All blog posts in Exercise and Physical Activity

Promising research shows that even tiny amounts of activity can dramatically reduce cancer risk, which could be a game-changer for people who don’t like to exercise.
There’s strong evidence that physical activity cuts the risk of cancer, but people don't move enough on a daily basis. Can policy changes reverse this trend?
Associate Prof Brigid Lynch, a cancer epidemiologist in Australia, shares her latest evidence on what happens in a woman’s body when she exercises to reduce her risk of breast cancer
Why aren't people more active? Margarita Kokkorou explores how the World Health Organization's Fair Play approach is encouraging the world to move more
COVID has shone a light on why population health is so important but regardless of pandemics, much poor health is preventable
Reflecting on what physical activity policies we've discovered over the past 12 months and what to expect from the future
Two team members reflect on the experiences of being physically active when growing up in their respective home countries
Lindsay Bottoms from the University of Hertfordshire says the 10,000 step target has more to do with marketing than scientific fact
The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on how active or sedentary we should be
Policies that make physical activity part of daily life can help tackle obesity