From case studies to research reports to strategic recommendations, WSFF produces a variety of written materials which share our insight into the barriers women face in sport and physical activity, and how to tackle them.
Case study
“Fantastic! So easy to understand with achievable activities for all girls.”
Aim HI is a resource that contains over 50 activities for girls, based on the idea that good health is a combination of physical, mental and social...
Report
In 2005, the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation commissioned Opinion Leader Research (OLR) to carry out a study into socially excluded mothers with young...
Report
In the autumn of 2004, the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) commission researchers from Bristol University to carry out a six-month qualitative...
Case study
"My confidence has grown and I feel like I could fit into a place like a gym"
Sweat in the City (SitC) was an innovation research project to help to find out why 16- 24 year old women are half as active as men of the same age. With the...
Report
The project was designed to gain a better understanding of how to motivate women to become more active. Today, 16 year-old girls leave school half as active as...
This report details the innovative research project Sweat in the City which project provided over 2000 inactive 16 – 24 year old women a three month free and...
Report
Summary of the key findings:
Why some women DO swim:
For leisure.
An enjoyable swimming occasion for young women consists of a swim with the following mix- a...
In autumn 2005 WSF and the Amateur Swimming Association commissioned HNI International to carry out a six month research project into women aged 25-34 and...
Fact sheet
In September 2009 WSFF delivered a workshop at the annual BUCS conference. This factsheet captures some of the key elements of the presentation and the...
Case study
"IT’S FUN, IT’S SAFE, IT’S SOCIAL!"
The Women’s Running Network (WRN) was founded 11 years ago in Exeter to encourage women to run who would not normally consider that they could. Our ethos...
