Physical activity news

More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter urging the main political parties to address the “alarming public ... More

A large-scale study on genetics has shown that being more physically active reduces the risk of prostate cancer. A study of 140,000 men found that ... More

Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by ... More

Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the recommended average of 60 or more minutes of physical activity ... More

The Irish government will utilise funds sitting in dormant bank accounts by investing them in sport and physical activity measures. In total, €4.2m will be ... More

Physical exercise can improve the health of blood vessels in the heart for people with heart failure. The finding, by a research team at University ... More

Nearly half (46 per cent) of the Irish population – around 1.78 million people – currently participate in sport at least once a week. The ... More

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at ... More

England Athletics is looking to expand its Funetics programme across schools and the physical activity sector by actively looking for new partners to deliver the ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with the main political parties ahead of the December general election. ... More

People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent heart disease and stroke. Findings from a study of more ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

Increased exercise levels can significantly reduce the chances of developing depression, even among people who are genetically predisposed to the condition. That is the key ... More

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 ... More

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

Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people to become more active. The "Parasport, powered by Toyota" programme ... More

A new player pathway resource has been launched to remove the barriers standing in the way for people with a limb impairment who want to ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

Doctors have called on the Conservative government to take "urgent action" to improve low levels of physical activity across the UK. The British Medical Association ... 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

Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event of the UK leaving the European Union. ukactive CEO Huw ... More

Cancer survivors should undertake a minimum of 90 minutes of aerobic and resistance training each week, according to new guidelines published in the Medicine & ... 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

The government is investing an additional £13m in Bikeability, a programme designed to ensure schoolchildren across England will learn essential cycling skills. Bikeability training is ... More

The physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value is expected to grow further to US$1.1tn (€1tn, £870bn) by ... More