Where are people being active?

As part of Sport England’s Adult Active Lives data, HSP is able to identify where individuals spend their active minutes, noting that this varies depending on personal characteristics. The data also highlights the types of activities undertaken, ranging from active travel to sporting activities.

In England, disabled people prioritise walking (73%) and active travel (44%) compared to non-disabled top activities being walking (90%) and sporting activities (64%). Participation in sporting activities is 22% higher for non-disabled people's compared to disabled persons. HSP have explored this in more detail via the Physical Activity Story Map. 

For disabled adults, the time spent completing activities outdoors was double the time spent indoors, highlighting a clear priority for outdoor activities. Within this category, "Local environment" has the largest proportion of participation minutes among outdoor actvities.

There is only a 7% gap in activity between disabled and non-disabled activity in local environments which means places like gardens, parks and roads are more equitable. However, access to green spaces is not equal across Hertforshire with half of the districts missing the target of 2.4 hectares of accessible green space per 1,000 people and 8% of Hertfordshire population not having access to green space with a ten minute walk.