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Almost two thirds of UK adults could be threatening their future health because of a lack of exercise, according to our new survey.

The survey was conducted by Opinium Research for CSP through an online poll of 2084 British adults between 9 and 14 April 2009. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.

See how the UK regions responded to our set of health and wellbeing questions:

• Said they were not getting enough exercise
• Exercise once a month or less
• They would take regular exercise if it led to a longer or healthier life
• They would take regular exercise if it would help weight loss
• Know how much exercise they need to do each day
• Think the recommended amounts of exercise are less than they actually are
• Get out of breath fairly quickly from walking up a flight of stairs
• Don't take regular exercise is that they are too busy with work
• Don't exercise because they felt too tired or unwell
• Would take more regular exercise if they could fit it into their existing daily routine
• It would help if exercise were free

Results

Said they were not getting enough exercise

Region	%age
UK	63
England	64
East Anglia	67
East Midlands	67
London	66
North East	62
North West	67
Northern Ireland	72
Scotland	69
South East	65
South West	60
Wales	60
West Midlands	57
Yorkshire/Humber	66

Exercise once a month or less

Region	%age
UK	20
England	20
East Anglia	21
East Midlands	25
London	21
North East	17
North West	22
Northern Ireland	20
Scotland	23
South East	21
South West	16
Wales	18
West Midlands	21
Yorkshire/Humber	22

They would take regular exercise if it led to a longer or healthier life

Region	%age
UK	41
England	41
East Anglia	44
East Midlands	37
London	40
North East	40
North West	36
Northern Ireland	53
Scotland	42
South East	42
South West	39
Wales	46
West Midlands	43
Yorkshire/Humber	46

They would take regular exercise if it would help weight loss

Region	%age
UK	52
England	52
East Anglia	54
East Midlands	50
London	47
North East	56
North West	50
Northern Ireland	73
Scotland	51
South East	52
South West	57
Wales	52
West Midlands	51
Yorkshire/Humber	54

Know how much exercise they need to do each day

Region	%age
UK	13
England	13
East Anglia	11
East Midlands	9
London	14
North East	16
North West	11
Northern Ireland	10
Scotland	10
South East	16
South West	17
Wales	16
West Midlands	11
Yorkshire/Humber	12

Think the recommended amounts of exercise are less than they actually are

Region	%age
UK	56
England	57
East Anglia	51
East Midlands	66
London	63
North East	50
North West	57
Northern Ireland	66
Scotland	59
South East	59
South West	50
Wales	51
West Midlands	57
Yorkshire/Humber	52

Get out of breath fairly quickly from walking up a flight of stairs

Region	%age
UK	39
England	39
East Anglia	35
East Midlands	39
London	38
North East	48
North West	37
Northern Ireland	24
Scotland	38
South East	39
South West	41
Wales	30
West Midlands	34
Yorkshire/Humber	45

Don't take regular exercise is that they are too busy with work

Region	%age
UK	35
England	35
East Anglia	31
East Midlands	34
London	42
North East	29
North West	29
Northern Ireland	52
Scotland	26
South East	36
South West	38
Wales	31
West Midlands	33
Yorkshire/Humber	40

Don't exercise because they felt too tired or unwell

Region	%age
UK	25
England	25
East Anglia	27
East Midlands	28
London	25
North East	24
North West	20
Northern Ireland	28
Scotland	20
South East	25
South West	24
Wales	34
West Midlands	26
Yorkshire/Humber	27

Would take more regular exercise if they could fit it into their existing daily routine

Region	%age
UK	53
England	53
East Anglia	50
East Midlands	51
London	53
North East	61
North West	48
Northern Ireland	65
Scotland	50
South East	56
South West	51
Wales	55
West Midlands	58
Yorkshire/Humber	54

It would help if exercise were free

Region	%age
UK	39
England	40
East Anglia	39
East Midlands	38
London	45
North East	36
North West	31
Northern Ireland	42
Scotland	38
South East	41
South West	39
Wales	33
West Midlands	43
Yorkshire/Humber	45