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While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Sport England has begun a search for "innovative solutions" which could reduce inequalities in society – and help those most affected to get physically active. ... More

The restrictions on movement caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown are transforming the UK's exercise habits, with home fitness workouts, cycling and walking now the ... More

The number of UK adults classed as physically active has increased by 1 million in the past four years. Latest figures from Sport England's Active ... More

Saturday, 8 June 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD), and thousands of locations across the world – including hotel/spa chains, fitness ... More

A record 62.6 per cent of the adult population are now classed as physically active, according to the latest figures from Sport England's Active Lives ... More

Women in Sport has teamed up with the Fatherhood Institute, Fulham Football Club and the English Football League Trust to help fathers and daughters from ... More

A total of 34 projects have received National Lottery funding to support their work in tackling inactivity among people from lower socio-economic groups. Those benefiting ... More

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 ... More

Sport England has revealed details of its latest funding round, which will focus on getting entire families more physically active. As part of its new ... More

Sport England has announced new funding for community groups which help people on low incomes become more physically active. A total of 26 projects have ... More

Twelve areas across England will take part in a groundbreaking pilot to reach physically inactive communities. The public body Sport England will allocate £100m in ... More

Sport England has announced plans to invest £4.4m (US$5.87m, €4.92m) to recruit a new generation of volunteers who will benefit communities across the country. Thirty-two ... More

Active Essex – part of the County Sports Partnership network – has launched a four-year strategy to tackle issues around inactivity and change one million ... More

Sport England has committed £40m (US$49.8m, €46.2m) to support parents on low incomes implement regular physical activity within family life. According to the grassroots sport ... More

South coast leisure operator BH Live has secured a long-term deal to manage six venues in Portsmouth, and will plough in more £1m (US$1.2m, €1.1m) ... More

Mark Alexander, the newly elected president of South African Rugby (SAR), has vowed to reignite the stalled bid for the country to host the 2023 ... More

Young people living in poverty are being priced out of sport participation, with the cost of leisure centres and sports facilities “too high”, according to ... More

The morning session of day two of the Global Wellness Summit 2015, began with a moment’s silence for the Paris atrocities of the previous day. ... More

Chancellor George Osborne has today (8 July) unveiled plans for a new compulsory living wage in the first Conservative government Budget for almost 20 years. ... More

More than two thirds of the UK fitness sector’s workforce is female, according to the Working in Fitness Survey 2015. The research – which saw ... More

Film director David Lynch’s meditation foundation aims to affect 100 million lives in the next decade by teaching people transcendental meditation (TM). Co-founder and executive ... More

Health messages and pictures of what a healthy and unhealthy BMI look like should be combined, according to researchers who believe that as the rest ... More

Research conducted by Dr Paul Bedford has revealed that a large proportion of health club memberships are dominated by the middle classes, with eight socioeconomic ... More

Paul Scialla, founder of real estate wellness company Delos, has insisted the company’s developments are not just for celebrities and the high-end luxury market. Delos ... More