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How the demographic change of London’s population from 2025 to 2035 will impact the demand on sport and physical activity facilities

Sport and Physical Activity help people to live healthier, happier and longer…

We need more toilets

RSPH (Royal Society for Public Health) had recently published a report on…

Early themes emerging from London’s Fit for the Future work

Following London Sport’s Fit for the Future launch event, some common themes…

A third of adults in London are not meeting recommended levels of physical activity

The latest Active Lives Adult survey data was released on Thursday 23rd April and…

Exercise is recognised as key to anti-ageing

The British population is ageing. By 2070 there will be more people…

Londoners are ready to act on physical activity advice – but the system isn’t keeping pace

n partnership with market research and insight agency, Opinium, London Sport conducted…

Fit for the Future: making physical activity routine in London’s healthcare system

Londoners are ready to follow advice about physical activity, but the health system…

Across London, maturity levels for integrating physical activity within health and care systems are at the early-mid stage

Background About the Framework London data

70% back GPs to prescribe parkrun

New research from parkrun, using data from Sport England and polling by…

Urban Health Index for Southwark and Lambeth: SPA alone doesn’t determine health

Sport, physical activity, and exercise alone do not determine a person’s health…

The difference in Healthy Life Expectancy across London boroughs spans a decade

Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) measures the average time an individual is expected…

Youth Sport Trust warns of escalating health crisis for the ‘Class of 2035’

New analysis from the Youth Sport Trust highlights the long-term consequences of…

NHS: With satisfaction at record low, will people go private?

The good folks at Trajectory have published their latest ‘Slow Futures’ blog…

Swim benefits beyond the pool

New research supporting Swim England’s #LoveSwimming campaign concludes that swimming lessons help…

London is different, so health provision needs to be different (CMO Report)

The CMO Annual Report entitled ‘Health in Cities’ looks at London separated…

Health remains the top public priority for government spending

People are facing a growing wave of conflicting information, making it harder…

Good news: We’re mostly healthy!

As flagged last week, the Insight Team are now sharing the most…

Embedding PA into healthcare benefits patients, NHS staff and the wider population

There are a number of useful sources that remind us why London…

Exercise helps with effects of cancer treatment

A new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that…

Demographic, Digital and Economic shifts will impact participation

While Sport England’s ‘Context is Everything’ report offers a broad national context for the Active…