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British Muslims Mental and Physical Health

Muslim Sports Foundation (MSF) and Mind have reported on their nationwide survey…

Wellbeing gap: low trust in Barking, high life satisfaction in Lambeth

How Do Londoners Feel About Being Active? This year’s Active Lives data…

Cycling increases in Southwark, while walking falls in Westminster and Brent

Active Travel: How Are Londoners Getting Around? While London’s overall levels of…

Activity levels vary by 20% across London boroughs

How Active Are Londoners? The latest Active Lives data shows that Londoners overall…

Schools closing as pupil numbers fall

The numbers of school children in London is falling (see above). The…

It starts with Play

Play England have released their 10-year strategy alongside their interim state of…

Culture, economics and discrimination affect Black Girls’ participation in sport

Despite having some of the most positive views relating to sport (see…

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),…

Londoners lead the way in voluneering as age profiles shift

The new report on volunteering by nfpResearch finds that:

London is the only region where fewer than half of people donate to charity

According to the 2025 ‘UK Giving Report’ by Charities Aid Foundation:

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…

Removing ‘No Ball Games’ signs can polarise opinion

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

Demographic, Digital and Economic shifts will impact participation

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

Disabled girls are not getting the support to be active

A new report (‘A Game of Inequality: The Reality of Sporting Dreams…

England’s Activity Rate rises, but London is flat

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

Evaluation of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: one year post-Games report

Asics: Global State of Mind Study 2024

This study covered over 26,000 people from 22 countries, considering the relationship…

Sported: Community Pulse [October 2023]

This research provides insights into the sustainability, ambitions and needs of grassroots…