Overview

• Sport England’s latest Active Lives survey reveals 63.7% of adults in England now meet NHS guidelines of 150 minutes of weekly activity, equating to 30 million people.
• This marks an increase of 2.4 million active adults since 2016, with 477,000 fewer classified as inactive in the past year alone.
• Older adults lead the surge, with 340,000 more aged 55–74 and 600,000 more over-75s becoming active compared to 2016.
• Persistent disparities show women, Black and Asian people, and residents of deprived areas are significantly less likely to be active.
• Government pledges to prioritize tackling inactivity as part of its preventative health agenda, focusing on empowering local communities with better facilities and resources.