Men's Facts - Active Living

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Although men are more likely than women to participate in exercise, many men do not have enough exercise.

Scientists advocate doing at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health.

Physical inactivity increases the risks of health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, depression, colorectal cancer, and premature death.

Physical activity participation in a typical week by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2023

	Male	Female
Had performed vigorous physical activity for at least 10 minutes (population aged 15 or above)	32.0%	16.9%
Had performed moderate physical activity for at least 10 minutes (population aged 15 or above)	96.3%	96.7%
Achieved at least 10 000 average daily steps (population aged 18 or above)	54.1%	37.6%

Proportion of population aged 18 or above not meeting WHO recommendations* of physical activity level by gender, 2020-2023

Time

Percentage

Notes:

* Doing at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, or at least 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, or any equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity per week.

Source: Population Health Survey 2020-22 and Health Behaviour Survey 2023