User-focused fitness training makes physical activity accessible
The Pretty Deadly Self Defense trainer certification teaches how to support clients with specific needs and make physical activity more inclusive The Paralympics is an incredible global event that highlights the achievements of high-performance athletes with a broad range of abilities. One of the most important components of it, though, is using the Games as […]
Celebrating Midlands Tai Chi Rehab – a balanced approach to rehab
Midlands Tai Chi Rehab demonstrates excellence in health and wellbeing, achieving Enhancing status through the CIMSPA quality assurance process At CIMSPA, we are delighted to spotlight Midlands Tai Chi Rehab, an outstanding organisation led by Mark Peters, a key contributor to the development of the Tai Chi for Health and Wellbeing and Qigong for Health […]
The transformative impact of inclusive sport and physical activity on disabled people’s lives
The Activity Alliance Social Value Report uncovers the significant economic and social potential of increasing participation in sport and physical activity by disabled people. Using the governments WELLBY (Wellbeing Adjusted Life Year) framework, the report highlights how prioritising inclusion in sport and physical activity can address health inequalities, improve wellbeing and deliver significant social and […]
Webinar: Weight management medication – insight for active wellbeing and fitness
With significant recent media and public attention on the role of GLP-1 agonist medications in weight management, health and wellbeing, we’re keen to equip members who may be receiving questions about these medications from their customers with information. We also want to help you to understand what developments in this area mean for professionals in […]
Inequalities remain in children and young people’s activity levels
Sport England have published new data which analyses the participation in activity of children and young people during the last academic year. The latest Active Lives report shows that activity levels during the 2023/24 academic year were stable and that 47.8% of children are taking part in an average of 60 minutes or more of […]
Releasing the Power of our Profession: Standards for Deployment and Risk-based Regulation
Our Strategy, Releasing the Power of our Profession, sets out CIMSPA’s commitment to delivering individual and collective professional recognition for those working in the sport and physical activity sector. The sector workforce makes an immense contribution to the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the population, to social cohesion, to the engagement of everyone […]
CIMSPA and the UK & International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA) enter Memorandum of Understanding
Working collaboratively to ensure our respective members and stakeholders are supporting a self-empowered population, managing their health and wellbeing to thrive in life. CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, and the UK & International Health Coaching Association, UKIHCA, have today announced that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding […]
CIMSPA comment on Prime Minister’s speech at Labour Party Conference
In his first Labour Party Conference speech since becoming Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has reinforced the plan to reform apprenticeship funding and make changes to aspects of skills policy. As part of the ‘Breaking down the barrier to opportunity’ mission, one of five that is underpinning the government’s approach to delivering on its objectives, […]
Take ten with Kate Mills – committee spotlight
We ask Kate Mills, a member of the CIMSPA Youth Panel, ten questions about her work, the panel and its importance Over the coming months, we will be sharing a series of features that shed light on what the boards, committees and panels that govern CIMSPA do by talking directly to the valued members that […]
CIMSPA comment on Skills England announcement
This week the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP, and the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, launched Skills England as part of the Government’s ‘Breaking down barriers to opportunity’ mission, following the announcement of the Skills England Bill in The King’s Speech. Read […]