physically active news

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

While the use of wearable technology to track health parameters is tracking upwards and can positively impact healthy behaviours, new research shows devices can cause ... More

Vibrating tendons before cycling allows people to push harder without feeling mental strain, according to a study. The research was undertaken by Benjamin Pageaux, a ... More

PureGym has announced a partnership with Hatch Athletic to upskill 3,000 PTs across its international portfolio to better support pre and post-natal women. Many women ... More

UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the age of eight to exercise safely on the gym floor ... More

Early nights might not be a top priority for many young adults, but a New Zealand university has found sleep to be the biggest contributor ... 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

Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project to encourage carers – who often struggle to prioritise their own health – to be active. ... More

According to a study commissioned by GM Active, health intervention programmes provide more than £20,000 of social value per person and £5,600 worth of health ... More

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the SR ... 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 for Confidence and Everyone Active have launched a community-focused delivery model in Westminster, London to improve access to physical activity for people with disabilities ... 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

The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per cent in 2024 and penetration reaching 16.9 per cent. These ... More

In honour of International Women’s Day, the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) is holding a roundtable on women’s health and sport. ... More

Pendle Leisure Trust – which operates in one of the most deprived areas in England – has appointed Simon Gwynne as CEO. The people of Pendle ... 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

Essex County Council has appointed Sport for Confidence CIC to deliver a physical activity model to support adults living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and ... More

Community Leisure UK (CLUK) and The Richmond Group of Charities have joined forces to support charitable trusts and social enterprises in strengthening their programmes for ... More

The UK's National Sector Partners Group (NSP) has called on the new government to pledge to make the UK the most physically active nation in ... More

Edinburgh Leisure is launching a six-week introduction to Nordic walking as part of its award-winning Ageing Well Project. Offered via external funding and donations, Ageing ... More

While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain with the same groups missing out, according to Sport England’s ... More

Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to support health and wellbeing across South Gloucestershire, UK. The initiative will see a £2.4m ... More

The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is ... More