Physical Activity Network

Evidence

Physical Activity Audit of the West Midlands Primary Care Trusts

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Chief Medical Officer's Report:

At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health (warning large file 1,945kb)

Nice Guidance

Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity: brief interventions in primary care, exercise referral schemes, pedometers and community-based exercise programmes for walking and cycling

Guidance on the promotion and creation of physical environments that support increased levels of physical activity

Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace

Nice Briefings

Promotion of physical activity among adults: Evidence into practice briefing

Transport interventions promoting safe cycling and walking: Evidence briefing

Sport England Evidence

"Sport Playing its Part" resources

Sport England research

LEAP

Local Exercise Action Pilots - Local Exercise Action Pilots (LEAPs) are locally run pilot programmes to test and evaluate new ways of encouraging people to take up more physical activity.

The National Evaluation report for the Local Exercise Action Pilots