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Doctors should prescribe walking to improve mental health, says new report

By GreaterSport | 11 March 2020

More GPs should prescribe walking to improve mental health and long-term physical health conditions, says a new report published by Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking

New research released on the links between sedentary behaviour in young people and mental health

By GreaterSport | 20 February 2020

New research has highlighted the link between sedentary behaviour during adolescence and depression whilst highlighting the need for people of all ages to move more.

Millions of women say seeing ‘unrelatable’ fitness images on social media has a negative impact on them

By GreaterSport | 14 January 2020

This Girl Can launches powerful new ad campaign showing the raw unfiltered reality of women exercising

Lack of physical activity costing UK employers £6.6bn

By GreaterSport | 19 December 2019

Getting employees more physically active could save UK businesses up to £6.6bn through improved employee productivity each year.

95% of office-based employees want to reduce the amount of time they sit at work

By GreaterSport | 06 December 2019

Working in an office can see employees spending up to 75% of their time sitting down. The good news is that 95% of these workers want to reduce this.

23,100 more young people active in Greater Manchester

By GreaterSport | 05 December 2019

Research released today by Sport England shows that there are now 45.2% of children & young people active for at least 60 minutes a day in Greater Manchester, which equates to 176,700 young people.