Active Uprising

This year’s Active Uprising – held at the QE II conference centre in London – featured a number of keynote speeches and panel discussions and attracted an audience of 500 health experts, physical activity leaders and policymakers.

In his opening conference speech, ukactive Chair, Mike Farrar, said the Government should unlock the potential of a growing physical activity sector to achieve its economic growth ambitions. He urged the government to earmark substantial investment into the sector as the NHS promises to move towards more prevention.

The former CEO of the NHS Confederation’s headline message was that the government needs to fully utilise the opportunities presented by the physical activity sector.

“As it reaches for quick wins, our government has a great opportunity to stand foresquare in support of the industry that sits behind a healthier nation – the physical activity industry,” Farrar said.

“I know that the Government can achieve growth through health – a nation that is more physically active will be more economically active. Any growth plans will need to focus on immediate growth as well as long-term strategy such as plans for airport runways.”

The theme for ukactive’s flagship annual conference was ‘No Growth without Health: Physical Activity’s Role in National Renewal’, attracting speakers and delegates from across the worlds of government, healthcare, fitness and sport.