Physical activity statistics 2012 - British Heart Foundation

82 Physical Activity Statistics, 2012Table 6.9aBarriers to doing more physical activity, exercise or sport, age-standardised percentages in men,by quintile of equivalised household income, England 2007Highest 2nd 3rd 4th Lowest% % % % %What stops you from doing more than you do nowMy work commitments 58 49 42 34 20Don’t have enough leisure time 44 41 37 30 25Caring for children or older people 14 11 15 13 8Don’t have enough money 7 11 18 17 21Poor health or physical limitations 5 8 9 16 24Have no one to exercise with 7 9 8 9 5Injuries which prevent me 6 7 9 13 15No suitable places to do it in my area 5 5 5 7 4Haven’t got the right clothes or equipment 1 2 3 5 2Don’t need to do any more 14 17 20 16 18Other factors that applyNot motivated to do more 22 21 21 25 18Prefer to do other things 16 17 16 16 12Not the sporty type 15 13 13 15 15Worried about injury 4 6 5 7 8Don’t enjoy physical activity 6 4 4 7 4Too shy or embarrassed 4 5 4 6 4Too old 2 2 5 5 4Too overweight 3 4 3 7 4Think exercise is a waste of time 0 0 0 1 0Base 545 435 331 236 220Notes:Adults aged 16 to 64 years. Weighted for non-response. The standard population to which the age distribution of sub-groups was adjusted was the midyear2006 population estimates for England.Source:Joint Health Surveys Unit (2008). Health Survey for England 2007: Healthy lifestyles: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. The Information Centre: Leeds.Copyright © 2010, Re-used with the permission of The Health and Social Care Information Centre. All rights reserved.