How Design Helps to Create Active Environments
Modern-day life can make us inactive, and about a third of adults in England don't do the recommended amount of weekly exercise, but the design of where we live and work can play a vital role in keeping us active.
Be Active are committed to supporting the creation of active environments across Bedfordshire. Crucially, these also create a more carbon neutral environment.
We support and encourage the adoption of the Sport England Active Design 10 principles which wrap together the planning and considerations that should be made when designing the places and spaces we live in. It's about designing and adapting where we live to encourage activity in our everyday lives, making the active choice the easy choice whilst being kind to the environment. This framework was updated in May 2023 and provides a wealth of case study examples of great design that encourages our communities to be active in a broad range of environments.
Active Design can encourage people to choose the active option by building a sustainable infrastructure that creates opportunities for all types of physical activity.
