Nearly half of British women and a third of men do not exercise, a survey of 8000 UK adults has found.
47 per cent of female and 34 per cent of male respondents told the Nuffield Health charity’s Healthier Nation Index survey that they have done no vigorous weekly exercise such as jogging or gym workouts in the past 12 months.
60 per cent of respondents said a lack of motivation is a barrier to exercising and a third don’t know how to get started, with women more likely to report barriers to exercise than men, with more than half citing lack of motivation and lack of time as the main causes.
We’re interested to hear whether people’s exercise habits have changed during the pandemic, and what the reasons are for people not getting as much exercise as they’d like.
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