Swim England Reconomics Report financial profit of out of doors exercise

Swim England is happy to have contributed to the  newest Reconomics report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature.

The third instalment of the report was launched in Parliament on Monday at a joint assembly, and highlights the numerous financial and social advantages of out of doors exercise.

Commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Water Recreation and Outdoor Pursuits Divisions, the Reconomics report builds on ten years of analysis into how outside exercise helps the UK economic system, communities and nationwide wellbeing.

The report highlights how entry to the UK’s inexperienced and blue areas delivers vital bodily and psychological wellbeing advantages to thousands and thousands of individuals, while additionally producing financial worth by creating jobs, saving NHS assets and driving spending on outside leisure.

It additionally discovered that participation in outside recreation continues to develop, with 34.3 million folks of all ages now participating in outside actions, a rise of greater than 3.1 million members over the previous decade.

The report additionally recognises the continued rise of open water swimming, with greater than 4 million adults now swimming in lakes, rivers and the ocean annually.

Regular participation in open water swimming has greater than doubled, from round 266,000 adults in 2016-17; by 2023–24, to 543,000 in 2023-24, reflecting the rising attraction of open water swimming as a enjoyable, accessible and rewarding technique to keep lively and join with nature.