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Confidence, relative age, and being ranked cause teenage drop-out

School Health Pulse have released the first in a series of episodes of…

Early morning and weekend workouts reduce pollution exposure

New research by Air Aware Labs says… Air pollution in London is…

Designing streets, parks and neighbourhoods so that play is safe

If we want children in London to be more physically active, we…

One-third of children don’t play outside after school

New research by University of Exeter, which involved 2,568 children aged between…

We should not ignore the ‘Enemies’ of Physical Activity

There’s a new article in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health…

Is 7,000 really the new 10,000?

There were multiple headlines recently claiming that, when it comes to counting…

Only half of disabled people feel they have the opportunity to be active

Last week Activity Alliance published two new analysis of the last 5…

London: Powerful, Prosperous and Rapidly Changing

Trajectory Partnership’s analysis of London reveals a capital that continues to dominate the…

Almost half of women have received Sexist Insults whilst playing sports

A poll by AXA Health of 3,000 female sports players found unwanted…

Obesity costs the UK £126bn/year. Prevention must be a priority

A new Nesta report has laid bare the scale of the UK’s…

Majority of 10/11year olds obese or overweight in 9 areas by 2035

A new report by the Royal Society for Public Health entitled ‘Playground…

Big sports brand campaigns focus on women and the young

The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) have shared their…

Sport England launch new Place Needs Assessments

The new Place Need Assessments from Sport England combine Inequalities Metrics and…

Mums Could Be the Key to Reversing the Drop in Female Volunteer Coaches

A new report by UK Coaching says Female Volunteer Coaches have dropped from…

AI can help make London a global leader in inclusive, data-driven physical activity

The diagram above illustrates how AI collects data (e.g. step count, preferences, location),…

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…

Removing ‘No Ball Games’ signs can polarise opinion

In April 2025 London Sport placed questions relating to MORE BALL GAMES on the…

England’s Activity Rate rises, but London is flat

Sport England has dropped the first wave of data from its 2023–2024…

Evidence-based yet still challenging! Research on physical activity in old age – European Review of Aging and Physical Activity [March 2023]

This article acknowledges the challenge of helping people to maintain a level…