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The idea of the '20-minute neighbourhood' (also know as 15-minute cities) has grown with interest around the world, especially since the COVID-9 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of the liveability of where we live. Find out more
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As part of our drive to create an active environment, Active Design wraps together the planning and considerations that should be made when designing the places and spaces we live in. It's about designing and adapting where we live to encourage activity in our everyday lives, making the active choice the easy choice. Find out more
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WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report Find out more
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This toolkit will enable you to explore the vital role that sports and physical activity programmes can play in supporting better social cohesion and integration in local communities and local places. We know that sports programmes and activities are already having a positive impact on social cohesion and inclusion. Many may not be aware they are doing this. Others have a better understanding of their impact and are already able to demonstrate this. Find out more
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An advocacy brief calling for stronger multi-sectoral action to promote and enable more physical activity through provision of support environments, accessible programmes and sustained communication campaigns in all communities. It provides global guidance on priority actions and is suitable for use by advocates, government and non-government organisations. Find out more
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The Richmond Group of Charities and Sport England have created this pack becuase leaders and frontline practitioners in the health and care system are having to tackle a threefold challenge of recovering form the COVID-19 pandemic, developing population health approaches that help prevent disease and improve the nation's resilience, as well as reducing health inequalities. Find out more
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Low level physical activity are a major public health challenge, contributing to the national burden of non-communicable disease and demand on health and social care services. Addressing the lack of physical activity in the population is a complex issue, a classic 'wicked problem' that requires a whole system approach. Find out more
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Are you working in a place trying to influence and activate change that will support communities to live active, healthier lives? Are you looking for practical approaches, models and tools that can help to support this challenge? This new resource, 'Putting it into Practice' brings to life some of the approaches, models and tools. Find out more
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This report present the finding of a study, conducted at the University of Derby, which aimed to further understand levels of inequalities in physical activity across and within protected characteristics groups. It is hoped that this information will be useful for commissioners, from a variety of sectors, to proactively work towards equal opportunities for all individuals in health and wellbeing. Find out more
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A recent collaboration between the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), BASES and the Active Pregnancy Foundation has led to the creation of a UK version of CSEP's Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy. Find out more
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Activity alliance lead the way in gathering insight on disabled people in sport and activity. This page contains relevant research, including al studies commissioned, published and released by Activity Alliance or in partnership. Find out more
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Join the national network of practices making positive changes in their surgeries or network to boost staff and patient wellbeing. Includes information about the Active Practice Charter, parkrun practice and other physical activity resources. Find out more
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This edition of Health Matters focuses on the benefits of physical activity for the prevention and management of long-term conditions in adults. Find out more
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The ultimate resource to help healthcare professionals integrate physical activity conversations into routine clinical care. Find out more
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All NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) products on physical activity. Includes any guidance and quality standards. Find out more
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The Institute of Sport, Excersise and Health's (ISEH) Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira, Associate Professor in Population Health and applied Statistics and Dr Rachael Frost, Senior Research Fellow from UCL have developed a helpful video go-to guide to raise awareness of the importance of participating in activities that build muscle strength- which is vital for all of us, and especially important as we get older. Find out more
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A report from the chief medical officers in the UK on the amount of amounts and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health. Find out more
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Physical activity benefits outweigh risks of people with long term health conditions a new consensus statement from health experts as determined that physical activity is safe even for people living with symptoms of multiple conditions Find out more
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Sustrans have launched A breakthrough tool that uniquely analyses localised data and public behaviours and attitudes towards walking and cycling the Sustrans walking and cycling index data tool will provide expert insight to policymakers in local and national government campaigners researchers and the general public. Find out more
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Our active lives surveys measure the activity levels of people across England there are two surveys active lives adults which is published twice a year and active lives children and young people which is published annually both give a unique and comprehensive view of how people are getting active. Find out more
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Activity Alliance have created this tool in partnership with Club Matter to see how inclusive and accessible your organisation is when meeting the needs of disabled people. Find out more
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this toolkit has been designed to support those woking within leisure, sport and physical activity environments to provide more inclusive facilities. This in trn will help people with a visual impairment access opportunity to be more active and healthy and to thrive. Find out more
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Moving for mental health: how physical activity, sport and sport for development can transform lives after Covid-19. Find out more
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We(CSP) spent a year listening to people living with long-term health conditions about their thoughts on strengthening activities. Find out more
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One in three of us in England like with a health condition and we are twice as likely to be amongst the least physically active, yet we know that being active can help to manage our conditions and increase out quality and length of life. Find out more
