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EU: distribution of exercise and sport participation in 2017, by age group and gender
Distribution of frequency of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and gender
This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of frequencies of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and gender. The survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews and gathered data from 28,031 respondents in December 2017, across Europe. It was found that 12 percent of male respondents between the age of 15 and 24 years stated that they exercise or play sport regularly. More information about sports in Europe can be found in the Dossier: Fitness industry in Europe.
Distribution of frequency of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and gender
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This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of frequencies of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and gender. The survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews and gathered data from 28,031 respondents in December 2017, across Europe. It was found that 12 percent of male respondents between the age of 15 and 24 years stated that they exercise or play sport regularly. More information about sports in Europe can be found in the Dossier: Fitness industry in Europe.
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- March 2018
- Region
- Europe
- Survey time period
- December 2107
- Number of respondents
- 28,031 respondents
- Age group
- 15 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
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Exercise means any form of physical activity which one does in a sport context or sport-related setting, such as swimming, training in a fitness center or sport club, running in the park, etc.
Regularly: five times or more per week.
With some regularity: one to four times a week.
Seldom: three times a month or less often.
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- Region
- Europe
- Survey time period
- December 2107
- Number of respondents
- 28,031 respondents
- Age group
- 15 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
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Exercise means any form of physical activity which one does in a sport context or sport-related setting, such as swimming, training in a fitness center or sport club, running in the park, etc.
Regularly: five times or more per week.
With some regularity: one to four times a week.
Seldom: three times a month or less often.
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- Revenue of the health club industry in European countries in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health club industry revenue in European countries 2017
- Market value of health and wellness in Western Europe from 2015 to 2020 (in million euros)Health and wellness market value in Western Europe 2015-2020
- Revenue of the eHealth fitness segment in European countries in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness revenue in European countries 2018
- Usage penetration of eHealth products for fitness in European countries worldwide in 2018DMO: eHealth fitness products usage penetration in European countries 2018
- Estimated market size of the wellness and fitness market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2020 (in billion GBP)UK: estimated size of the wellness and fitness market 2010-2020
- Estimated growth of the wellness and fitness market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by category (in million GBP)UK: estimated growth of the wellness and fitness market 2015-2020, by category
- Online revenue forecast for the eServices Fitness market in Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)Online revenue forecast for the eServices Fitness market in Europe until 2023
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- Distribution of frequency of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and genderEU: distribution of exercise and sport participation in 2017, by age group and gender
- Distribution of frequencies of how often people engage in physical activities* such as cycling from one place to another, dancing, gardening etc. in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age groupEuropean Union: distribution of physical activity frequencies in 2017, by age group
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age groupDistribution of vigorous physical activity in the EU 2017, by age group & frequency
- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and durationDistribution of vigorous physical activity in the EU 2017, by age group and duration
- Distribution of of people who walked for at least 10 minutes at a time within the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2013, by age group and frequencyEU: distribution of walking in the last week in 2013, by age group and frequency
- Distribution of people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and frequencyDistribution of moderate physical activity in the EU 2017, by age group and frequency
- Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and locationEU: share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in 2017, by age group
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- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employment Distribution of vigorous physical activity in the EU 2017, by employment and duration
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employmentDistribution of vigorous physical activity frequencies in the EU 2017, by employment
- Distribution of how often people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employmentDistribution of moderate physical activity in the EU 2017, by employment
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- Share of people who engage physical activities* suche as cycling from one place to another, dancing, gardening etc. in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by genderDistribution of how often people engage physical activites in the EU 2017, by gender
- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and durationDistribution of vigorous physical activity in the EU 2017, by gender and duration
- Distribution of how often people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by genderDistribution of moderate physical activity in the EU 2017, by gender and frequency
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by genderDistribution of vigorous physical activity frequencies in the EU 2017, by gender
- Frequency per country
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- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Denmark 2017-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Finland 2017-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in France 2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Italy 2017-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Norway 2017-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Poland 2016-2018
