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Kids on bikes (CC licensed image by Anne and Tim:Flickr)

Parents are fitter than kids according to survey

79 per cent of parents say that their family makes no effort to exercise

Sat, Aug 31, 2019 15:52
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Laura Kenny with Rio Omnium gold (Photo by Bryn Lennon, Getty Images via Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg

Laura Kenny wants to inspire families to be more active

Still cycling while expecting first child – but “not going at anything full gas”

Tue, Apr 11, 2017 16:07
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Bike commuting (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Dave Atkinson:Flickr) 02

20 million Brits physically inactive claims British Heart Foundation survey

Separate study finds that half of people who own a bike never ride it

Tue, Apr 04, 2017 09:38
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UK cost of inactivity (taken from Inactivity Time Bomb infographic)

Inactivity costing the UK 14.2 billion euros a year with 37 per cent of adults insufficiently active

UK sees highest prevalence of physical inactivity out of six European countries examined in new study

Tue, Jul 21, 2015 14:26
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London cyclist approaching junction.jpg

Campaigners call for cycling cash as study finds inactivity twice as deadly as obesity

Campaigners urge government to invest in safe ccyling infrastructure

Thu, Jan 15, 2015 16:01
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London 2012 Olympic Stadium (copyright Simon MacMichael)

How active are people where you live? Report ranks local authorities by residents’ activity levels

Olympic borough, Newham ranked least active place in England but across London Richmond is the most active

Thu, Nov 13, 2014 18:51
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Chris Boardman being interviewed

Chris Boardman welcomes report on inactivity epidemic – but bashes government’s inactivity on cycling

"How many reports do we need?" asks British Cycling policy guru

Tue, Apr 08, 2014 13:19
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Pont-y-Werin bridge Cardiff

Prioritise walking and cycling to halt UK’s inactivity epidemic, urges Parliamentary commission

All-Party Commission on Physical Activity's report calls on party leaders to draw up National Action Plan to tackle crisis

Tue, Apr 08, 2014 11:00
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