South Lakeland Health Improvement Plan - NHS Cumbria

Figure 8.3) Participation in Exercise for Districts in Cumbria 2006/2007 and 2007/2008.Data source: Sport England (2008)*Participation (3x30): the percentage of the adult population participating in at least 30 minutes of sport andactive recreation (including recreational walking and cycling) of at least moderate intensity on at least 3 days aweek.**The data in the 2006/07 survey was based on 1000 people in Cumbria whilst this was reduced to only 500people for the 2007/08 survey. As a result the large difference seen in Barrow may in fact be due to the smallsample numbers involved.In 2006/2007, South Lakeland had the highest % of its populationparticipating in exercise (24%) of all Cumbrian Districts. The differencebetween South Lakeland and the lowest performing district of Copeland was5%.More recent 2007/2008 data shows that the figure for South Lakelandhas remained constant whilst Barrow- in-Furness and Eden have anincreased % of people participating in regular exercise. This means that SouthLakeland performs less well compared to other districts than it has done in thepast. The difference between the best performing and worst performing areasin Cumbria has also increased from 5% to 11% mainly due to theimprovement in Barrow-in-Furness**.8.2.1. Physically Active ChildrenIn 2007, Cumbria had a greater percentage of children and young peopleparticipating in high quality PE and sport than the national average. However,according to the South Lakeland Health Profile (2009), the number ofphysically active children in South Lakeland is significantly below the Englandaverage. This is illustrated in Figure 8.4. In 2006 and 2007, levels ofparticipation in high quality P.E and sport were particularly low (79%). Theyimproved dramatically in 2008 but still remain below the national and regionalfigures.South Lakeland Baseline Assessment 2009 25