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Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.  According to ... More

Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the 2024-25 academic year. Physical activity among children and young people ... More

Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face poorer health, lower happiness and reduced life chances over the ... More

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More

Nordic health and fitness chain, SATS, has maintained its momentum in the third quarter of 2025, both operationally and financially. Revenues grew by 8 per ... More

Across Europe there are encouraging signs that governments are waking up to the value of exercise and the services the fitness sector provides. UK Active ... More

Seventy two per cent of people with mental health conditions say being physically active has helped them to stay well, according to a report by ... More

The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee is actively looking at how physical activity can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of the ... More

Ongoing investments in group training and member experience is leading to member growth, higher activity levels and increasing revenues at Nordic operator, SATS. The number ... More

The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, which will be unveiled on 11 June. ... More

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the ... More

A study by researchers at Uppsala University has found even just a few nights with insufficient sleep can cause serious heart problems. The study, published ... More

As cost is still a major barrier to participation in physical activity, leisure centre operator and social enterprise, BH Live, has announced a free park-based ... More

Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still losing out, according to the new Active Lives Adult Survey ... More

Sport England has renewed the contract for its Moving Communities study for another four years. Going forward Moving Communities will follow the quango’s place-based agenda. ... More

NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it is keen to collaborate with the physical activity sector. The ... More

Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent of the UK in terms of inactivity, social need, deprivation ... More

On releasing Q4 2024 results, SATS has said that the positive momentum of last year has continued into 2025, with elevated activity levels among its ... More

Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has found that one of the biggest determinants of physical activity ... More

Moving Communities, the data platform which tracks participation at public leisure centres, has teamed up with Saturday morning 5k run organiser, Parkrun. This collaboration will ... More

The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government to fix the broken food system and turn the tide ... More

Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social care, according to Sport England research published today (22 October). ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

Employee wellness app GoJoe has teamed up with Les Mills for a major new content offering, giving access to hundreds of new workouts. The partnership ... More

In a bid to get girls more active, Nuffield Health has launched a campaign, Move Together, encouraging parents to exercise with their daughters. Nuffield Health ... More