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<p>The Government tracks activity levels through Sport England’s Active Lives surveys.
Two surveys run annually: Active Lives Adult, and Active Lives Children and Young
People. These surveys measure the activity levels of people across England and allows
the Government to collect accurate data on what and how much sport and physical activity
different groups are participating in. You can find out more about the surveys on
<a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/data/active-lives" target="_blank">Sport
England's website</a>.</p><ul><li><p>2009/10</p></li><ul><li><p>Active People survey
- 15.2 million people took part in sport and wider physical activity for an average
of at least 30 minutes a week.</p></li><li><p>Children and young people - Sport England
only started collecting data in 2017.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2018/19</p></li><ul><li><p>Active
Lives Adult survey - 28.6 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active
Lives Children and Young People survey - 3.3 million doing an average of 60+ minutes
per day.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2022/23</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult
survey - 29.5 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active
Lives Children and Young people survey - 3.5 million doing an average of 60+ minutes
per day.</p></li></ul></ul><p>It’s important to note that comparing data on a consistent
basis across this time is not possible as the methodologies and metrics employed changed
to reflect changes in the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidance.</p><p>Since 2010,
the CMO guidelines on physical activity changed from five separate sessions of 30
minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity in a week to at least 150
minutes of moderate equivalent intensity physical activity a week. In addition to
this, Sport England’s remit has extended to include recreational activities and active
travel.</p><p>Sport England does not record the number of volunteers in amateur football.</p>
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