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Source: BMJ Nov 2021
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/03/bjsports-2021-104281
The benefits of physical activity for people living with long-term conditions (LTCs) are well established. However, the risks of physical activity are less well documented. The fear of exacerbating symptoms and causing adverse events is a persuasive barrier to physical activity in this population.
This work aimed to agree clear statements for use by healthcare professionals about
Source: FSEM Nov 21
https://www.fsem.ac.uk/prescribing-movement-for-perioperative-care/
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK has announced the launch of a new resource, which forms part of the existing Moving Medicine online resources. Prescribing Movement for Perioperative care supports healthcare professionals to have conversations with patients who have just had, or are waiting for surgery, to encourage them to be active.
We know that around ten million people have surgery with the
Source: Sport England 25.10.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/we-are-undefeatable-partners-loose-women
The We Are Undefeatable campaign, aimed at helping those with long-term health conditions to get active, is back on our screens as part of a new partnership with Loose Women.
An advert featuring familiar faces from the campaign’s previous stories began a four-week run on television, on demand services and social media on Friday.
And the campaign, which is a collaboration between 16 leading
Source: NCSEM 01.11.21
https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/2021/11/01/exercise-significantly-reduces-alcohol-cravings-new-study/
Exercise has been found to significantly reduce alcohol craving in university students, according to a new study from researchers at Loughborough University.
Participants took part in a short discussion where members were asked to think about and describe their favourite drinks and drinking habits. They were then split into three groups: an exercise group where participants
Source: Loughborough University 01.11.21
Research conducted by a team of academics from Loughborough University has helped shape mental health charity Mind’s work in the physical activity sector.
The team, led by Dr Florence Kinnafick, from the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has published recommendations on how those in the sector can continue to be succe
Source: Gloucestershire County Council Oct 21
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The past 9-months has created a shock that will test the economic resilience of our county for years to come. The repercussions of Covid-19 are still being felt by businesses and communities on a global scale and the full extent of the
Source: Gov.uk 22.10.21
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-pilot-to-help-people-eat-better-and-exercise-more
The Government has announced the Health Incentives Scheme as part of a £100 million package to help people living with obesity to lose weight, improve physical wellbeing and prevent health conditions before they develop.
A pilot, which will launch in January 2022, will see users wear wrist-worn devices that can generate personalised health recommendations, such as increasing step
Source: Sport England 21.10.21
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on activity levels throughout England, but has been most acute across disadvantaged groups and areas of high deprivation.
Sport England’s latest Active Lives Adult Survey, published today, covers the period from mid-May 2020 to mid-May 2021, which includes periods of na
Source: NCSEM 26.10.21
A new study designed for schools in England will aim to increase female participation in football. Loughborough University’s collaborative project with the FA will engage teachers to give young women and girls better access to the sport.
Over a three-year period, Loughborough academics will collect a breadth of data sourced via surveys, case studies, an
Source: Savanta Oct 2021
The brand-new research, surveying over 6,000 responden
Source: Women in Sport Oct 2021
The covid pandemic has seen a reduction in activity levels for both teenage girls and their mum’s while time spent online has soared. #TimeTogether is back, encouraging and inspiring teenage girls and their mums/mother figures to reconnect and get active together.
New research from Women in Sport reveals 89% o
Source: The FA 14.10.21
https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/oct/14/football-your-way-14102021
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The Football Association has announced an ambitious new three-year plan titled Football Your Way, to help develop, improve and raise awareness of disability football in England.
The new plan is the first of its kind and covers seven key areas, demonstrating The FA's commitment to ensuring that as part of the equality, diversity and inclusion stra
Source: NCSEM 18.10.21
Researchers from Loughborough University have outlined a series of recommendations to enhance the diversity of sport coaches across the UK. The Coaching for All (CFA) initiative was delivered between March 2020 and June 2021 by Sporting Communities with Loughborough appointed as its lead research partner.
A total of 29 participants from disadvantaged com
Source: BMJ Journal Oct2021
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/10/14/bjsports-2021-104281
The benefits of physical activity for people living with long-term conditions (LTCs) are well established. However, the risks of physical activity are less well documented. The fear of exacerbating symptoms and causing adverse events is a persuasive barrier to physical activity in this population.
This work aimed to agree clear statements for use by healthcare profession
Source: The Lancet 06.10.21
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00206-1/fulltext
People with learning disabilities are at substantially increased risk of COVID-19 mortality, but evidence on risks of COVID-19 mortality for disabled people more generally is limited. We aimed to use population-level data to estimate the association between self-reported disability and death involving COVID-19 during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pan
Source: Activity Alliance 08.10.21
https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/6507-get-yourself-active-releases-active-at-home-research
http://www.getyourselfactive.org/resources/research-and-learning/
Get Yourself Active has launched its Active at Home research – a report into the experiences of disabled people and people with long term health conditions around getting active during the COVID pandemic. The report focuses on learning the sport and leisure sector can take forward now restrictions
Source: Youth Sport Trust 06.10.21
Children across the country have reported feeling fitter and stronger - not just physically but mentally - since returning to a more active way of learning following a year of disruption.
A group of ten schools across the UK have been working with children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust to introduce and evaluate ‘Active
Source: Youth Sport Trust 11.10.21
Periods, low confidence, and other people watching. New data has shown that girls are continuing to report the same barriers to physical activity in schools.
Data from the Youth Sport Trust’s Girls Active programme over the last three years has revealed the barriers remain the same, but periods have become a bigger concern for gi
Source: Sport England 29.09.2021
https://www.sportengland.org/news/new-video-pe-classes-teenage-girls
A new video-on-demand platform is hoping to inspire teenage girls to get active through fun PE lessons. This Girl Can’s Studio You launches today and aims to increase the number of teenage girls meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guideline level of physical activity for their age.
Currently 57% of girls aged 13-16 are not meeting the guidelines, with a 52.9% citing a lack of confidence and 5
