A new nationwide survey has found that over half of Brits admit that they are inactive when it comes to playing sports - the average person only raises their heartbeat through sports for 88 minutes per week! The survey carried out by Ladbrokes has found that only 43% of residents in the West Midlands consider themselves to be active people who regularly play and participate in sports. Among these, 1 in 4 regularly jog to keep fit.

They are the most motivated in the UK! 72% of respondents in the West Midlands say that they want to do more sports in the next 12 months, with going to the gym being the most popular choice of activity.

The most active area of the UK:

Area

Percentage of sport active residents 

London

66%

Birmingham

55%

Newcastle

52%

Glasgow

50%

Manchester

49%

Coventry

46%

Leicester

44%

Wrexham

43%

Aberdeen

43%

Cardiff

43%

Southampton

43%

Liverpool

42%

Edinburgh

42%

Leeds

41%

Plymouth

41%

York

39%

Bristol

39%

Worcester

38%

Gloucester

38%

Brighton and Hove

38%

Aberystwyth

36%

Sheffield

35%

Oxford

35%

Cambridge

34%

Norwich

32%

Chelmsford

31%

Portsmouth

31%

Belfast

31%

Swansea

31%

Wolverhampton

29%

https://sports.ladbrokes.com/sports-central/sporting-capitals-in-the-uk/index.html