Home > Articles How playgrounds keep the old young The Times, May 24th 2007
Read full article... Executative Summary on Ecotherapy Mind (National Association for Mental Health), May 2007
"Three of the Government's six key priorities set out in the recent Public Health White Paper were to increase exercise, improve mental health and reduce obesity - we believe that implementing this green agenda would go some way to achieving all three."
"Who wants to work-out in a neon-lit box with blaring MTV when you could get fit in the fresh air? Matthew Barbour explains why public gyms in parks are the future of exercise."
Read full article... Fat to fit: how Finland did it The Guardian, January 15th 2005
"Thirty years ago, Finland was one of the world's unhealthiest nations. Diet was poor, people were inactive and heart disease was at record levels. Now it's one of the fittest countries on earth. Ian Sample discovers the secrets of their success."
Read full article... A report from the Chief Medical Officer Department of Health, April 29th 2004
"The evidence clearly demonstrates that an inactive lifestyle has a substantial, negative impact on both individual and public health - specifically, that physical inactivity is a primary contributor to a broad range of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health."
