University of Bath, 2023
Talking to Children about Weight_2023.pdf
Healthy weight Digital Leaflet.pdf
The aim of this guide is to help parents and caregivers talk with their children about weight in a positive way. It gives tips and advice on what to say and do to help children be healthy and feel good about their bodies. This guidance is for parents and caregivers of children of all shapes and sizes.
"There are times when you may decide it is useful to talk with your child about their weight.
Jago et al; International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, 42 (2023) Pub: 27 April 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked impacts on children’s physical activity, with large reductions in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reported during lockdowns. Previous evidence showed chi
Womens Sport Trust May 2023
The Women’s Sport Trust has revealed that the first four months of 2023 brought record TV viewership for women’s sport in the UK.
20.6 million people, according to data from Futures Sport & Entertainment, watched 3 minutes or more of women’s sport coverage from 1st January to 30th April, in comparison to 18.9 million in 2022. This inclu
Lodi, C. & Vidal, V, Black South West Network (BSWN) April 2023
This project began in early 2021, when the Gloucestershire Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Alliance identified a gap in the VCS representation for Black and Minoritised people in the county. The Black South West Network (BSWN) was therefore commissioned by the NHS Glouce
Youth Sport Trust 2023
PE & School Sport: The Annual Report 2023
In 2022, as part of the development of our new strategy, the Youth Sport Trust brought together in one place the latest research, evidence and insight on the importance and impact of Physical Education (PE), school sport and physical activity.
The ‘PE and School Sport Report’ highlighted the issues facing children and young people today and reinforced the need to raise public awareness of these issues to inform and stimulate actio
Women In Sport March 2023
Sport, Stereotypes and Stolen Dreams - why girls still feel they don't belong in sport
Girls deserve a positive start point with sport and physical activity. We want them to develop a real passion for being active so that they can enjoy it throughout their lives.
Currently, girls are starting out surrounded by expectations that will limit their enjoyment of and participation in sport and physical activity. By the time they are teenagers many girls have already decided t
Sported May 2023
Cost of living pressures putting grassroots sport at risk
Cost of living pressures, including elevated energy, facility and insurance costs, are putting the future of many grassroots sports clubs at risk – and threatening to freeze young people out of participation, research from home security company Ring and Sported has uncovered.
The Community Pulse survey from among Sported’s network of almost 3,000 community-based groups across the UK found that over nine in ten were “extr
Yorkshire Sport Foundation July 2022
Make Space for Us - Women In Sport
This research is an important first step to understanding how teenage girls feel about being active outdoors in their local parks and green spaces. Girls use parks less and face many barriers to exercising. This comes from a lack of understanding of their needs in park design and the way society sees and treats them when they get there. These stifle enjoyment and limits their right to enjoy the wealth of health and wellbeing
