Physical Activity Levels
The New Zealand Physical Activity Guidelines9 state that adults should participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity10 on most, if not on all, days of the week.
Adults were categorised into one of three groups:
- 30 x 5 Guideline Met
Adults who achieved 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on at least five days out of seven.
- Some Activity
Adults who did not achieve 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on at least five days, but did achieve at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity in total, over seven days.
- Inactive
Adults who, over seven days, achieved less than 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity in total.
Physical Activity Levels
| |
30 x 5 Guideline Met % |
Some Activity % |
Inactive % |
| Regional Population |
47.3 |
38.9 |
13.8 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Men |
52.4 |
34.9 |
12.7 |
| Women |
42.0 |
43.6 |
14.4 |
| Age |
|
|
|
| 16-24 |
43.1 |
47.1 |
9.8 |
| 25-34 |
43.5 |
40.7 |
15.7 |
| 35-49 |
52.8 |
34.9 |
12.3 |
| 50-64 |
51.4 |
35.5 |
13.1 |
| ≥ 65 |
39.0 |
41.2 |
19.8 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Māori |
45.7 |
36.7 |
17.6 |
| Pacific |
56.4 |
30.1 |
13.5 |
| NZ European |
49.6 |
40.1 |
10.3 |
| Asian |
39.4 |
33.8 |
19.5 |
| Other |
40.5 |
32.0 |
19.9 |
Over seven days:
- the percentage of adults in the Greater Auckland region who achieved the national physical activity guideline was similar to the percentage for New Zealand adults (New Zealand: 48.2%; Greater Auckland: 47.3%); and
- men were significantly more likely than women to have achieved the national physical activity guideline.