Trafford Adult Activity Levels November 2018-19

The latest Active Lives results published by Sport England shows that 76.9% of adults in Bury are active for at least 30 minutes a week, this equates to 143,000 adults moving.

Overhead view of a group dance exercise class in a community centre

Trafford Overview

These results continue the positive trend in Trafford, there has been an increase of 4.1% in the number of adults moving, (active and fairly active), since Active Lives launched in November 2015-16. This is a greater increase than both England (1.0%) and Greater Manchester (2.3%). 

Trafford Moving Population Compared to Greater Manchester Over Time

When this latest release is combined with activity data on children and young people, 167,900 Trafford residents are moving. Find out more about activity levels of children and young people in Trafford here.

Changes in inactivity

Since the first Active Lives release, (November 2015-16), Trafford has seen a decrease in inactivity levels across a number of cohorts. The largest decreases in inactivity have been amongst those from middle income categories with a 13.1% decrease, those aged 55-74, a 9.6% decrease, and females, an 8.8% decrease.

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