Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

53 Walking was the most common physical activity in Scotland, and was the activity that had increased the most in popularity in the past decade. Many activities were popular in both the most and least deprived areas. However, trends in some activities were different between areas. In the most deprived areas, the only sport that had significantly increased in popularity since 2013 was cycling. In the least deprived areas, the sports that had increased in popularity since 2013 were walking and weight training. Types of Physical Activities and Sports Walking Swimming Weight training Running 20% LEAST DEPRIVED AREAS 20% MOST DEPRIVED AREAS 78% 57% 23% 15% 23% 20% 11% 9% Dancing, football, golf and snooker, billiards or pool were the physical activities that had decreased in popularity the most since 2007 Physical Activity and Sport Scottish Household Survey Key findings Help Shape Scotland