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Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but 'cancelled out' during the first seven weeks of lockdown, according ... More

Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS – ahead of paying taxes and cutting down on smoking and ... More

Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return for the economy and society. A wide-ranging study by the ... More

The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made available for the next school year (2020-21), starting this September. ... More

ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part of free events programme for 2020 The events will be ... 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

An industry-wide campaign will provide fitness operators with the practical resources needed to ensure a safe and successful return to business for the UK's gyms ... More

Leaders of major English sports have told MPs that they are set to lose more than £700m between them over the next 12 months. Appearing ... More

The UK government has begun stepping up its plans for the return of sport, according to culture secretary Oliver Dowden. Dowden revealed that the DCMS ... More

Grassroots sports clubs and organisations in England have received a total of £8m worth of funding from the Community Emergency Fund, set up to help ... More

England's physical activity levels were on the rise in the run-up to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to the latest Active Lives Adult Survey. Published ... 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

A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the sport and physical activity sectors through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) ... More

A new national campaign has been launched to encourage people to stay physically active at their homes during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown. The Join the ... More

Sport England will launch a national campaign, encouraging people to stay physically active at their homes during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown. The grassroots body has ... More

A new Sports Governance Academy (SGA), designed to support, develop and connect people working in the sport and physical activity sector, is set to launch ... More

CIMSPA and UK Coaching have signed a deal to combine the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) with the CIMSPA Exercise and Fitness Directory. The announcement ... More

Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply for emergency grants of up to £5,000 through a new ... More

Four in five (81 per cent) disabled people want to be more physically active – but are unable to, as the demand for their needs ... 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

Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will add a bit of stardust to this year's ukactive Summit. Ennis-Hill will attend the Summit and take part in ... More

A major new national campaign is aiming to get people living with long-term health conditions more physically active. "We Are Undefeatable" will target the estimated ... More

A new initiative has been launched to encourage more GP practices in the UK take measures to increase activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among their ... More

A total of 49 projects which are using sport and physical activity to tackle serious violence and knife crime this summer will share £400,000 worth ... More

The Prime Minister’s head of news and official spokesperson for Number 10, Alison Donnelly, will join Sport England later this year. Donnelly has been appointed ... More