Only around one in 20 adults is as active as the Government says they should be in order to remain healthy, a report from The NHS Information Centre shows. However, while few people actually meet the Government’s recommended guidelines for weekly physical activity, many more (about one in three) say they do. Today’s Health Survey [...] Read more »
More than 1 in 3 workers too embarrassed to be seen breaking a sweat
Over half chained to their desks for most of the day. British Heart Foundation revealed new survey results which show that more than one in three (35%) workers avoid exercise during their working day because they don’t want to be seen getting hot and sweaty in front of colleagues. Over half (55%) spend more than [...] Read more »
Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport Adult and Child Report 2009/10
The latest data from the 2009/10 Taking Part survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with sport, libraries, the arts, heritage and museums & galleries. It contains data for both adults and 5-15 year old children. The Taking Part survey is a continuous annual survey of adults and children living in private households in England, [...] Read more »
Headline results from Sport England’s survey of peoples’ satisfaction
Headline results from Sport England’s survey of peoples’ satisfaction with the sports they play have been published. The overall satisfaction has decreased from 80% to 76.5%. The results are based on responses from 44,960 people age 14 and over in England, who take part in sport regularly. Within each sport, respondents were surveyed from across [...] Read more »
Old strategic planning tool reports
We’ve had requests from a few users for the old planning tool reports. This is because they included maps of cardio vascular disease (CVD) risk factors of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. We didn’t include this information in the new Strategic Planning tool because we were told by some data experts at PCTs that [...] Read more »
Do mass participation sporting events have a role in making populations more active?
Mass sporting events are becoming increasingly popular worldwide and may have health benefits as they foster low intensity participation in a non competitive, fun environment. We know little, however, about their long term effect, if any, on physical activity levels. This report describes the initial impact of three women only mass events in Ireland as [...] Read more »
Active People Survey 4: Quarter 2 results
A summary of headline results from the period April 2009-April 2010 (Active People Survey rolling 12 month results), for adult sport participation, at least three sessions a week, 30 minutes, moderate intensity (the ‘one million sport indicator’). Includes data for England by key demographic groups. Published June 2010. 01. Sports participation factsheet: summary of results [...] Read more »
What motivates people to participate in organised walking activity?
This report results from research commissioned by Natural England in order to explore people’s motivations for participating in organised walking activity. The work was undertaken by Hazel Hynds and Cheryl Allibone. View a summary of the findings covered by this report, as well as Natural England’s views on this research. Read more »
A systematic review of three approaches for constructing physical activity messages: What messages work and what improvements are needed?
This is an excerpt from an article from the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, for the full article see the link at the bottom Background To motivate individuals to adhere to a regular physical activity regime, guidelines must be supplemented with persuasive messages that are disseminated widely. While substantial research has examined [...] Read more »
Sport England Active People Diagnostic Updated
I just got through an email from Sport England to let me know that the Active People Diagnostic has been updated to include the latest Sports data from the third round of the Active People Survey – APS3. You can register or access the site through the existing address (www.webreport.se/apd). All analysis and overview modules [...] Read more »