Table 1
Average daily leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) minutes reported, percentage participating and total daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), by participation status, activity and age group, household population aged 12 to 79, Canada
Activity | 12 to 17 | 18 to 39 | ||||||
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LTPA minutes reported | Percent reporting % |
Total MVPA minutes | LTPA minutes reported | Percent reporting % |
Total MVPA minutes | |||
Activity participant | Activity non-participant | Activity participant | Activity non-participant | |||||
Walking | 6.9 | 60.3 | 45.8 | 49.5 | 8.1 | 65.8 | 27.3 | 27.3 |
Gardening/Yard work | 1.5 | 36.8 | 46.7 | 47.6 | 2.6 | 39.3 | 23.7Note * | 29.6 |
Swimming | 4.0 | 54.7 | 47.7 | 46.8 | 1.1 | 30.0 | 27.8 | 27.1 |
Bicycling | 5.4 | 53.6 | 51.4Note * | 42.6 | 1.6 | 29.0 | 32.2Note * | 25.3 |
Popular or social dance | 2.2 | 40.6 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 30.7Note * | 26.2 |
Home exercises | 3.3Note E: Use with caution | 40.8 | 46.6 | 47.8 | 3.8 | 38.8 | 28.1 | 26.8 |
Ice hockey | 2.9Note E: Use with caution | 18.3 | 52.6 | 46.1 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 35.5Note * | 26.6 |
Ice skating | 0.7 | 19.6 | 52.9Note * | 45.9 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 9.7 | 28.3 | 27.2 |
Rollerbladding | 1.2Note E: Use with caution | 15.1 | 54.7Note * | 46.0 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 6.5Note E: Use with caution | 35.5E | 26.7 |
Jogging or running | 3.7 | 57.8 | 50.5Note * | 42.9 | 2.1 | 33.1 | 35.6Note * | 23.1 |
Golfing | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 12.0Note E: Use with caution | 50.3 | 46.9 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 33.3 | 26.5 |
Exercise class or aerobics | 1.7 | 16.0 | 46.3 | 47.5 | 1.0 | 12.8 | 33.0Note * | 26.4 |
Downhill skiing/Snowboarding | 0.5Note E: Use with caution | 13.1Note E: Use with caution | 58.4Note * | 45.6 | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 6.0Note E: Use with caution | 40.6Note * | 26.4 |
Bowling | 0.4 | 24.0 | 48.7 | 46.8 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 13.0 | 32.4 | 26.5 |
Baseball or softball | 1.0Note E: Use with caution | 17.7 | 52.1 | 46.3 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 4.6Note E: Use with caution | 33.6 | 27.0 |
Tennis | 0.5 | 13.3 | 49.0 | 47.0 | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 6.1Note E: Use with caution | 42.5Note * | 26.3 |
Weight training | 3.0 | 30.1 | 49.4 | 46.4 | 3.3 | 28.1 | 35.2Note * | 24.2 |
Fishing | 0.4Note E: Use with caution | 12.0 | 46.8 | 47.4 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 11.5 | 30.4 | 26.9 |
Volleyball | 2.8 | 34.2 | 47.9 | 47.0 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 29.5 | 27.1 |
Basketball | 4.5 | 45.1 | 54.1Note * | 41.7 | 0.5Note E: Use with caution | 9.6 | 36.0 | 26.4 |
Soccer | 3.6 | 46.1 | 51.2Note * | 44.0 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 10.1 | 39.2Note * | 25.9 |
Other 1 | 4.2 | 37.9 | 49.1 | 46.2 | 1.8 | 22.1 | 31.7Note * | 26.0 |
Other 2 | 0.8Note E: Use with caution | 10.8 | 51.7 | 46.8 | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 2.9Note E: Use with caution | 32.4 | 27.1 |
Other 3 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 4.1Note E: Use with caution | 54.3 | 47.0 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 0.8Note E: Use with caution | 30.3 | 27.3 |
Activity | 40 to 59 | 60 to 79 | ||||||
LTPA minutes reported | Percent reporting % |
Total MVPA minutes | LTPA minutes reported | Percent reporting % |
Total MVPA minutes | |||
Activity participant | Activity non-participant | Activity participant | Activity non-participant | |||||
Walking | 10.5 | 67.2 | 23.5Note * | 18.2 | 13.8 | 69.3 | 16.4Note * | 7.5Note E: Use with caution |
Gardening/Yard work | 5.5 | 55.7 | 22.3 | 21.1 | 7.9 | 56.4 | 14.7 | 12.3 |
Swimming | 0.8 | 20.0 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 0.9Note E: Use with caution | 13.0 | 18.5 | 12.9 |
Bicycling | 1.6 | 23.4 | 27.2Note * | 20.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 17.9Note * | 13.1 |
Popular or social dance | 0.6Note E: Use with caution | 17.5 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 13.5 |
Home exercises | 3.6 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 3.2 | 27.9 | 16.8Note * | 12.4 |
Ice hockey | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 3.5Note E: Use with caution | 25.5 | 21.6 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 0.7Note E: Use with caution | 25.2Note E: Use with caution | 13.6 |
Ice skating | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 5.0Note E: Use with caution | 27.8 | 21.4 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 22.6Note E: Use with cautionNote * | 13.5 |
Rollerbladding | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1.7Note E: Use with caution | 23.4 | 21.7 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 24.3Note E: Use with caution | 13.6 |
Jogging or running | 1.2 | 16.0 | 30.1Note * | 20.2 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 3.3 | 28.5Note * | 13.2 |
Golfing | 0.5Note E: Use with caution | 12.7 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 18.2Note * | 13.1 |
Exercise class or aerobics | 1.0 | 9.5 | 26.7Note * | 21.2 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 21.2Note * | 13.0 |
Downhill skiing/Snowboarding | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 28.7Note * | 21.6 | 0.0Note E: Use with caution | 0.6Note E: Use with caution | 34.5Note E: Use with cautionNote * | 13.5 |
Bowling | 0.2 | 6.4 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 4.9 | 8.0Note * | 13.9 |
Baseball or softball | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1.9Note E: Use with caution | 23.4 | 21.7 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 13.7 |
Tennis | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 3.5Note E: Use with caution | 29.0 | 21.5 | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 1.4Note E: Use with caution | 20.7Note E: Use with caution | 13.6 |
Weight training | 1.9 | 20.2 | 29.4Note * | 19.8 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 22.9Note * | 12.7 |
Fishing | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 7.8Note E: Use with caution | 20.6 | 21.9 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 5.7 | 8.9Note * | 13.9 |
Volleyball | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 2.3Note E: Use with caution | 17.8 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0Note * | 13.7 |
Basketball | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 3.3Note E: Use with caution | 24.3 | 21.7 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 13.6 |
Soccer | 0.2Note E: Use with caution | 4.1Note E: Use with caution | 27.9 | 21.5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 13.6 |
Other 1 | 1.5 | 16.6 | 25.1Note * | 21.1 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 17.8Note * | 13.1 |
Other 2 | 0.3Note E: Use with caution | 3.8Note E: Use with caution | 28.0Note * | 21.5 | 0.1Note E: Use with caution | 2.1 | 25.2Note E: Use with caution | 13.4 |
Other 3 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 34.7Note * | 21.6 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 14.4Note E: Use with caution | 13.7 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
Source: 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined. |
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