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Source: Sport England 25.11.2021
https://www.sportengland.org/news/new-campaign-promotes-activity-pregnant-women-and-new-mums
A new campaign entitled ‘Active Mums Start With You’ has been launched to help equip healthcare professionals with the resources they need to speak about physical activity with pregnant women and new mums.
It encourages GPs, midwives and health visitors to proactively talk to and advise pregnant women and new mothers about activity and provide advice if they’re unsure o
Source: NCSEM 30.11.21
Loughborough University has launched a new platform that enables academics to share research ideas with scientists across the world, allowing greater collaboration and ensuring no idea is wasted.
The Research Ideas Catalogue – Knowledge and Impact (RIC-KI) website has been created by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, and is initially focussed on
Source: UK Active 22.11.2021
ukactive's National Fitness Day was kicked off on Wednesday 22 September in London with the support of the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Olympic diving gold medallist Matty Lee and Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
According to new figures National Fitness Day 2021 the physical activity sector inspired 22.67 million pe
Source: Gov.uk 02.11.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/physical-activity-data-tool-november-2021-update
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/physical-activity
New active travel data has been added to the Physical Activity tool from mid-November 2019 to mid-November 2020.
The Physical Activity tool brings together data on physical activity and on related risk factors and conditions such as obesity and diabetes for the whole of England. The tool presents data at local level to promo
Source:Sport England 05.11.2021
A major review of scientific evidence and expert clinical consensus has found physical activity is safe – even for people living with long-term health conditions. The findings offer guidance for healthcare professionals that physical activity can be used to manage long-term health conditions and lead to more people being encouraged to become active.
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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: 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: 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: 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
workforces movingSource: UK Active 29.09.21
ukactive and Sport England have announced a consultation to uncover existing and new opportunities to get workforces moving more. The organisations have joined forces to understand what the physical activity sector is doing to support employees to be more active, in addition to exploring how to work more closely to improve
Source: NCSEM 01.10.21
Making small changes to your daily calorie intake and/or physical activity levels to manage your weight may help to prevent weight gain, a new Loughborough University study has found.
Most adults on average gain 0.5–1 kg per year. As a result, over 50% of the global population are living with being overweight and are at increased
Source: pathsforall.org.uk Sept 2021
Paths for All and the University of Stirling, are investigating how care home residents are supported to be active as part of their day-to-day routine.
Staying active in a care home is important to avoid deconditioning and the researchers are keen to hear about experiences of working or volunteering in a care home in the UK.
They are interested
Source: UK Active 20.09.21
Less than a third (27%) of UK adults say they are as physically fit as they would like to be following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research commissioned by ukactive.
ukactive’s poll of just over 2,000 adults, conducted by Savanta ComRes**, found that over a quarter (27%) said they
Source: 5K your way Sept 21
5k Your Way is a community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends and those working in cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month.
The 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer initiative is provided by MOVE Charity. The charity has groups across the UK and Ireland and everyone is welcome to join. The next group meet up is o
Source: Activity Alliance 18 Aug 2021
Get Yourself Active has launched a new online activity pack designed for carers, support workers and personal assistants who support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
The pack was co-designed with experts in the social care and physical activity sectors including Durham University, Sport England, Sense, Sport for Confidence, A
Source: Wiley Online Library 11.08.2021
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.14032
To contain the recent COVID-19 outbreak restrictions have been imposed, which has limited outdoor activity. These physical behaviour changes can have serious health implications, but there is little objective information quantifying these changes. This study aimed to estimate the change in physical behaviour levels during full lockdown conditions using objective data collected from a thigh-worn activi
Source: Gov.uk 02.08.2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/everybody-active-every-day-5-years-on
This document provides a summary of a five year review to the national physical activity framework, ‘Everybody active, every day' and the PHE response.
It summarises the creation and dissemination of the framework, how the physical activity agenda has subsequently developed
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01165-X/fulltext
Pre-Olympic Games predictions commonly include an increase in population-based physical activity in the host city, as often stated in the bid, but the post-Olympic Games effects on physical activity have not been summarised. In this Series paper, we aim to do the following: examine mentions of a physical activity legacy in pre-Olympic bid documentation; analyse existing physical acti
Source: The Lancet 21.07.2021
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01164-8/fulltext
Approximately 1·5 billion people worldwide live with a physical, mental, sensory, or intellectual disability, about 80% of which are in low-income and middle-income countries. This Series paper provides a global overview of the prevalence, benefits, and promotion policies for physical activity for people living with disabilities (PLWD). PLWD are 16–62% less likely to meet physical ac
