Today, the General Statistical Office (GASTAT) released the 2021 Household Survey Bulletin.
According to the results of the bulletin, the percentage of physical activity of adults (15 years and older) increased by at least 150 minutes per week during 2021 AD. at the level of all regions of the Kingdom and reached 29.7% compared to only 20% during 2019.
This increase indicates a high public awareness of exercise and physical activity, and also indicates the provision of key opportunities needed to increase exercise time to improve the quality of life of the people of the Kingdom, which represents one of the axes of the Kingdom Vision 2030, as an indicator of physical activity in for 30 years. At least one minute a week is one measure of the quality of life of the Vision program, which aims to promote sports in the community. .
The results of the bulletin showed that 48.2% of the Kingdom’s population is engaged in physical activity of at least 30 minutes per week, which is an increase of 3.2 points compared to 2019, when this percentage was (45%). a significant difference between the percentage of men and women in physical activity At least 30 minutes a week of physical activity, 54.8% of men are engaged in physical activity, while only 38.3% of women are engaged in physical activity.
On the other hand, the World Health Organization recommends physical activity and confirms that a person should engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a person’s exercise should be a combination of both.
According to the results of the bulletin, the percentage of the population engaging in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week in the Kingdom reached 29.7%, an increase of 9.7 percentage points compared to 2019, and the percentage of men engaging in at least 150 minutes of physical activity in week reached 36.1%, while the proportion of men engaging in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week reached 29.7%, an increase of 9.7 percentage points compared to 2019. %.
It is notable that the results of the bulletin revealed a discrepancy between the regions of the Kingdom in the percentage of adults participating in physical activity of at least 30 minutes per week, with the lowest percentage being 41.6% in the Grad. , while the highest percentage was 51.2% in Oriental Province and the lowest The percentage of adults who engage in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week was 24.3% in El Jauf, while the highest the percentage reached 32.9% in Eastern Province. Provinces.
The results of the bulletin also showed that there is a gap between men and women in physical activity in different regions, where the lowest difference between men and women who engage in physical activity for at least 30 minutes a week was in the Grad region and reached ( 12.6 %), while the highest difference was between men and women. The results showed that the lowest difference between men and women who engage in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week was in Qassim district with a percentage (13.1%). , and the greatest difference was in the northern border area, where it reached (18.9%).
