There has been a 5% drop in adults playing sports in Salford since before the pandemic, according to new data.
According to a new survey by Sport England, 64.8% of Salford’s 995 participants said they exercised more than two and a half hours per week, with the figure plummeting to 60.4% since November last year.
Despite the industry’s difficult financial situation due to COVID-19 and rising energy costs, the Local Government Association said that councils have been working hard to prioritise public sport and recreation facilities.
A spokesperson for the Local Government Association said: “It is positive to see adult activity levels bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels and we echo recognition of those working and volunteering across the sport and physical activity sector to support people being active.”
Nationally, 63.1% of the population, up from 61.4% the year before fulfilled the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations of doing 150 minutes of exercise per week, or more.
As opposed to the national average of 25.8%, Salford’s adult population reported being inactive at a rate of 29.7%.
Another 9.9% reported being somewhat active, working out between 30 and 149 minutes (about 2.5 hours) per week.
On more ways to be active visit the NHS website.
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