UK fitness, activity and body statistics
In England, 64.6% of adults meet the recommended 150 minutes of activity a week (Sport England Active Lives, November 2024-25), while 66% are overweight or living with obesity and 30% live with obesity (NHS Health Survey for England 2024). Adult free-sugars intake is about 10% of energy, double the 5% recommendation (National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2019 to 2023). This page collects the headline figures on activity, body weight and diet, each linked to its primary government dataset in the table below, so you can check and reuse them. Figures are refreshed when their source updates.
Headline UK figures, 2026
| Measure | Latest figure | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Adults meeting the 150 min/week activity guidelineAbout 30.9 million adults in England | 64.6% | Sport England, Active Lives Adult Survey, November 2024-25 |
| Adults inactive (under 30 min/week)England | 24.7% | Sport England, Active Lives Adult Survey, November 2024-25 |
| Adults overweight or living with obesityBMI of 25 or above, adults 16 and over | 66% | NHS England, Health Survey for England 2024 |
| Adults living with obesityBMI of 30 or above, adults 16 and over | 30% | NHS England, Health Survey for England 2024 |
| Children (reception, aged 4 to 5) living with obesityEngland | 10.5% | National Child Measurement Programme, 2024 to 2025 |
| Adult free-sugars intake vs the 5% recommendationDouble the guideline; fewer than 1 in 5 adults (19%) meet it | About 10% of energy | National Diet and Nutrition Survey, 2019 to 2023 |
| Adults eating 5 portions of fruit and veg a dayAdults 16 and over, self-reported | About 1 in 3 (32.5%) | Sport England, Active Lives Survey, 12 months to November 2022 |
Each figure is the latest published headline from its primary source, rounded as that source reports it. Percentages are not computed by FitCalcs. Refreshed on release.
Where these numbers come from
The activity figures are from Sport England's Active Lives Adult Survey, the official measure of how much England exercises. Body-weight and diet figures are from the NHS Health Survey for England, the National Child Measurement Programme and the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. We link the dataset behind each tool so the number is one you can verify, not a claim you have to take on trust.
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Editor, FitCalcs
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Last reviewed: 24 September 2026