Enjoyability, importance and confidence
- Nearly three in five (59%) adults in Wales agree that they exercise to help manage their physical health. This is in line with both Jan 25 (62%) and Apr 24 (56%)
- This small increase against Apr 24 is precipitated by a significant increase in the number of 16–34s that agree that they exercise to help manage their physical health (64% vs 57%).
- Male respondents (63%) are significantly more likely than female respondents (56%) to say they exercise to help manage their physical health.
- Those from the higher (ABC1) socio-economic background (66%) are significantly more likely than those from lower (C2DE) socio-economic background (52%) to exercise to manage their physical health.
- The same proportion of adults in Wales agree that they exercise to help manage their mental health (59%). This is in line with Jan 25 (61%).
- Those aged 16-34 and 35-54 are significantly more likely than those aged 55+ agree that they exercise to help manage their mental health (70% and 63% vs 48%).
- Those in higher socio-economic groups (ABC1) are significantly more likely than those in lower groups (C2DE) agree they exercise to help manage their mental health (65% vs 52%), as are ethnic minority respondents compared to white respondents (67% vs 57%) and those with children compared to those without (66% vs 55%).
- Among those that have participated in physical activity in the last three months, more than three in four (76%) rank being physically healthy as a motivation. This score is in line with both Jan 25 (76%) and Apr 24 (74%).
- Two in three (66%) say feeling good is a motivation for taking part in sport or physical activity, while just over one in two (52%) say getting out of the house.
- Nearly three in five (59%) adults in Wales agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying. This score is in line with Jan 25 (61%) but an increase against Apr 24 (54%).
- Those aged 16-34 and 35-54 are significantly more likely than those aged 55+ to agree they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying (72% and 60% vs 48%).
- Those in higher socio-economic groups (ABC1) are significantly more likely than those in lower groups (C2DE) to agree that they find exercise enjoyable and satisfying (68% vs 49%), as are ethnic minority respondents compared to white respondents (82% vs 56%), those with children compared to those without (69% vs 53%), and respondents with no longstanding condition or illness compared to those with a longstanding condition or illness (67% vs 45%).
- Just under seven in ten (69%) adults in Wales agree that it is important for them to exercise regularly, consistent with Jan 25 (71%) and Apr 24 (67%).
- Male respondents are significantly more likely than female respondents to agree that it is important to them to exercise regularly (74% vs 64%), as are respondents in higher socio-economic groups versus lower (ABC1 vs C2DE, 75% vs 62%), ethnic minority respondents compared to white respondents (80% vs 67%), those with children compared to those without (76% vs 65%), and respondents with no longstanding condition or illness compared to those with a longstanding condition or illness (74% vs 59%).
- Just more than three in three (62%) adults in Wales agree they have the confidence to be physically active, slightly higher than in Apr 24 (58%).
- The increase compared to Apr 24 is precipitated by a significant increase in agreement levels among respondents aged 16-34-year-olds (72% vs 62% in Apr 24).
- 16-34s are significantly more likely than 35-54s and 55+ (72% vs 61% vs 57%) to say they are likely to agree that they have the confidence to be physically active, as are male respondents compared to female (72% vs 54%), those from higher socio-economic backgrounds compared to lower (72% vs 52%), respondents with children 15 or under in the household compared to those without (72% vs 58%), and respondents with no longstanding condition or illness compared to those with a longstanding condition or illness (73% vs 45%).
- Around one in five (21%) adults in Wales agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity, in line with Jan 25 (21%) and Apr 24 (23%).
- Female respondents (25%) are significantly more likely than male respondents (16%) to agree that they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity.
- Respondents aged 16-34 and 35-54 are significantly more likely than those aged 55+ to agree they worry about leaving their home to take part in physical activity (28% and 24% vs 14%), as are respondents with a longstanding condition or illness compared to those without (32% vs 15%).
- Those living in the Mid Wales local authority are significantly more likely than those living elsewhere to agree that they worry about leaving my home to take part in physical activity (34%).
Location confidence
- Confidence in most indoor locations remains steady, with more than two in five (44%) adults in Wales feeling confident in gym/health and fitness suites and just over one in three (31%) feeling confident in sports halls.
- Male respondents are significantly more likely than female respondents to say they feel confident in all but two tested locations (studios and ice rinks).
- Notable differences in confidence include grass pitches (45% vs 19%), artificial pitches (40% vs 14%), sports halls (40% vs 22%), outdoor courts (40% vs 22%) and gyms and fitness suites (50% vs 39%).
- Among those who have done some form of physical activity in the past week, over two in five (44%) say they have used an indoor facility, in line with Jan 25 (44%) and Apr 24 (40%).
- Of those who have done some form of physical activity in the past week, 16-34- and 35–54-year-olds are significantly more likely to say they have used an indoor facility than those aged 55+ (69% vs 43% vs 25%), as are those from higher socio-economic groups (ABC1 vs C2DE, 53% vs 34%).
