Physical activity statistics 2012 - British Heart Foundation

22 Physical Activity Statistics, 2012Table 1.6Self-reported age-standardised physical activity levels among adults, by sex and strategic health authority,England 2008NorthEastNorthWestYorkshire& theHumberEastMidlandsWestMidlandsEast ofEnglandLondonSouthEastCoastSouthCentral% % % % % % % % % %MenMeets recommendations 33 39 40 38 38 38 38 38 41 44Some activity 33 30 29 35 33 31 29 35 33 30Low activity 34 31 31 27 29 30 33 27 26 26WomenMeets recommendations 26 29 26 27 25 27 29 34 30 32Some activity 32 34 34 33 32 37 31 35 32 33Low activity 41 37 40 39 43 35 40 31 38 35BaseMen 429 965 714 637 676 820 755 532 527 682Women 523 1,193 906 795 877 939 927 674 620 863SouthWestNotes:Meets recommendations: 30 minutes or more of moderate or vigorous activity on at least 5 days a week; Some activity: 30 minutes or more of moderateor vigorous activity on 1 to 4 days a week; Low activity: lower levels of activity. Episodes of activity less than 30 minutes have been excluded. Data are agestandardisedto the mid-year 2007 population estimates for England; see source for details of method. All data are self-reported.Source:Joint Health Surveys Unit (2010). Health Survey for England 2008: Physical activity and fitness. The Information Centre: Leeds. Copyright © 2010, Re-usedwith the permission of The Health and Social Care Information Centre. All rights reserved.