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3 April - 16 April 2018 Issue 733
Activity levels 'static', but HIIT on the up Adventure sports and activities such as high intensity interval training are growing fast, according to Active Lives, the latest survey from Sport England Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that 27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population in England – are physically active for more than 150 minutes a week. Published on 22 March, the third edition of ALAS also revealed that efforts to lower the number of inactive adults have failed, as more than a quarter of the population – 25.7 per cent – remain inactive.
■■There has been a 518,000 increase in the
Perhaps the most significant
number of people doing interval training
finding in the report is the suggestion that there is a shift away from
instead – there has been a huge jump
traditional physical activities to
in the number of people, an increase
more “modern” forms of exercise.
of 518,000, doing interval training
Swimming and cycling have suffered decreases in popularity, with almost
sessions, such as HIIT classes. Sport England CEO Jennie Price
283,000 fewer people swimming
said: "While the overall activity levels of
regularly, and 93,000 fewer people
the nation are stable, what people are
cycling. The data suggests that people
choosing to do is moving with the times."
have been doing other activities
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