Enjoyability, importance and confidence
- Nearly three in five respondents agree that they exercise to help manage their physical health (59%), the highest level of agreement since Feb 23. A similar number of respondents agree they exercise to help manage their mental health (60%).
- Those aged 16-34 are significantly more likely than those aged 55+ to agree that they exercise to help manage their mental health (66% vs 55%).
- Of those that have participated in sport or physical activity in the last three months, just under three in four (73%) rank being physically healthy as a motivation.
- Nearly three in five (59%) respondents agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying. This remains in line with Jul 24 (58%) and Oct 23 (58%).
- Male respondents are significantly more likely than female respondents to agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying (64% vs 55%).
- 16–34-year-olds are significantly more likely than those aged 35-54 and 55+ to agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying (70% vs 61% and 51%).
- Seven in ten 16-34-year-olds (70%) agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying, the highest level of agreement observed across all waves.
- Respondents with no disability are significantly more likely than those with a disability to agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying (67% vs 44%).
- Seven in ten (70%) respondents agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly, the same figure as in July 24 (70%) which remains the highest figure seen across all waves.
- Three in four (75%) male respondents agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly, the highest level of agreement observed across all waves.
- 16–34-year-olds are significantly more likely than those aged 35-54 and 55+to agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly (76% vs 69% and 67%).
- Respondents from higher socio-economic backgrounds (ABC1) are significantly more likely to agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly than those from lower groups (C2DE) (77% vs 63%).
- Respondents with no disability are significantly more likely than those with a disability to agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly (75% vs 61%).
- Just over three in five (63%) respondents agree that they have the confidence to be physically active, which is in line with Jul 24 (62%) and Oct 23 (62%).
- Male respondents are significantly more likely than female respondents to agree they have the confidence to be physically active (72% vs 54%).
- 16-34s and 35-54s are significantly more likely than those aged 55+ to agree that they have the confidence to be physically active (66% and 65% vs 58%).
- Respondents with no disability are significantly more likely than those with a disability to agree that they have the confidence to be physically active (71% vs 46%).
- Just under one in four (23%) respondents agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity, in line with Jul 24 (24%) and Oct 23 (22%).
- Female respondents are significantly more likely than male to agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity (29% vs 17%). This represents the highest figure of female agreement to this statement across all waves.
- Respondents aged 16-34 and 35-54 are significantly more likely to agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity than those aged 55+ (34% vs 26% vs 14%).
- Respondents with a disability are significantly more likely than those without to agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity (34% vs 17%).
- Compared to both Jul 24 and Oct 23, significantly fewer respondents living in the most deprived areas say they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity (30% in Jul 24, 30% in Oct 23 vs 20% in Oct 24).
Location confidence
- Confidence in indoor locations continues to remain steady, with around two in five (41%) of respondents confident at gyms/health and fitness suites and just under one in three (32%) confident at sports halls.
- Of those who have done some form of physical activity in the past week, over two in five (43%) say they have used an indoor facility, in line with both Jul 24 (44%) and Oct 23 (42%).
- Of those who have done some form of physical activity in the past week, 16-34- and 35–54-year-olds are significantly more likely to say they have used an indoor facility than those aged 55+ (64% vs 47% vs 24%).
- Of those who have participated in a sport or activity in an indoor facility in the past week, around nine in ten say they were comfortable at indoor gyms or fitness centres (92%) and indoor swimming pools (87%).
