The CIS (Spanish National Statistics Institute) has conducted a new survey on "Sports Habits in Spain (V)," which asks citizens about what they do, whether they enjoy practicing sports, and their health and fitness, among other questions. With this study, the institution is resuming its previously conducted series on physical exercise in our country.
47.9% say they practice "one or more sports," while 34.9% say they "have practiced one, but no longer do," and 17.1% say they "don't practice any."
57.9% say they would like to improve their physical fitness, compared to 26.5% who say they are satisfied with their current condition. Only 14.9% are not overly concerned about their current fitness. Only 5.4% consider themselves to be in "excellent" physical shape, 36.6% say their fitness is "good," and 42.6% say it is "acceptable." In contrast, 14.8% say their fitness is between "poor and downright bad."
State of health and happiness
82.5% say they feel "good or very good," and only 11.5% say they feel "bad or very bad." A further 5.5% said they felt "neither good nor bad." Regarding their own well-being, 86.5% say they feel "good or very good," and only 8.8% say they feel "bad or very bad."
Regarding happiness in general terms, Spaniards pass with flying colors, giving themselves an average of 7.69 out of 10 as to whether or not they consider themselves happy.
Habits and routines
66.2% say they usually go for a walk or stroll "with the goal of improving or maintaining their physical fitness," while 33.6% do not. Furthermore, 40.6% of Spaniards say they do so "every day or almost every day," 14.2% "two or three times a week," and 5.3% go for a walk on weekends.
Regarding their daily work, 36.6% say they spend "most of the day sitting," 27.4% spend "walking, commuting frequently," and 23.8% "stand most of the time without exerting themselves." Only 9.5% perform "heavy work, requiring great physical effort."
Sports practice
Of those who currently practice sports, 33.3% say they do so "sometimes alone and sometimes in a group," 31.2% say they "mostly do it alone," and 20.8% say they do it "with a group of friends."
The main reasons why they practice sports are: to improve or maintain their health (74.9%), followed by maintaining physical fitness (28.2%), thirdly, there is the option of having fun and passing the time (27.6%) and there is a 27.3% who say they do it because they like sports.
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