10. 4. Physical inactivity is third only to smoking and diet as a modifiable risk factor for poor health in New Zealand. It is associated to 9.5% of all deaths and is estimated to account for over 2600 deaths per year (MOH, 2004). 5. SPARC found that among children and adolescents, 66 % of young people are active doing 2.5 hours of physical activity per week and 34% are inactive and are relatively sedentary or inactive. However, young people in Auckland are 63% less active, compared to rest of the country which is 68%.

11. Young people aged 5-17 years and their rate of activity

13. Adults aged 18+ years and their rate of activity