Chief Medical Officer news

Any amount of regular running can dramatically reduce the risk of death, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. A team of ... More

Hitting the gym, swimming and cycling are the activities people with visual impairments most want to get involved in, according to a new impact report ... More

The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across the industry – and the public sector – to help ... More

The UK fitness industry should make a concerted effort to highlight the importance of strength training, following the publication of the Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) ... More

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said that "even a few minutes of exercise is good for you" – hoping that the simple message will ... More

A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are ... More

Research by YouGov has shown 68 per cent of UK adults to be unaware of the fact that children should take part in 60 minutes ... More

Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young people. A study of college students found that physically active ... More

Ukactive has kicked-off a project called This Mum Moves, aimed at supporting women to be physically active during and after pregnancy. The project hopes to ... 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

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) has named professor Rob Copeland as the first director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), set to open later this ... More

The figures revealed in today's Active Lives Children and Young People research have been described an "urgent wake-up call" and a "national disgrace". Published today, ... More

Less than one in five of children and young people (17.5 per cent) are meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of more than 60 minutes ... More

Children who exercise for at least one hour a day, get nine to 11 hours of sleep at night and spend two hours or less ... 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 study has found that introducing golf to those who are not meeting the recommended levels of exercise could have a transformative effect on their ... More

Scotland has become one of the first countries to have developed a single concussion policy for all sports, following collaboration between medics, sportscotland, national governing ... More

ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which will see him lead the ukactive Research Institute. Steele’s appointment ... More

Boutique studio Barrecore has created a new class targeted at pre- and post-natal clients, and those returning to exercise from injury. Signature Lite has also ... More

The NHS in Wales spent £35m (US$46.2m, €39.1m) treating preventable diseases caused by physical inactivity in one year, according to the latest analysis. A breakdown ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

Physical activity outside of school is vital for child health and could play a major role in helping children meet government recommendations, according to research ... More

Expectant mothers should undertake 150 minutes of moderate physical activity spread throughout the week, according to guidance released by UK Chief Medical Officers. The advice, ... More

More than half of people working in the sport, leisure and fitness industry feel as though they have no opportunity for professional development, according to ... More

Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health and Fitness Education. The two organisations have teamed up to ... More