"A comparison of results from the 1996/97 National Population Health Survey with those from the 2005 Canadian community Health Survey shows that the proportion of Canadians in the 10 provinces who reported at least moderately active leisure time rose from 43% to 52%. The increase persists even when the differing age composition of the two periods is taken into account and is evident in both sexes and in all provinces."
"Non-leisure physical activity also increased in the 10 provinces:
- The proportion of people who spent at least six hours a week walking or bicycling as a means of transportion rose from 19% to 24%
- the proportion who usually did heavy work or lifted heavy loads grew from 5% to 8%
- those whose daily activities usually involved lifting or carrying light loads increased from 17% to 25%
- however, the proportion who walk or stand quite a lot during the day declined substantially from 51% to 42% (p <0.05>
Even when adjusted for the differing age composition between the two periods, these trends in physical activity persisted.
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