Active Lives HIT News

Stepping into Spring: Bristol Walk Fest and North Somerset Walk Fest

  • 12th April 2024
Bristol Walk Fest is an annual festival between 1 – 31 May showcasing the best…

Rapid realist review reveals how to achieve effective virtual wards for people with frailty

  • 14th March 2024
Proactive care, a whole-system approach and a ‘team-of-teams’ are important elements in achieving effective virtual…

Building Boats Building Lives skiff launches in Bristol Harbour

  • 20th February 2024
Monday 19 February saw the launch of a new boat into Bristol Harbour. The launch…

UWE Bristol and St George's Bristol to launch research first into singing and wellbeing

  • 6th February 2024
Researchers at UWE Bristol are collaborating with St George’s Bristol to launch the first large-scale…

Successful Bristol strength, balance and social programme for older adults celebrates first anniversary

  • 22nd January 2024
This month sees the first anniversary of the highly successful Bristol community-based exercise programme, REtirement…

Study shows children’s inactivity remains an issue in wake of pandemic

  • 27th April 2023
New research has revealed children’s physical activity in the UK has largely returned to…

Take a walk this May with Bristol Walk Fest

  • 25th April 2023
Bristol Walk Fest is a walking festival that runs from 1– 31 May to coincide…

Natasha Swinscoe: Connecting the dots between research and innovation

  • 4th April 2023
The mission of the West of England Academic Health Science Network (or AHSN for…

Active Lives HIT 2022-23

  • 1st April 2023
Welcoming new co-directors Active Lives HIT aims to influence strategic commissioning through the delivery of…

Activity sessions to promote health and wellbeing are reaching under-served children in Bristol, data shows

  • 31st March 2023
Physical activity sessions run by Bristol Sport Foundation are reaching primary school children living in…

Active Lives HIT welcomes new directors

  • 5th December 2022
The Active Lives Health Integration Team welcomed two new directors – Lisa Wood and Professor…