We all know that regular physical activity plays a key part in a healthy lifestyle, and research supporting this is extensive and well documented.
Get Berkshire Active have an impressive set of tools and processes to help gather and make sense of data. We utilise the data internally to help with decision making and also we use these tools and processes to help and support our partners.
We have extensive expertise in understanding the needs and issues of the local areas in Berkshire, the level of inactivity and the barriers to accepting active lifestyle of certain audiences.
GBA Online Survey on Physical Activity during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Physical Activity in Berkshire during 2020 Covid-19 restrictions
Survey Results. Wave 1 (May 2020) and Wave 2 (October 2020)
Active Lives Survey - Sport England
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National Survey on Physical Activity
Active Lives Children and Young People Survey
Key Themes
There are a number of key organisations (listed below) that have produced reports and documents outlining benefits associated with being more active, the current picture regarding our nation's inactivity and valuable information and insight that can be utilised to shape future work in this area.
Economic
Education and Young People
Health - Physical and Psychological wellbeing
- Everybody active, every day: a framework to embed physical activity into daily life (2014)
- Identifying what works for local physical inactivity interventions (2014)
- Steps to solving inactivity (report)
- Getting Active Outdoors (2015)
- Mind- Get Set Go: Physical Activity, Sport and mental health
- Start Active, Stay Active: Infographics on Physical Activity recommendations
- Start active, stay active: report on physical activity in the UK recommendations
Disability and Long Term Health Conditions
Key National Organisations
Key Local Organisations
If you are attempting to source some insight regarding a local population, need or facility one of these organisations might be able to help.
Local Public Health teams - JSNA's provide a valuable source of information; Bracknell, Reading, Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead, West Berkshire, Wokingham.
