ACTIVITY PATTERNS ADULTS Aged 16to54 Years

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ACTIVITY PATTERNS ADULTS Aged 16-to-54 Years
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General Trends2

• According to the Health Survey for England (HSE
  98)
• Only 46 of men 31 of women aged between
  16-to-54 years met the recommended levels of
  physical activity to benefit their health.
• 29 of men 38 of women aged between 16to-54
  years were insufficiently active
• A quarter of men just under a third of women
  aged between 16to-54 years were deemed to be
  totally inactive

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Prevalence of physical INACTIVITY increases
across the life span in both men and women
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Sports Exercise Participation2

• 44 of men 53 of women aged 16-54 years did
  not participate in any form of sports or exercise
  4 weeks prior to the HSE
• Young men aged 16-24 years were more likely to
  participate in some sports and exercise of at
  least 15 minutes duration in comparison to
• Older men (45-54 years)
• Young females

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Travel Patterns3

• National Travel Survey for GB (2001) revealed
• Walking cycling both declined during the period
  1985/86 to 1995/1997
• Total distance walked per year declined from 237
  to 189 miles in a decade
• Proportion of shopping trips by car increased by
  10 between 1985-1999, whereas
• shopping trips on foot decreased by 12

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Occupational Activity

• According to the Health Survey for England
  (1998)
• 28 of men aged 16-54 years were classified as
  moderately active at work compared to 16 of
  women of a similar age

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Sedentary Behaviours4

UK Time Use Survey (2002) Examined the amount of
time people spent doing sedentary activities
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Inequalities in Activity Socio-Economic Status2

• Participation in sport and exercise and walking
  was strongly related to social status

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Inequalities in ActivityDisabled People5

• According to Sport England (2002)
• Participation rates in sport (including walking)
  for disabled adults were 24 lower than for
  non-disabled adults
• 51 disabled adults participated in some form of
  sport in the last four weeks compared to 75 of
  adults without a disability

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Inequalities in ActivityMinority Ethnic Groups6

• According to HSE (1999)
• Men women from BME groups based in England are
  6 less likely to participate in physical
  activity compared with the indigenous population.
• Only 18 of men 7 women in Bangladeshi
  community meet the recommended physical activity
  levels

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Summary

• The current evidence on sport, exercise and
  physical activity patterns of adult men and women
  aged 16-to-54 years highlights that the majority
  do insufficient levels to benefit their health

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References

• Department of Health (1996). Strategy Statement
  on Physical Activity. London DH
• Joint Health Surveys Unit (1999). Health Survey
  for England. London HMSO
• Department of the Environment, Transport and
  Regions (2001). National Travel Survey for Great
  Britain. London HMSO
• National Statistics Office. (2002). The UK Time
  Use Survey 2000. London NSO

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References

• Sport England (2002). Adults with a disability
  and sport National Survey 200-2001. London
  Sport England
• Joint Health Surveys Unit (2001). Health Survey
  for England The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups
  1999. London HMSO
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the
  Strategy Unit (2002). GAME PLAN A strategy for
  delivering Governments sport and physical
  activity objectives. London HMSO
• HMSO

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