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In Tameside just 51.1% of children and young people are achieving an average of 60 minutes of physical activity a day. This means that almost half are not meeting Chief Medical Officer guidelines.
A detailed breakdown of the latest Active Lives research from Sport England exploring the differences in activity levels by gender across Greater Manchester.
This International Women's Day, we’ve analysed some statistics on the gender activity gap, and the work happening to address it.
GreaterSport have worked with Sporting Equals to understand BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Groups’ activity levels, attitudes, motivations and barriers to sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester. Both organisations felt it was important to share some of the key findings.
As we age, inactivity (less than 30mins a week) increases, with older adults being more than twice as likely to be inactive, 75+ years 54% and 55+ years 36.8% compared to 16-34 year olds 18.7% in GM.
Six in ten children and young people in Greater Manchester are not active enough. 35.8% of children and young people, on average, do less than 30 minutes of activity each day, with only 39.9% doing at least 60 minutes or more.