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This pack from the Richmond Group of Charities provides was you can make a difference and help people, a summary of essential information about physical activity plus resource and case studies with more information and inspiration from good practice. Find out more
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Physical inactivity is a huge issue for people living with physical and mental health conditions. More than 42% are inactive, almost twice the proportion of people without health conditions (23%). The Richmond Group of Charities knows this is central to tackling health inequalities and the wider challenges faced by peoole living with multiple conditions. Find out more
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Act now to invest in integrated strength and balance exercise programmes to address the decondition impact of COVID-19 among older adults. Find out more
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Download our free practical guide for the sport and physical activity sector to become more dementia-friendly. Find out more
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This report explores the experiences, barriers ad motivations for physical activity among people in their 50s and 60s. Find out more
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At any age, physical activity improves muscle strength, endurance, and reaction time, as well as bone density and posture. As we get older, being active is particularly important, becuase the normal ageing process causes loss of muscle mass and bone density, which affects strength, balance and posture. Find out more
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At the forefront of developing research into VI sport participation, British Blind Sport utilises the insight to developour services and support partners to meet the needs of VI people in sport. Find out more
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This series of learning outputs share the What? How? Who? and What next of GOGA? from our learning to date. They aim to help other to the genuinely inclusive and reach those that would benefit most from being more active. In these resources you will find evidence-based approaches to engaging inactive people successfully. Find out more
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The Access to Exercise pathway aimed to develop access to exercise for people with neurological conditions. The primary aim of the evaluation is to understand what extent the AtoE project effectively support and sustains people with neurological condition into an active lifestyle. Find out more
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British Blind Sport is pleased to announce the launch of a new guide for Vision Rehabilitation Workers who support blind and partially sighted adults through physical activity. The resource was created in collaboration with the British Blind Sport, Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network, Visionary, Metro Blind Sport, The Wilberforce Trust and North-East Sensory Services. Find out more
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Rethink Mental Illness was awarded funding by Sport England to address some of the barriers which prevent people severely affected by mental illness from engaging in physical activity by embedding activities into peer support groups and local services. Find out more
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Research at Loughborough University has found that exercise interventions delivered in primary care appear to boost levels of moderate vigorous intensity activity in adults by an average of 14 minutes a week. Find out more
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This Girl Can and ukactive have joined forces to work on behalf of the sector to better understand the barriers which girls face in taking part in physical activity in the setting, and to translate these findings into actionable advice that the sector can use to attract more women and girls to their facilities. Find out more
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NetballHer is here to raise the bar for women and girls through the creation of expert resources, game changing learning offers and by being a strong and responsible voice for 'her'. Find out more
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Menopause is a taboo subject in our society and women going through the menopause are missing out on the benefits of being physically active. Women in Sport wanted to find out more. Find out more
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Our campaign hub has been designed so that any organisation or individual looking to deliver This Girl Can experiences have the tools to do so. It offers a wealth of resources to help make your activities better suited to the needs of woemn and girls, with inspirational materials and practical resources including toolkits, assets and guides. There's also a community area for you to share your stories, with out latest news keeping you up to date with everything that's going on with This Girl Can. Find out more
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Sporting Journeys is about how, why and when women play sport. Insights include how women's experience of different sports change through education as well as at key stages of adulthood. Find out more
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Disabled people are a part of every demographic in society, motivated to be or not to be active for numerous reasons. This resource. encourages the sport and leisure providers to look beyond standard demographics and take a person-centred approach to providing opportunities for disabled people. Find out more
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Activity Alliance can support your organisation to reach a wider audience in sport and activity, including more disabled people. Our Inclusive Communications Guide and supporting film are a useful starting point. Find out more
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Dumfries and Galloway Health Public Health Team commissioned this Insight Project to try and understand low engagement in physical activity in young people aged 13-25 years, and to generate recommendations to address this. Find out more
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The exciting campaign from national charity, Activity Alliance is back and this time it's all about children and young people! Join us in calling time on negative perceptions about disability, inclusion, and sport, and ask- Who says? Find out more
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Coaches, volunteers and leaders play an important role in supporting young people's mental health when providing physical activity session. Working with young people and coached, we have co-produced resources to upskill the workforce. These provide information on how to better support young people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a mental health problem. Find out more
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Active Hospitals aims to change the physical activity culture within hospitals to encourage patients to move more. Moving Medicine have prepared this toolkit to help you to create your own Active Hospital. Find out more
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Make Every Contact Count (MECC) enables the delivery of consistent and concise health and wellbeing information and encourages individuals to engage in conversations about their health at scale across organisations and populations. Find out more
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