Active Lives: More adults are becoming active, but inequalities are not shrinking

CIMSPA responds to the latest Active Lives adults survey from Sport England. Updated Active Lives data reveals that more than 30 million adults in England are now meeting the recommended levels of physical activity, an increase of 859,000 adults compared to the previous 12 months. Overall activity levels have improved, with the range of activities […]

New members appointed to the CIMSPA Youth Panel

Recruitment for the panel was met with an overwhelming response The CIMSPA Youth Panel is CIMSPA’s core advisory group of young people. To ensure that young voices are empowered to influence sector decision-making, it represents students, graduates and career starters from across the UK and the whole sector. Aged 16–25, the members meet regularly to […]

CIMSPA responds to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Game On report

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has welcomed the publication, following an inquiry which set out to understand current school and community sport provision. The report, Game On: Community and School Sport, features evidence from organisations across the sport and physical activity sector, including funding bodies, sector-wide organisations, national […]

A record amount of people are using facilities to become physically active

CIMSPA comment on the latest findings from the UK Health and Fitness Market Report 2026. Commissioned by ukactive and produced in collaboration with Sport England and 4GLOBAL, the report brings together data on recorded customer visits to health and fitness facilities across the public and private sector in the UK. 12.2 million people in the […]

Podcast now live – Equipping healthcare professionals to have the skills and confidence to prescribe physical activity

A senior multi-ethnic couple and their mixed race daughter wearing casual winter clothing and walking through their local park.

In this podcast Natasha Jones, President of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Bird GP, Intelligent Health, and Dan Fitzpatrick, Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar (ST5) at University College London Hospitals, explore how physical activity can help people live healthier, longer and more independent lives. This is the fourth and final podcast from the NHS […]

Partner Webinar – The Employment Rights Act 2025: What you need to know

Our partner‑exclusive webinar series provides in‑depth expertise and practical takeaways that help organisations build resilience and respond effectively to the most pressing challenges facing the sector. Hosted by CIMSPA, each session is delivered by expert organisations and highly experienced specialists from across a number of sectors, ensuring you gain trusted insight, real‑world solutions and targeted […]