Too many Brits are putting off exercise

Results of our survey have revealed that only half of people in the UK (53%) exercise more than once a week.Over 2,000 people were questioned about their attitudes to doing exercise, such as walking, stretching, running or cycling, for at least 20 minutes. Results showed that:There's a clear intention gap– 75% said that they wished they exercised more than once per week, but just 53% of people do.18% said that they do some form of exercise every day.17% admitted that they never do any form of exercise. This is despite Government guidelines recommending that adults should aim for 30 minutes of exercise five days a week.The top three reasons given for putting exercise off were not having enough time in the day (33%), feeling too tired (32%), and cold weather (28%).Nearly one in 20 people (4%) said that they don't do any exercise because they don't own the appropriate exercise clothes.Joint pain was also revealed as a barrier to exercise. A significant number of respondents– 49% –  said that they have had, or do have, joint pain. Of those people, half of them (51%) said that the joint pain had put them off doing exercise. Yet research has shown that regular safe, simple and effective exercise can actually reduce pain and stiffness in joints.To help people with joint pain keep moving, Arthritis Research UK is today launching the Everyday exercises for everyday lives programme, in partnership with Voltarol Emulgel P*. This includes short, easy...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news