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