About the Magazine
An independent magazine about getting active: fitness, walking, running, sport and the outdoors.
Our Active Nation is an independent British magazine about everyday physical activity. It explains in plain words how much exercise is enough, how to start running or walking, which sports adults can take up and how to enjoy the Scottish hills, lochs and paths safely.
Every guide is checked against primary sources: the NHS and NHS inform, the UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines, national sports bodies, parkrun, NatureScot and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, Mountaineering Scotland, the RNLI and other official organisations. The sources are listed under each article. Health articles are general information, not medical advice.
About this domain
The domain was first used in 2010 for Active Nation, a Scottish Government campaign that encouraged people in Scotland to be more active in the run-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Its pages are kept in the campaign archive, starting with About the Active Nation campaign.
The magazine is not affiliated with the Scottish Government, sportscotland or the campaign, runs no clubs or events and has no members' area. Partner material, when it appears, is labelled as such and kept apart from the editorial sections. Photographs are freely licensed and credited under each picture and on the photo credits page.