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Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People ... More

Overall physical activity levels among adults in England have returned to pre-pandemic levels, being in line with 2018-19 and above 2016 numbers. According to the ... More

UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme, proving it's a scalable model that could help keep thousands ... More

Physical activity levels are recovering slowly following the large drops in participation numbers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Data from Sport England's Active Lives ... More

Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of people would like to spend more time exercising. The figures ... More

Less than half (44.9 per cent) of children and young people in England met the recommended levels for exercise (60 minutes or more a day) ... More

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

The UK government's 'Rule of Six' has come into force in physical activity facilities today (24 September). The good news is that gym and pool ... More

A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown, finding that 88 per cent ... 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

A new study has found that taking part in structured exercise such as team sports can reduce levels of depression in boys from the age ... More

Seven sports will receive extra funding to support their plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball, sitting volleyball, baseball and wrestling will ... More

Surfing, skateboarding and climbing are among the 14 sports to have have received investment from UK Sport's new £3m Aspiration Fund. The fund, launched in ... More

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

More than 66m Americans used a gym in 2016, a record high since the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) began tracking health club ... More

The national governing bodies (NGB) for basketball, handball and volleyball have joined forces to call on UK Sport to ringfence at least 10 per cent ... More

Women’s Sport Week kicks off today (3 October), with a number of organisations and governing bodies getting involved to stimulate participation. NGBs such as British ... More

The national governing bodies (NGB) of cricket, hockey and netball have joined forces in a bid to encourage 150,000 schoolgirls to play team sport. TeamUp ... More

Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the ... More

Culture secretary Karen Bradley has batted away criticisms about the lack of government funding for elite team sports during her first parliamentary questions session in ... More

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has surpassed its target of 15,000 registered players for its O2 Touch programme a year ahead of schedule. Growth experienced ... More

A decrease in the number of individuals taking part in team sports such as Gaelic Football and soccer has resulted in an overall dip in ... More

Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new £600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single ... More

UK Sport is redoubling its efforts to boost the numbers of elite athletes in canoeing, skeleton and martial arts with the launch of talent identification ... More

FC Barcelona will plough investment into women’s sport and its own university as part of its plans to become the first football club in the ... More