London Sport takes on National Fitness Day
Today (Wednesday 25 September) is National Fitness Day: a chance for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together try new activities and celebrate the fun of fitness.
The aim is to establish National Fitness Day as the most active day of the year and raise awareness of the importance of physical activity and sport and the role it plays in helping all of us lead healthy, active lifestyles.
This is an important movement for the nation as we continue to fight the ongoing battle of inactivity. Many us of struggle to fit regular exercise into our busy lives; as shown clearly by the fact that 35% of adult Londoners currently fall short of national guidelines for physical activity.
While businesses and other employers will all take different approaches to physical activity, we are proud that London Sport is committed to supporting our employees to build physical activity into their working days, in whatever way suits them best. And the benefits go beyond the individual too: analysis from the Active Citizens Worldwide initiative suggests that current physical activity levels in London contribute around £170m in productivity savings each year, through reduced sickness and friction costs.
We've spoken to London Sport staff to see how they're joining in with National Fitness day and what fitness means to them.