A1 - ‘Fitness Activity’, ‘Sports and Games’, and ‘Outdoor Pursuits’ Classification
| Activity Group | Subcategory*** |
|---|---|
Fitness Activity | Worked out or exercised at home, or as part of an online class |
| Fitness classes (in person) | |
| Gone to gym (not for fitness class) *4 | |
| Dance classes | |
| Cycling *3 | |
| Swimming or diving *5 | |
| Walking over 2 miles *2 | |
| Jogging or running | |
| Gymnastics | |
| Trampolining | |
Sports and Games | Team sports *21 |
| Racket sports *3 | |
| Indoor games *5 | |
| Bowling or bowls *3 | |
| Combat sports or martial arts *6 | |
| Golf | |
| Shooting or archery *3 | |
| Athletics *2 | |
| Triathlon, duathlon or other multisport | |
Outdoor Pursuits | Mountain sports like climbing or skiing *6 |
| Motorsport *3 | |
| Fishing or angling | |
| Horse riding | |
| Skating or skateboarding *3 | |
| Watersport (kayaking, surfing, sailing) *11 |
*** Any subcategory with a ‘*’ next to it can be analytically divided into more detailed related activity types. The number of further categories that are explicit in the questionnaire is shown alongside. See Questionnaire for full details.
A2 - Sport Partnership Area - Geographical Footprint
| Sport Partnership Area | Local Authority |
|---|---|
North Wales | Isle of Anglesey |
| Gwynedd | |
| Conwy | |
| Denbighshire | |
| Flintshire | |
| Wrexham | |
Mid Wales | Powys |
| Ceredigion | |
West Wales | Pembrokeshire |
| Carmarthenshire | |
| Swansea | |
| Neath Port Talbot | |
Central South | Bridgend |
| Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Cardiff | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | |
Gwent | Caerphilly |
| Blaenau Gwent | |
| Torfaen | |
| Monmouthshire | |
| Newport |
A3 Combined Activity Breakdown 2024-25 (all with > 30 responses)
Table A1: The percentage and number of adults who participated in the last 4-weeks or had demand to do more by detailed activity type
Participation (in last 4 weeks) | Demand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity Group | Detailed Activity | Percentage of adults (%) | Number of adults | Percentage of adults (%) | Number of adults |
| Fitness Activity | Walking over 2 miles
| 36.7% | 905,000 | 3.3% | 79,000 |
| Fitness Activity | Worked out/exercised at home | 17.0% | 419,000 | * | * |
| Fitness Activity | Gone to gym - not for fitness classes | 15.2% | 375,000 | 3.9% | 95,000 |
| Fitness Activity (& Sport and Games) | Jogging or Running (inc. Athletics) | 12.8% | 315,000 | 2.3% | 56,000 |
| Fitness Activity | Swimming or diving | 11.1% | 274, 000 | 10.1% | 245,000 |
| Fitness Activity | Fitness classes | 10.7% | 265, 000 | 2.9% | 72,000 |
| Fitness Activity | Cycling – BMX / Mountain Biking / Other | 8.2% | 203,000 | 3.9% | 96,000 |
| Sports and Games | Golf | 4.0% | 100, 000 | 1.9% | 47,000 |
| Sports and Games | Pool | 3.7% | 91,000 | * | * |
| Sports and Games | Darts | 3.4% | 85, 000 | * | * |
| Sports and Games | Football | 2.6% | 65,000 | 2.7% | 66,000 |
| Sports and Games | Bowling (ten pin) | 2.6% | 64,000 | * | * |
| Fitness Activity | Dance classes | 1.9% | 47,000 | 0.8% | 19,000 |
| Sports and Games | Badminton | 1.5% | 38,000 | 1.6% | 40,000 |
| Sports and Games | Tennis | 1.5% | 38,000 | 1.8% | 45,000 |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Climbing or mountaineering | 1.5% | 37,000 | 1.1% | 27,000 |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Fishing or angling | 0.8% | 21,000 | * | * |
| Sports and Games | Bowls – Indoor / Outdoor | 0.8% | 20,000 | 0.7% | 18,000 |
| Sports and Games | Table tennis | 0.8% | 20,000 | * | * |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Canoeing / Kayaking | 0.8% | 19,000 | 1.1% | 27,000 |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Paddleboarding | 0.7% | 17,000 | 0.7% | 18,000 |
| Fitness Activity | Gymnastics / Trampolining | 0.6% | 16,000 | * | * |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Horse riding | 0.6% | 15,000 | 1.2% | 28,000 |
| Sports and Games | Cricket | * | * | 0.6% | 15,000 |
| Outdoor Pursuits | Skiing | * | * | 0.6% | 16,000 |
| Sports and Games | Squash | * | * | 0.7% | 16,000 |
| Wales Overall | 59% | 1,449,000 | 35% | 840,000 | |