Welcome to the Research and Evidence Portal. Here you will find a catalogue of relevant national and local physical activity and sport literature made up of reports and case studies that allows users to search by key themes, location, date and age. You can also find a number of practical toolkits and guidance documents to support the marketing and promotion of your programmes and campaigns.
The State of Ageing in 2022
Jan 2023
Centre for Ageing Better
More people are living with illness and disability, and life expectancy is falling – but these aren't being experienced equally.
What roles does physical activity play following the death of a parent as a young person? A qualitative investigation
Jan 2023
This research article looks at the benefits of physical activity in helping children and young people deal with parental loss, with research undertaken using qualitative methods.
Physical Activity and Wellbeing Residents' Survey: 2022 Summary Report
Dec 2022
Summary findings from the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Residents' Survey 2022.
Active Lives Children and Young People Survey - 2021/22 Report (LLR Headlines)
Dec 2022
A local summary report of the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey release (2021/22). This includes an overview of children and young people's engagement in sport and physical activity, with comparisons to previous years. Data is presented at a local authority, Active Partnership and national level.
Returning to the workplace – the motivations and barriers for people aged 50 years and over, Great Britain: August 2022
Dec 2022
Office For National Statistics
The characteristics and motivations associated with adults aged 50 years and over considering returning to the labour market after leaving their previous job since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Experimental statistics.
Sport England (2022) Future of Public Sector Leisure
Dec 2022
Sport England have worked with key stakeholders in the sector to publish a report on the current state of public leisure and how it should evolve to continue providing vital services that help people get or stay active.
Let's Get Moving- Making the Case
Dec 2022
This document provides headline facts for physical activity linked with the following areas: Population Trends, Inequalities and Participation, Health and Wellbeing, Climate, Planning and the Economy.
Defining Wellness Policy 2022 Report
Nov 2022
This is the first-ever study to define wellness policy and argue for why it is needed. Using GWI’s wellness economy data, the report provides, for the first time, a quantitative analysis showing the positive relationship between wellness spending, happiness, and health outcomes across countries.
Get Yourself Active- Social Care Activity Pack
Nov 2022
Sport England, Disability Rights UK
An interactive pack aimed at people working in social care to help you to support more disabled people to be active.
The impacts of sport emissions on climate: Measurement, mitigation, and making a difference
Nov 2022
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
The paper, published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, reveals a mixed response to combating climate issues across the sports industry.
