Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide a figurational analysis the plans for participation legacy London 2012. In build-up hosting Games, there have been three different Prime Ministers and two Mayors; therefore, changing political, economic, landscape that impacted on policy formation feature article. From sociological perspective, tends be complex, often contradictory messy process frequently lacking convincing evidence base. Such features are quite apparent within policies...

Preparations for London 2012 included promises a sporting legacy across Britain. APS data suggest that, despite slight spike in 2012, we have not experienced the rise participation promised. The importance of preparations were well documented but little research has examined these processes. We examine planning within non-Olympic city England, Birmingham. Thirty-Seven semi-structured interviews conducted with people delivering sport Birmingham to provide figurational analysis relationships...

Legacy promises from London 2012 meant that those working in sport local, non-host areas Britain were expected to facilitate more sporting opportunities for local citizens. preparations occurred the context of many other constraints stemmed Government budget cuts and provision leisure-time leisure activities. This paper presents new evidence on a significantly under-researched area studies, namely: experiences delivering leisure-sport city how they responded national legacy promises. Using...

This study provides a novel figurational sociological examination of transitions into and through parenthood its impact on leisure time physical activity (LTPA). Drawing the qualitative findings an online survey completed by 218 UK parents (n = 186 female, n 32 male), we show how initial transition was associated with general decline in LTPA participation. typically accompanied decreases parents' capacity to derive pleasurable excitement, tension, sociability they previously experienced when...

Physical activity is recommended as a self-help strategy for some mild to moderate perinatal mental illnesses. Despite this, we know very little about how women remain active, or take up physical activity, in the context of changing family life and illness. We seek explore: a) negotiate their health during transitions into parenthood early years; b) experiences with illness relation activity.

This paper addresses an under-explored area of sociologically oriented health research, namely, the mental and physical activity (PA) experiences new fathers. Drawing upon responses to online qualitative survey from 32 fathers, aged 18 or over, living in UK, we show how decline these fathers' overall PA was associated with poor changing constraints that characterised their increasingly complex networks interdependence. These corresponded shifts engagement team sports towards individualised,...