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<p>The Chief Medical Officer is clear that being physically active is important to
long-term health and crucial for keeping people healthy. Sports and physical activity,
including the use of gyms, have been shown to treat, manage and prevent a range of
conditions including heart disease, cancers, diabetes, stress, depression or anxiety.
It can also bring communities together and tackle issues such as loneliness. That’s
why we have continued to make sure that people can exercise throughout the national
and the local tiered restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s Active Lives Adult
and Children surveys provide information not only on activity levels but also on social
outcomes such as physical and mental wellbeing too. The latest reports can be found
<a href="https://www.sportengland.org/know-your-audience/data/active-lives?section=access_the_reports"
target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Furthermore, last month Sport
England published its new strategy Uniting the Movement which sets out their 10 year
vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity. The
strategy seeks to tackle the inequalities we have seen in sport and physical activity
and provide opportunities to people and communities that have traditionally been left
behind, helping to remove barriers to activity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On
Monday 22 February, the Prime Minister announced a roadmap out of the current lockdown
in England. Step 2 will take place no earlier than 12 April and as part of this indoor
leisure (including gyms) for individual use will reopen. Step 3 will take place no
earlier than 17 May and as part of this exercise classes can resume. This will be
subject to social contact limits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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