The results of the Local Exercise Action Pilots (LEAP) were launched at a high profile conference at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday 5 December.

LEAP was a £2.5 million joint initiative between Sport England, Natural England and Department of Health which tested different ways of helping less active people to do more exercise.

A wide range of sport and active recreation projects took place including over fifties leisure weeks, free swimming for kids, senior peer mentoring and street dance.

The Minister of State for Public Health, Caroline Flint, used the conference to launch the Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) which will help GPs and Practice Nurses assess patients' activity levels so that healthcare practitioners and local commissioners can target those at greatest risk from inactivity.

You can download copies of all the slides used in the presentations here. Films of the presentation will be available on this website shortly.

The Leap report
A copy of the full Leap report can be downloaded here
Leap brochure 383Kb (PDF)

Presentations

Running the pilots
The LEAP Pilots, Setting up and Running the Interventions (PDF)
A brief assessment of the process involved
Stella Goddard, Natural England

Key findings
Key Findings from the National Evaluation of Leap (PDF)
Andy Pingle, Leeds Metropolitan University

Case Study
LEAP Pilot Plymouth/ Everyday Swim (PDF)
Kate SargantAmateur Swimming Association

Case Study
Fun and Funky in Hastings (PDF)
Hayley Martin, LEAP Coordinator, Hastings & Rother PCT
van Rudd, Head of Health Improvement & Partnerships, Hastings & Rother PCT
Heidi Hicks Active Hastings Dance Worker, Hastings Borough Council

Case Study
Stepping Out - Wigan's LEAP project (PDF)
Nick Colledge, Manager Sport and Health, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust
Carol Southern - LEAP Co-ordinator, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust
Andrea Muirhead, Research Assistant
Lindsey Dugdill, Reader in Exercise & Health, University of Salford

Case Study
Dudley: Steps to Health - the promotion of activity in parks

Case Study
Leap into action  the Wandsworth Pilot(PDF)
Liz Kellow, Wandsworth PCT

Case Study
Physical activity for the over-fifites -
Paul Dodson and Kendelle Sisson, Get Moving Nottingham

Case Study
Leap Plymouth
Phil Brown

Case Study
Active Choice - Durham Dales