This document provides an overview of physical activity in the early years (birth to five years) to help commissioners, policy makers and practitioners understand and influence physical activity provision. It summarises the importance of physical activity, the factors affecting physical activity levels, the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity and an overview of the evidence relating...
Department for Transport report on local authority area walking and cycling statistics using data from Sport England's Active People Survey 2013/14 and 2014/15. The reports highlight the prevalence of walking and cycling as well as average time spent, demographic participation, and whether the activity was for recreation or utility (commuting etc.). The raw data highlighted in these report are available...
Eating disorders are complex and serious medical conditions. They have a higher prevalence in elite athletes, in comparison to non athletes, with 13.5 % of elite athletes suffering from a form of eating disorder. UK Sport has created a document that helps to explain why eating disorders are a problem in sport, how the risks can be reduced, the characteristics...
This paper is Oomph! Wellness’ Annual Impact Report for 2014/2015. Oomph! Wellness is a social enterprise with a vision of enabling older adults to live an enriched life. Adapting their delivery model to train care home staff to deliver Oomph! Sessions to their residents has resulted in a fivefold increase in classes per month and an 80 % reduction in...
Increasing physical activity has the potential to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole. Public Health England (PHE) wants to see more people being physically active. This professional resource sets out how to achieve this.
This report presents the results of the evaluation of the national Walking for Health programme, undertaken by Ecorys UK and Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia between 2014 and 2016. The aims of the study were to provide evidence of the programme’s impact on health and wellbeing and to identify lessons learnt to support on-going development and improvement. The...
This report is based on two consumer surveys carried out by an independent market research agency, YouGov. The surveys were conducted online with a nationally representative sample of over 3,000 UK adults aged 18+ using a set of questions designed by Deloitte LLP. The report shows the amount of spending on different leisure pursuits such as holidays, cinema, pubs/bars and gym/sports.
This is TfL's first health improvement action plan. There is growing recognition of the importance of transport and street environments in improving people’s health. Health is woven into their work to achieve the Mayor’s Transport Strategy goals, and significant health benefits are being delivered through many programmes. The Mayor’s Transport Strategy sets TfL's goals to 2031, the Business Plan presents their objectives to...
The majority of Londoners’ travel time is spent on roads (80%) on foot, public transport, bicycle or in cars. This is where the majority of the health impacts of travel also lie. The health benefits of physical activity from walking and cycling outweigh the harms of exposure to air pollution and road traffic injuries. Currently around 25% of Londoners meet their minimum...
This report provides new findings and compelling evidence of the need to turn the tide on the physical inactivity pandemic in England. Offering a wealth of figures, the 29% physically inactive rate is consistently mentioned and compared at both a local and international level. For example, this rate is double both Germany and France's level of physical inactivity and worryingly,...