Nearly 1000 community projects across the UK are benefitting from new all-weather pitches, extended playing hours through floodlighting, and modern changing facilities designed to welcome underserved groups like women and girls, in a new boost for grassroots.

Rugby icon Jonny Wilkinson, Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell and teenage darts sensation Luke Littler are among the sports stars throwing their support behind the Government’s ‘Team Up’ campaign, which has launched to tackle the male loneliness crisis. 

Sir Mo Farah joins Buxton and Mind to support the nation, as over a third (35%) say their mental wellbeing this winter is worse than previous winters.

Olympic legend and British Heart Foundation (BHF) ambassador Roger Black is urging people across the UK to walk more this Heart Month, as new research shows walking is the nation’s top health goal for 2026. 

parkrun is whatever you want it to be, and it’s the taking part that matters most. But for lots of people, part of that personal journey at parkrun every week is about how to reach your fitness goals, do your best, and see your progress.

Nearly half of UK adults (43%) are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) strength guidelines and one in three (32%) do no activity to strengthen their muscles at all, according to a new report from ukactive and Les Mills. 

We may not need to completely overhaul our lives to live healthier for longer, according to a large UK-based study. This is welcome news, particularly as many people will already have abandoned their New Year’s resolutions.

As calls grow for tighter social media restrictions, Youth Sport Trust warns digital dependency is undermining children’s health, happiness and life chances and urges renewed investment in play and sport to combat this.