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Women in Sport research highlights urgency to prioritise sport and exercise for women post-lockdown

The latest research from Women in Sport has shown that women have been disproportionately impacted by the lockdown, especially those women with children juggling home-life, work, and schooling, and women aged 70 plus who have suffered the greatest isolation. Source: Women in Sport, July 2020

New research shows £5.5bn fund needed to level up access to urban green space as part of UK’s green recovery

As the Prime Minister set out his ambition for the country’s recovery in the West Midlands last week, the National Trust, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Sustrans, Create Streets and local council leaders[3] have written to him urging a £5.5billion commitment to an urban green infrastructure fund to level up access to urban green space as part of his “infrastructure revolution”. Source: National Trust, July 2020

The pandemic will change the way our homes and offices are built

The new normal will mean a reinvented workplace designed to mitigate risk of a coronavirus resurgence Source: Wired June 2020

Sport England research - Physical Activity of Children and Young People during Covid-19

Most parents have reported their children were doing some activity – only 9% of adults said the children in their households were doing no physical activity and exercise on a typical day. But only 19% said they were meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines and doing an hour a day

Around one million downloads of fitness app during lockdown as people stay fit

New figures show that downloads of Public Health England’s ‘Couch to 5k’ app skyrocketed over the last three months. Source: NHS, July 2020

People intend to be more active as lockdown eases

The latest results from our coronavirus survey show activity levels have dropped as restrictions have eased, but people do want to be more active. Source: Sport England, June 2020

After COVID-19, a future for the world's children?

The policy choices being made today will shape our societies' wellbeing for years to come. As the world responds to COVID-19, we propose one overarching question to guide countries' efforts: are we making the world better for children? Source: The Lancet, July 2020

Half the population 'feeling guilty' for not exercising as lockdown workouts fizzle out

Latest figures from Savanta ComRes for Sport England – based on data collected from 2,000 adults between 19 and 22 June – show that less than a third (30 per cent) of adults achieved the recommended level of 150 minutes of exercise a week. Source: Savanta Comres survey, June 2020

Impact of Covid restrictions on children and young people

This paper summarises key evidence relating to the impact of Covid-19 on children and young people. With an ever-changing landscape, limited ability to hear directly from children and with a narrow window for data capture, this document is “of the moment”, condensing the latest quantitative evidence from a range of external sources. Source: Youth Sport Trust, June 2020

Millions of young people want to do more sport and exercise

Four million young people say they plan to do more sport and exercise as they come out of lockdown and return to school. Source: Youth Sport Trust, June 2020

3 ways COVID-19 will reshape the future of work

In our survey, we found a workforce keenly interested to keep the flexibility to work remotely moving forward and thinking of the office as a place that supports work that can’t be done, or is harder to do, while working remotely. Source: Hana, May 2020

Generation Coronavirus?

By April, 2020, over 90% of the world's students were unable to physically attend school. Closures intended to slow the pandemic's spread have been controversial and distinctly double-edged.Children and adolescents should be involved in the rebuilding at every step and allowed to decide whether Gen C will stand for something more than coronavirus. Source: The Lancet, June 2020

Considerations for community sport and leisure providers on including disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.

Activity Alliance has published Reopening Activity: An inclusive response, in consultation with partners across sport, leisure and disability equality. The national charity wants providers to consider the guidance as part of their ongoing commitment to disabled people’s inclusion. Source: Activity Alliance, June 2020

Health Conditions and physical activity - the impact of Covid-19

Over 19 million adults in England (the equivalent of more than 4 in 10) live with one of more longstanding health condition, and, prior to the pandemic, this group were almost twice as likely to be inactive compared to people without a health condition. Source: Sport England, June 2020

Comment: Coronavirus and transport – challenges and opportunities

Tim Hollingsworth, CEO of Sport England: Cycling doubled from 8% to 16% in the past week (end of May/start of June), the number of people walking has increased to around two thirds of all adults. Source: Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, June 2020

The effects of physical distancing on population mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

Comparing data for March 29, 2020, with baseline data from Jan 3 to Feb 6, 2020, we saw a 63% overall reduction in movement, with retail and recreational areas (decreased by 85%; not surprising given restrictions imposed on this sector) and transit stations (decreased by 75%) showing the largest reductions. Source: The Lancet, June 2020

The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health

Even if physical distancing measures are temporary, several months of physical distancing represents a large proportion of a young person's life during a sensitive period of development, so it is possible that the effects will be more potent than for adults.

COVID-19 and ethnicity: who will research results apply to?

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a problem that has been with us for a long time. Results from COVID-19 research must apply to everyone in the community who will be a candidate for treatment or prevention, and BAME individuals—often over-represented in the toll of the disease—should be an integral part of that effort. Source: The Lancet, June 2020

Survey on online and distance learning – Results

According to a survey the network conducted on behalf of the European Commission during the crisis, for two-thirds of the respondents e-teaching was a new experience but the majority think online learning came to stay. Source: School Education Gateway, May 2020

The Experience of the Coronavirus Lockdown in Low-Income Areas of England and Wales

It is understood that those in lower income households have acutely felt the impact of the pandemic and lockdown both economically and in terms of mental and physical wellbeing. Young people who live in those neighbourhoods, shared their experiences, worries and opinions about life during and after the Covid lockdown. Source: Street Games June 2020

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