Health spotlight on WEST MIDLANDS All credits Westfield Health

1. West Midlands
Stress check
Regional Spotlight
With 1 in 5 people in the West Midlands spending more than 9 hours a day sitting
down, they are less sedentary than the national average (23%). However, with
only 22% getting the weekly amount of exercise recommended by the NHS, there
is still room for employers to improve fitness across the region.
41%
Exercise overview
Top types of exercise
Running
20%
Walking/hiking
64%
Gym session
24%
Motivations
To look good
10%
Mental health
24%
Wellbeing Index
get the recommended 150 minutes
of exercise a week, against an
average of 22%
26% say pressure and stress at work has
often reached unmanageable levels in the
past 3 months
Only 45% say they're happy or very happy
in their current job - the same as the
national average
know the NHS guidelines on
exercise, compared to 44% on
average
22% 20% of people in the West
Midlands spend 9+ hours
sat down per day
66%
exercise every day, the national
average is 17%
19%
In the West Midlands, the most popular time
to exercise is the morning.
Employer support
have access to on-site facilities
compared to the national
average of 53%
believe employers have a
responsibility to support staff
with their physical wellbeing
50%
use these facilities at least
once a week
61%
To stay physically
healthy
45%
Barriers
Lack of time
31%
Low energy
33%
Low mood
23%