The number of children doing an hour of exercise a day falls by nearly 40% between the ages of five and 12. The number of children meeting the recommended amount of physical activity for healthy development and to maintain a healthy weight (60 minutes a day) drops by 40% as they move through primary school. A new […]
To help kids do more activity throughout the summer holidays, Change4Life has launched its national 10 Minute Shake Ups programme with Disney and schools across the country. The programme offers fun, 10-minute activities for kids, featuring their favourite Disney characters and shows as inspiration. The activities, designed for children to do anywhere in small or […]
British Cycling is on the brink of failing to push through its governance reforms, putting £43m of Sport England and UK Sport funding in serious doubt. It is understood that it will fail to reach the required 75% majority vote in favour of the reforms at an emergency general meeting of British Cycling’s national council. The governing […]
Dame Katherine Grainger, the incoming chair of UK Sport, has dismissed calls to review the quango’s ‘no compromise’ approach despite 11 sports claiming that the system had “disenfranchised” a number of athletes. A letter penned to Grainger ahead of her official appointment on 1 July stated that the current system was “two-class” and “countered Olympic […]
