Stronger Hips Improve Running Mechanics, Lessen Knee Pain

Hip strengthening exercises performed by female runners not only significantly reduced patellofemoral pain — a common knee pain experienced by runners — but they also improved the runners’ gaits, according to Indiana University motion...

Funding Boost to Encourage English Children to Walk to School

A scheme that encourages families to ditch the car and walk their children to school at least once a week will receive an £800,000 boost from the Government. The ‘Walk Once a Week’ scheme run by the Living Streets charity, rewards children who walk...

5.9 Million Free Swims During the Second Quarter of the U.K. Government’s Free Swimming Initiative

The U.K. Government has welcomed the latest official data that shows that there were 5.9 million free swims during the second quarter of its £140m free swimming initiative, covering July, August and September 2009 – up from 4.5 million in the first...