Without government action, economic growth will continue to be hampered by the rising cost of obesity on society says a report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a Work Out to Help Out campaign to incentivise people to get involved in organised sport and physical activity.

A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus are among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity strategy – but there is little mentioning of gyms or exercise.

Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by reducing the burden on the NHS.

Sports should be harnessed to help fight knife crime and gang violence, according to a report by the DCMS Select Committee.

The figures revealed in today's Active Lives Children and Young People research have been described an "urgent wake-up call" and a "national disgrace".

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

ukactive head of public affairs Huw Edwards says it’s time for the NHS to prioritise preventive healthcare

The physical activity sector is making good progress at Westminster, but there are still battles ahead, says Steven Ward

Argos has been announced as the lead partner for National Fitness Day (NFD) 2016, with the retail giant set to significantly spread the reach of the “most active day of the year.”

Fitness instructor Mr Motivator has said he’s on a new mission to tackle youth inactivity and believes he has the perfect solution in the form of his BounceKids programme.

Transport for London (TFL) has issued a public tender for a designer and supplier to create the next generation of ‘Boris Bikes’ and inspire more Londoners to get active.

Richard Rogers – the architect behind the Lloyd’s of London building and the Millennium Dome – has launched a parliamentary inquiry into how design in planning can affect behaviour change.

An eight-month UK inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs and peers on mindfulness, found frontline public servants could be less likely to fall ill with stress or quit altogether if they use mindfulness to help control anxiety and depression.

Physical inactivity is killing twice as many Europeans as obesity, according to a landmark report from the University of Cambridge.

CEO of ukactive David Stalker reviews the themes and moods at the recent Labour and Conservative Party conferences

A new collaboration the Women’s Sport Trust charity and international exercise equipment manufacturer Matrix Fitness is bidding to raise the profile of role models in women’s sport in the UK.

The health and fitness sector must continue to highlight - both at government level and with local GPs - the financial benefits of physical activity to achieve a redistribution of public funds, according to ukactive chair Fred Turok.

ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in today’s report from the All-Party Commission on Physical Activity.

Is ukactive's campaign to tackle inactivity on track to achieve its goals?

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

Does the sector need to cement its intent to combat physical inactivity with a bold ‘physical inactivity kills' message, asks Kate Cracknell

CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity

Increasing physical activity levels by just one per cent a year would save the UK economy £1.2bn over the next five years, according to a new report from industry body ukactive.

An All Party Commission on Physical Activity has been established in an attempt to help tackle levels of inactivity in the UK, with the commission set to release a report featuring direct, policy-based recommendations in the spring of next year.

With studies showing UK physical activity levels are dropping, it's time for a national strategy, says ukactive CEO David Stalker

The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has submitted one of the largest planning applications in European history, detailing plans for the Olympic Park.
The 15-volume, 10,000-page document outlines the plans for the construction of new venues, roads, drainage systems and power grids, including a wind turbine, on the east London site.

The government’s failure to set a budget for the 2012 Olympic Games is a “major risk” to its chances of success, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.