attract more ... More

Not-for-profit health body ukactive has launched a new scholarship initiative to fast-track talented disabled people into senior leadership positions across the physical activity sector. The ... More

Engaging disabled people with targeted campaigns – similar to Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative – can encourage them to take part in more physical ... More

Adam Paker, the chief executive of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), has left the organisation. Paker joined the national governing body in autumn 2014 after ... More

British Cycling’s membership has mushroomed by 75,000 people since London 2012 – demonstrating the significant upward curve in participation and elite success for the sport. ... More

Local authorities have been at the forefront of creating a “transformative” participation legacy following London 2012, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). A snapshot ... More

The Olympic success of Adam Peaty and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor is encouraging people to seek out their local swimming pool, according to the Amateur Swimming Association ... More

Eight national disability sports organisations (NDSOs) have joined forces to launch a campaign to get more people with impairments active. The Sport England-funded Together We ... More

Badminton England has lost 10 per cent of its Sport England funding after failing to achieve required participation figures for the 26+ demographic. The national ... More

Sport England has committed to investing in its This Girl Can campaign for at least another four years after recording a spike in participation figures. ... More

The number of individuals joining boxing and archery clubs has surged in the past year – with both sports increasing their base by over a ... More

Physical activity providers need to be more “proactive” in trying to appeal to the disabled population, according to the chief executive of the English Federation ... More

Sport England has praised the governing bodies of rugby union, netball and cricket for their insight work after all three saw substantial boosts in participation. ... More

The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the post-London 2012 Olympics boom – with a rise in female ... More