Your weekly physical activity bulletin

12 November 2024

We are working towards improving the health and wellbeing of the nation through sport, exercise and physical activity. For more information on our work visit our website or follow us on X @NCSEM_PAnews

Leading academic suggests addressing the lack of research in Para sport by embedding students in doctoral programmes

Writing in the Time Higher Education, Professor Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey discusses the Embedded Scientist Approach, which places doctoral students in Para sport-focused research programmes, and explores the lessons she has learned from implementing it.

There is a comparative lack of research around the health, well-being and performance of Para athletes. Vicky and her team's unique approach to doctoral studies addresses this paucity by preparing students for successful careers in Para sport, as well as across disability health and wellbeing professions worldwide.

The Embedded Scientist Approach to doctoral supervision that Vicky has developed immerses students within a sport National Governing Body to work as an expert in their specific field within Para sport.

Pathways Perspectives 3 - Behaviour Change survey

The Active Partnerships National Organisation is working in collaboration with Move Consulting and their research partners Coventry University on a project to develop a framework and guidance to support the creation of Physical Activity for Health Pathways. This project is funded by Sport England.  

You are invited to offer your insights and experience via this survey all about behaviour change. Please do contribute to this important piece of work by 22 November and share it with those in your organisation or wider network. 

University of Leicester sports sociologist examines the making of British football

The history of British football and its people is the subject of a book from University of Leicester sports sociologist, John Williams.

Filled with succinct observations and narrative stories, Football in Wind and Rain charts changes in the people, events and culture of the game from its origins in 1863 to the modern-day global dominance of the Premier League. Its short, episodic chapters highlight the unusual, the epic, the remarkable or simply vital lost detail.

It includes the sporting lives and experiences of women right from the start. The voices of commentators, observers, fans, managers and players all feature, with topics such as fandom, stadia, great events, legal changes, memorable goals, players, managers, owners and regional difference given due coverage.

New study finds an extra five minutes of exercise per day could help to lower blood pressure

Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study from researchers at University College London and the University of Sydney.

The study, supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in Circulation, analysed health data from 14,761 volunteers who wore activity trackers to explore the relationship between daily movement and blood pressure.

New WHO report highlights progress and challenges in improving physical activity levels across the European Union

A new report from World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe, “Health-enhancing physical activity in the European Union, 2024” presents the latest data on physical activity across the European Union (EU), reflecting on the progress achieved in making health-enhancing physical activity an integral part of people’s lives.

The report reveals that there has been a notable improvement in the implementation of physical activity policies in the EU from 2015 to 2024.

The EU HEPA Monitoring Framework – established to monitor implementation of the EU Physical Activity Guidelines – shows that policy implementation across 23 indicators that represent a comprehensive national approach to physical activity promotion increased from 64.7% in 2015 to 81.8% in 2024. This progress indicates an overall growing commitment to promoting physical activity as a critical component of public health.

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