Health and Wellbeing Group
House of Commons Heath Committee on Obesity, 10 MAY 2004
Turning to the role of physical inactivity, only just over a third of men and around a quarter of women achieve the Department of Health’s target of 30 minutes of physical activity 5 times a week. Levels of walking and cycling have fallen drastically in recent decades, while the number of cars has doubled in 30 years. Children are also increasingly sedentary both in and out of school. A fifth of boys and girls undertake less than 30 minutes activity a day. (pg 4)