What does it mean to be active?

You are active when you perform any physical activity with a moderate intensity that raises your heart rate. Walking, cycling, or playing any sport counts as being active. When you are active for:

🟢 at least 150 minutes a week, you are an active person

🟡 an average of 30–149 minutes a week, you are a fairly active person

🔴 fewer than 30 minutes a week, you are an inactive person.

When you perform any physical activity with vigorous intensity - you are sweating and/or out of breath - the time counts as double.

For example, Hanna spends 10 minutes walking🚶‍♀to and from her office every weekday on an average week. She also exercises🏋️‍♀️ vigorously for 30 minutes on Sundays. That’s walking: 100 minutes + excersing: 30*2 minutes = 160 minutes.

Hanna is an active person 🏃‍♀️.

👉 How has the pandemic affected the activity levels in England?

Source: Report from Sport England.