A research library of key reports on the sports and physical activity sector from a variety of sources.
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This eagerly anticipated document sets out Public Health England's plan to support local and national authorities to tackle the obesity epidemic that has been well publicised throughout much of 2014.
Future Trends: Innovating to Grow Participation In Sport
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Sport and Recreation Alliance
In this report the Future Foundation, the world's leading independent global consumer trends and insight firm, presents five trends that it believes will become more and more relevant to those of us in the sector alongside examples of where sport is already innovating.
Marketing, Technology, And Medicine: Recommendations On How To Incorporate Psychological Principles Into New Technologies To Promote Healthy Behaviours
Wed, 03 Sep 2014
Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet
This report aims to 1) describe how technology has traditionally reduced motivation to engage in health behaviours, 2) discuss key elements that may make sedentary technology (in this case, television) engaging, and 3) provide examples of how these same elements can be incorporated into new technologies...
Press Release: Cycling Can Create At Least 76 600 Jobs And Save 10 000 Lives Every Year In Major European Cities
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
World Health Organisation
This WHO press release refers to an inquiry which estimates that investing in "green and healthy transport" not only has positive health and environmental effects but is also economically profitable.
Tackling Physical Inactivity - A Coordinated Approach
Thu, 10 Apr 2014
All Party Parliamentary Commission
This is the first of two reports from the All-Party Parliamentary Commission on Physical Activity, which was set up in 2013. It sets out the scale and scope of the problem, mapping out the specific areas in which need to be worked on for change.
Helping to create healthy lives by designing and managing places and buildings that encourage physical activity.