BMJ

Contemporary national and international guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for people living with chronic conditions, disability and advanced age: a ...

Objectives Physical activity guidelines inform policy and practice in promoting healthier lifestyles. The WHO advocates for distinct recommendations for each country to address variation in needs, ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

The Daily Mile and children’s physical activity, mental health and educational performance: a quasi-experimental study in Greater London primary schools

Objectives To examine associations between The Daily Mile, a school-based active mile intervention, and pupils’ physical activity, mental health and educational performance.Methods Year 1 pupils (aged ...
UUHC Health Feed

Physical Activity & Why It's Important

Why Is Physical Activity Important? Physical activity is an important component of a healthy lifestyle and can improve health outcomes across the lifespan. When we are healthy, we’re more capable of ...
BMJ

Physical activity paradox: providing evidence-based guidance while closing research gaps

Physical activity is known to be good for one’s health.1 2 On the other hand, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are known to be harmful to health.2 3 Agreement exists about these general ...
The Conversation

Physical education is important for academic success – here’s how it benefits kids’ cognition

Simon Cooper receives funding from the Waterloo Foundation, Rosetrees Trust, Stoneygate Trust and Education Endowment Foundation. There were 45,000 fewer hours of physical education (PE) delivered in ...