Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 209 For adults up to middle-age, time pressure is by far the main barrier to participating in sport or physical activity. Poor health or injury then also becomes a main factor. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 15–17 18–24 25–34 35–44 Age 45–54 55–64 65+ Adult top 5 barriers to participation by life-stage Poor health or injury Not enough time/too many other commitments Too lazy Increasing age/too old Don’t like sport/physical activity 28% 53% 53% 57% 38% 48% 36% 15% 8% 11% 19% 10% 10% 7% 6% 7% 5% 4% 5% 3% 34% 30% 16% 18% 7% 2% 6% 9% 6% 4% 9% The main barrier to young children‘s participation in organised out of school hours sport or physical activity is their parents’ perception that they are too young to start playing. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 0–4 5–8 9–11 12–14 Age Children top 5 barriers to participation by life-stage Not enough time/too many other commitments Wrong age/too old/too young Can’t afford it/can’t afforfd transport Doesn’t like physical activity 84% 31% 3% 1% 5% 11% 15% 6% 1% 9% 15% 14% 5% 2% 9% 15%