High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Physical Activity
The current recommended levels of activity in terms of health benefits and protection against coronary heart disease are five or more moderate sessions, or three or more vigorous sessions, per week. These measures of activity are therefore based on the intensity, frequency and duration of sessions taken.
The Health Education Population Survey (HEPS), which samples adults aged 16 to 74 years in Scotland, has found generally low levels of physical activity, with the majority of men and women failing to achieve recommended levels.
For men and women there has been a slight increase overall between 1996 and 2005 in the proportion achieving the recommended levels, although there is not a clear trend over time. The percentage achieving the recommended levels is consistently higher for men than women.
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Source: Health Education Population Survey
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