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?Number of hours spent participating in sport activities in Spain 2017-2018
- Health and Fitness Clubs
The most important statistics
- Total number of health clubs worldwide by region 2009 to 2017*Health clubs - total number by region worldwide 2009-2017
- Number of health/fitness clubs in European countries 2017Health and fitness clubs in European countries 2017
- Total number of health/fitness clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2017*Total number of health and fitness clubs in Europe 2009-2017
- Market size of the European health club industry from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total revenue of the European health club industry 2009-2017
- Health and fitness clubs in Europe membership by country in 2017 (in 1,000s)Membership health/fitness clubs in European countries 2017
- Number of fitness clubs of the leading European operators in 2016Leading fitness club operators in the United Kingdom in 2016, by number of gyms
- Membership
The most important statistics
- Number of members in health and fitness clubs in Europe from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)*Total number of members of health/fitness clubs in Europe 2010-2017
- Health and fitness clubs in Europe membership by country in 2017 (in 1,000s)Membership health/fitness clubs in European countries 2017
- Share of people who are members of a club for sport or recreational physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by type and genderEU: share of people who are members of sport clubs in 2017, by type and gender
- Share of people who are members of a club for sport or recreational physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by type and age groupEU: share of people who are members of sport clubs 2017, by type and age group
- Share of people who are members of a club for sport or recreational physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by type and employmentEU: share of people who are members of sport clubs 2017, by type and employment
- Distribution of gym members in Spain in 2016, by age groupShare of gym members in Spain in 2016, by age group
- Number of memberships at clubs of The Gym Group in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2017 (in 1,000)UK: number of memberships at The Gym Group 2012-2017
- Leading fitness club operators in Europe in 2017, by number of memberships (in 1,000)Europe: leading fitness club operators, by number of memberships
- Company Revenues
The most important statistics
- Leading fitness club operators in Europe from 2016 to 2017, by revenue (in million euros)Europe: leading fitness club operators 2016-17 by revenue
- Revenue of the Alex Fitness health club company from 2012 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health/Fitness club companies - Alex Fitness (Russia) revenue 2012-2017
- Revenue of the Evo Fitness (Fitness Group Nordic AS) health club company from 2012 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health/Fitness club companies - Evo Fitness revenue 2012-2017
- Revenue of the Fitness First UK health club company from 2012 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)Health/Fitness club companies - Fitness First UK revenue 2012-2015
- Revenue of the Groupe DG / Keep Cool health club company from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health/Fitness club companies - Groupe DG / Keep Cool revenue 2014-2017
- Revenue of the Vivafit Portugal health club company from 2015 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Health/Fitness club companies - Vivafit Portugal revenue 2015-2016
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Statistics on "Fitness industry in Europe "
- Worldwide health club industry revenue by region from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Revenue of the health club industry in European countries in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Market value of health and wellness in Western Europe from 2015 to 2020 (in million euros)
- Revenue of the eHealth fitness segment in European countries in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Usage penetration of eHealth products for fitness in European countries worldwide in 2018
- Estimated market size of the wellness and fitness market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2020 (in billion GBP)
- Estimated growth of the wellness and fitness market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by category (in million GBP)
- Online revenue forecast for the eServices Fitness market in Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast for the number of online users in the eServices Fitness market in Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in million)
- Distribution of frequency of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and gender
- Distribution of frequencies of how often people engage in physical activities* such as cycling from one place to another, dancing, gardening etc. in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group
- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and duration
- Distribution of of people who walked for at least 10 minutes at a time within the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2013, by age group and frequency
- Distribution of people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and frequency
- Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by age group and location
- Distribution of frequencies of how often people exercise or play sport in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employment
- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employment
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employment
- Distribution of how often people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by employment
- Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location
- Share of people who engage physical activities* suche as cycling from one place to another, dancing, gardening etc. in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender
- Distribution of people who do vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and duration
- Distribution of how often people did moderate physical activity such as carrying light loads, cycling at normal pace or doubles tennis in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender
- Distribution of how often people did vigorous physical activity such as lifting heavy things, digging, aerobics or fast cycling in the last 7 days in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender
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- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?
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- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?
- How many hours a week do you exercise/participating in sport activities?
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- Revenue of the Fitness First UK health club company from 2012 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)
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