Childhood inactivity news

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

Children in developed countries are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development – according to a report by the Active Healthy Kids Global ... More

The Cooper Institute is in the process of creating partnerships and strategic alliances to combat the growing issues surrounding youth inactivity and obesity in America. ... More

Trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping has acquired Air Space Trampoline in a multi-million pound cash deal, bringing its total number of sites to 10. The ... More

Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online measuring tool in a bid to help tackle obesity. The ... More

Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to ukactive. The not-for-profit ... More

ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass. Compass – the representative body ... More

Les Mills has become the latest fitness brand to set its sights on tackling youth inactivity with the launch of its new children’s programme Born ... More

US-based educational entertainment developer LeapFrog has unveiled one of the first wearable activity trackers designed for children. Given the increasing concern surrounding levels of childhood ... More