PATF

Physical Activity Data Warehouse

The purpose of the Physical Activity Data Warehouse is to provide active links to sources of data and published reports on population levels of physical activity from around the world. This page is a work in progress and it will be continuously updated as new information becomes available.

Click on the links below to get the most up-to-date information about physical activity levels in each country. Links are also provided for physical activity recommendations issued by national organizations.

If you are aware of additional physical activity resources that would be useful to house on this site, please contact us.

Physical Activity Data

Australia

Australian Bureau of Statistics

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4835.0.55.001

Canada

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

http://www.cflri.ca/

Statistics Canada

http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/health46.htm

United Kingdom

United Kingdom, Office for National Statistics, 2001 Northern Ireland Survey of health and Social Wellbeing

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Source.asp?vlnk=1457&More=Y

United Kingdom, Office for National Statistics, Health 2000 Data 1985-1995

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=4920&More=Y

United Kingdom, Office for National Statistics, National Diet and Nutrition Survey, Young people aged 4-18

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=8010&More=Y

Scottish Public Health Observatory

Obesity in Scotland An epidemiology briefing 2007 Contains data on physical activity levels

http://www.scotpho.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=4048&sID=3489

Statistics on Obesity and Physical Activity and Diet, Health Survey for England 2006 http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan06/OPAN%20bulletin%20finalv2.pdf

Welsh Health Survey 2005/06

Table 4.8

http://new.wales.gov.uk/docrepos/40368/4038231/statistics/health/1208020/health-survey200506/hs200506-ch4-e.xls?lang=en

United States

Behavioral Risk factor Surveillance System

http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5604a1.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm

Centers for Disease Control, Guide to Community Preventive Services, The Community Guide, review of evidence based physical activity interventions

http://www.thecommunityguide.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, States Based Physical Activity Program

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DNPAProg/

International Studies and Data Sources

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ)

http://www.who.int/chp/steps/GPAQ/en/

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

http://www.ipaq.ki.se/

Health Behaviour in School Aged-Children Survey (HBSC)

http://www.hbsc.org/

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Survey (WHS)

http://surveydata.who.int/index.html

Physical Activity Recommendations

Australia

National Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activity-adults-pdf-cnt.htm/$File/adults_phys.pdf

National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children and Youth 12-18 y of age

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activity-youth-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/youth_phys.pdf

National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children and Youth 5-12 y of age

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activity-kids-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/kids_phys.pdf

Canada

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Health Active Living

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Health Active Living for Children and Youth

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/index.html

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Health Active Living for Older Adults

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/older/index.html

Japan

Exercise and Physical Activity Reference for Health Promotion 2006 by the Office of Lifestyle-Related Disease Control, Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare - Report

http://www.nih.go.jp/eiken/english/research/pdf/epar2006.pdf

National Institute of Health and Nutrition. Exercise and Physical Activity Guidelines for Health Promotion 2006 – Website

http://www.nih.go.jp/eiken/english/research/program_exercise_guidelines2006.html

United Kingdom

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Physical Activity Intervention Recommendations

http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PHI2/?c=296726

United States

American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association Guidelines for Physical Activity in Adults

http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=7764

American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association Guidelines for Physical Activity in Older (>65 yr or >50 yr with chronic conditions) Adults

http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=7764#Over_65_or_50_64

National Association for Sports and Physical Education Recommendations for Children 5-12 years of age

http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=pr_123103.html

American Academy of Pediatrics Physical Activity Recommendations for Adolescents

http://www.aap.org/family/physicalactivity/physicalactivity.htm

International Recommendations

World Health Organization (WHO) Guide for Population-Based Approaches to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity

http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/PA-promotionguide-2007.pdf

WHO Move for Health, Information Sheet, Physical Activity and Youth

http://www.who.int/moveforhealth/advocacy/information_sheets/youth/en/index.html

WHO Move for Health, Information Sheet, Women and Physical Activity

http://www.who.int/moveforhealth/advocacy/information_sheets/woman/en/index.html