A key GM Moving priority is to lead, learn, work and move together to enable active lives for all, removing barriers and targeting resources, to support the least active residents to move more.
Data shows that over 31% of the Greater Manchester adult population are physically active for less than 30 minutes a week (view the data here). The data points to clear patterns in terms of who is less likely to be active, which mirror wider inequality gaps along demographic, socio-economic and geographical fractures formed by deeply rooted structural and systemic inequalities.
These patterns are long-standing and entrenched. Learning and insight shows that these gaps will not be closed unless we take an intentional and targeted approach to address the inequalities which stand in the way of some people participating in physical activity, sport and an active life.
Recognising these patterns and addressing the inequalities behind them, needs to run through the core of everything we do. Removing the multiple and intersecting barriers to activity, widening opportunities to move and designing moving into everyday life for people and communities that have traditionally been excluded, underserved, left out or left behind. This is vital to our GM Moving mission.
GM Moving Partners' Commitment to Inclusion is to create a Greater Manchester that enables active lives for disabled people and people with long-term conditions.
Greater Manchester is committed to developing an inclusive, whole systems approach to active lives and tackling inequalities. To support this, commitments have been co-created by a network of sector representatives and people with lived experience to drive this agenda forward.
If you'd like to join this growing network of partners committed to inclusion, please email [email protected] to add your name to the group.
Read more on the Commitment to Inclusion here.
The 'Closing the Gap' conference offered a deep-dive into how we can collectively tackle the deep-rooted inequalities which exist across the sport and physical activity system.
The national charity and leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity, Activity Alliance, releases the latest Annual Disability and Activity Survey.
The Access to Activity forum will work together with partners to co-produce and co-design services that address inequalities and increase opportunities and access for SEND children and young people to be active.