This statistic displays the share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age. In that year, 47 percent of men and 39 percent of women aged 16 to 24 years old in Scotland met the recommended guidelines for moderate and vigorous physical activity as well as the guidelines for muscle strengthening.
Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age
* Weighted bases: n (men)=2,346, n (women)=2,526 The source provides the following information: Meets moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) guidelines: at least 150 minutes of moderately intensive physical activity or 75 minutes vigorous activity per week or an equivalent of both. - Meets muscle guideline: carries out activities that strengthen muscles on at least two days per week. Physical activity guidelines for those aged 16-18 are at least one hour of moderate or vigorous activity each day. As SHeS participants of that age were given the adult questionnaire, which does not ask separetely about each day, they have been included in this table assessed against the adult criteria.
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Scottish Government. (September 29, 2020). Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age." Chart. September 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2020). Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of Adults Meeting Physical Activity and Muscle Strengthening Guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults meeting physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines in Scotland in 2019, by gender and age [Graph], Scottish Government, September 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373741/adults-meeting-activity-and-muscle-guidance-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland/
