- Facilities allowed to reopen from Monday
- Government hopes for increase in exercise
England has been urged to “get its trainers on” and comply with medical advice on exercise, with the prime minister joining a series of English sports stars in cajoling the country to get back to sporting activity following a shutdown of grassroots facilities that has lasted for more than three months.
From Monday, as part of stage 1 in the government’s reopening plan, outdoor sports facilities including football pitches, tennis courts and outdoor swimming pools, as well as golf courses and sailing clubs, are allowed to reopen. Organised team sports at all levels are also to resume. The government wants to use the moment to spark an increase in exercise, amid concerns over the health of the nation following a stark drop in physical activity during the Covid crisis and a year of intermittent lockdown.
