In Trafford just 44.0% of children and young people are achieving an average of 60 minutes of physical activity a day. This means that almost half are not meeting Chief Medical Officer guidelines.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) recommends that all children and young people achieve 60 minutes of physical activity a day, in Trafford just four in ten young people achieve this.
The proportion of children active (achieving an average of at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day) in Trafford has slightly increased (2.6%) since the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey launched in 2017/18. However, the borough had insufficient responses to report levels in the last year.
Activity levels have increased slightly for boys and girls in Trafford beyond baseline, as well as medium family affluence groups and are not far behind high family affluence groups. There were insufficient responses to compare to the last academic year.
Published December 2023