This outcome is about reducing inactivity in Scotland. A first step towards achieving this can be supporting people to walk more. There is no universal agreement about what constitutes low levels of activity for adults or children. In the indicators we have defined inactivity as less than 30 minutes physical activity per week for adults and less than 30 minutes physical activity per day for children and young people (aged 2-15). Globally, in 2013 the World Health Organisation developed a new voluntary target for member states to reduce physical inactivity by 10% by 2025.
A more complete summary evidence account for this outcome is available here.
 | In 2015 approximately one in five adults (21%) had very low activity levels , doing less than 30 minutes moderate to vigorous physical activity in a week. More detail |
 | The proportion children age 2-15 years who did less than 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day was 10% in 2015, similar to levels seen in 2013 and 2014. More detail |
 | The percentage of adults who walked for more than 30 minutes at a time for recreation was 69% in 2015. Overall, this is an increase of fifteen percentage points from 54% in 2010. More detail
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