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Play. Learn. Grow.

A movement for getting more bodies moving more often. In schools, parks and leisure centres, free at the point of entry, run with the NHS and Sport England.

Play · Learn · Grow
In partnership with
  • NHS
  • Sport England
  • Department for Education
  • Mayor of London
  • The FA
  • Better
  • Food Standards Agency
  • Tesco
Play · Learn · Grow

One test for everything we run: does it get a teenager off the sofa?

The work is participation, not performance. It is measured in hours moved, meals shared, friends made.

Play

Free programmes in every borough. Football, athletics, swimming and informal play in schools, parks and community spaces. Run with GLL, Better and the FA.

See the programmes

Learn

Curriculum-aligned material with the Department for Education and the FSA. Nutrition, sleep, mental health. Taught honestly, without scaremongering.

Curriculum and resources

Grow

A free members area to track your own progress, at your own pace. Considered apparel and hydration. A premium tier for athletes who train year-round.

See the programmes in the members area

The most preventable crisis in British health.

1 in 4
UK children · clinically obese by age 11

The single statistic that started this work. Childhood obesity is the leading driver of long-term NHS cost.

142hr
Movement we aim for, per child, per term

An hour a day, every school day. Not aspirational: the WHO floor for children aged 5 to 17.

2030
Target year · halve childhood obesity

A government commitment. We are one of the delivery partners; we hold ourselves to the same number.

The full evidence base is published openly on the Movement page: sources, methodology and partner-reviewed targets.

Read the evidence
How it works

Finding your first session takes about a minute.

Membership is free, for life. The only thing we ask is that you show up.

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Find your borough

Search your postcode and we'll show every free programme running near you this month: football, swimming, athletics, informal play. No app required.

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Bring a friend, or don't

Every programme is drop-in. Bring a friend if you have one; we'll introduce you if you don't. The first session is always the hardest, which is why we make it easy.

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Track what matters

The members area is where your progress lives. Honest, ad-free, and entirely yours.

Join free

Takes 90 seconds. No card details.

What we believe

We are not a fitness brand. Fitness is for people who already move.

We work with the rest. The children who don’t see themselves as athletic. The parents who lost the habit. The men who haven’t run since school.

We do not sell aspiration. Aspiration is what gym memberships are sold on, and most gym memberships go unused. We sell habit: small, structural, dull, and exactly because of that, it works.

A teenager running in the early evening light

Eight programmes. One membership.

Pick the one that fits. You can join more, swap, or just turn up.

“We do not measure success in steps or in calories. We measure it in the number of children who, on a Thursday afternoon, choose to get off the bus a stop early.”

Before you ask

The questions people ask before they join.

Is it really free?
Yes, for life. The programmes are funded by the public bodies that partner with us, so members never pay to attend. The shop and the OPHI premium tier are separate, paid products.
Do I need to be fit or sporty?
No. Most of the people we work with stopped moving years ago. The first session is drop-in, no kit required, no fitness test at the door.
Do I need to bring anything?
Trainers and water. The programmes that need extra kit, football and swimming, provide it. Bring whatever you already have.
What if I miss a session?
There is no register and no penalty. Sessions repeat weekly. Come when you can; come back when you can.
Is my data safe?
Yes. We hold member data to NHS data-handling standards. It is never sold, never shared with advertisers, never used for ad targeting.
Join the movement

Free, for life.
Show up. The rest follows.

One sign-up, every programme, in every borough we run in.

90 seconds · no card details · free for life