Inactivity news

Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health Journal, with England showing the largest deceleration. ... More

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after six years at the helm. Hollingsworth has ... More

Research by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and the Health and Fitness Association (HFA), says cost is still a barrier to joining gyms, ... More

UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to promote career opportunities in the physical activity ... More

CIMSPA is preparing a submission in response to the government announcement of a 10-year health plan consultation for England and is inviting the sector to ... More

Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but failed to give any detail about the role sport and ... More

Edinburgh Leisure has launched its first impact report since 2015, which shows progress in the face of extreme budget pressures and soaring demand. There has ... More

Myzone has appointed Vahid Zadeh, as its new chief technology officer to lead the company’s tech development and expansion. He will work with chief digital ... More

Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) gave a speech to the sector this week at ... More

A new study by the University of Sydney is one of the first to objectively measure whether daily steps can offset the health risks of ... More

Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022, according ... More

Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new programme for children. The funding has come from the Buckinghamshire, ... More

Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more in 2023 than 2022, but almost 75 per cent are ... More

Jason Worthy has been appointed group CEO of Myzone to lead the 'next stage of growth', with current group CEO, David Stalker, stepping back to ... More

The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health of the nation, but failed to find the investment needed ... More

Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing public sector leisure, argues industry veteran and social change agent, ... More

Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People ... More

New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England – ie, the number of years people live without debilitating ... More

The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with ... More

The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in physical activity. Figures published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance ... More

Over 100 experts in health and wellbeing gathered in central London yesterday (Friday 8 September) at the invitation of Kim Leadbeater MP, to discuss how ... More

UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint which has the stated goal of getting five million more ... More

Integrative medical-wellness spa brand SHA Wellness has enhanced its Alicante destination with new sexual health programming. The flagship Spanish site – with 6,000sq m of ... More

A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by challenging them to think outside the box – is being ... More

Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the impact of this on healthcare services is costing billions, according ... More