22. http://www.fph.org.uk/uploads/bs_great_outdoors.pdf
“Contact with green spaces and natural environments
can reduce symptoms of poor mental health and
stress, and can improve mental wellbeing across all age
groups”
• Access to green spaces can increase levels of physical activity for all ages
• Having green spaces in an area can contribute to reduced health inequalities
• Safe, green spaces can increase levels of communal activity across different social
groups as well as increase residents’ satisfaction with their local area
• Green spaces can help with our response to climate change through their potential
to reduce the impacts of heatwaves and reduce flooding and reducing CO2 emissions
• Green spaces and natural environments can improve air and noise quality and
support sustainability through increasing biodiversity, encouraging active transport
and community participation.
23. four out of five
disabled people are not active Active People Survey 2014
BUT seven in ten want to increase the amount
of physical activity they take part in EFDS 2013
http://www.simonesantiphotography.com/links.php?7543#.VXwALvlViko
The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position. b. A particular manner of moving.
the organized action of such a group
Insufficient physical activity is 1 of the 10 leading risk factors for death worldwide
Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes
Physical activity has significant health benefits and contributes to preventing NCDs
5. Globally, 1 in 4 adults is not active enough
6. More than 80% of the world's adolescent population is insufficiently physically active
7. Policies to address insufficient physical activity are operational in 56% of WHO Member States
8. WHO Member States have agreed to reduce insufficient physical activity by 10% by 2025
Teenagers should take an hour of exercise a day, but new figures suggest a mere 8% of girls aged 13 to 15 in England are meeting that target.
For boys it is not much better - just 14% are doing an hour a day.
Sport England. 2015
Green space provision for physical activity could save 1,063 lives a year but children’s access to and enjoyment of nature has declined dramatically. Fewer than 25% of children use their local ‘patch of nature’ compared with over 50% of their parents. As children, 70% of adults enjoyed most of their adventures in natural outdoor environments compared with only 29% of children today.
Sports and Recreation alliance