Research

Whole school approach to improve children’s physical activity levels

In recent years, the need to improve children’s physical activity levels has become a concerning issue. According to studies, globally, 50% of children do not meet the internationally recognised target of 60 mins of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day.

New study shows fitness is the most popular physical activity worldwide

According to new data collected by IPSOS, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, fitness is the most popular physical activity in the world, with 20% of respondents indicating that they participate in fitness in a normal week.

The latest data on overweight and obesity levels across Europe now available

The third European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) was conducted in 2019, following the implementation of the European Commission regulation 2018/255, which concerns the collection of harmonised high quality data on health across Europe.

SafeACTiVE Study: Data collection for second cycle in progress

EuropeActive is pleased to announce that a second cycle of the SafeACTiVE Study is currently being developed with the aim of analysing the levels of COVID-19 transmission risk in fitness clubs and leisure facilities. With more than 115 million visits analysed across 14 European countries, the average transmission rate sat at 1.12 per 100.000 visits, according to the previous SafeACTiVE Study published in December 2020.

EuropeActive and Deloitte unveil the 2021 European Health & Fitness Market Report

On Wednesday June 23rd EuropeActive hosted a virtual pre-event live-streamed from FIBO headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, as part of the build-up to the 2021 European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) to unveil the key findings of the 2021 European Health & Fitness Market Report (EHFMR).

FAIR+’s European survey on the use of performance enhancing drugs in recreational sport now available!

The FAIR+ project (Forum for Anti-Doping in Recreational Sport+) is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, and is in the middle of its three-year lifespan (January 2020- December 2022).

Sport England measures the impact of coronavirus on activity levels

Sport England recently published its Active Lives Adult Survey studying the impact of the first eight months of coronavirus on activity levels.

New study finds positive influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on cognitive function in young children

The University of Illinois has recently published a study highlighting the positive link between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive health in children aged between 4 and 6.

Less than 3% of the healthcare expenditure in the EU goes to preventive care

According to the latest figures published by Eurostat, EU member states on average only spend 2,8 % of their healthcare budget on preventive care, which translates into an expenditure of 82 EUR per inhabitant on average.

Active Lives survey finds worrying drop in children’s physical activity levels during pandemic

Sport England’s annual Active Lives Children and Young People survey, released mid-January 2021, provides essential insights into the sport and physical activity levels and behaviours of children (aged 5-16) across England from September 2019 to July 2020. A complementary second report was also released, with a special analytical focus on