One in three adults believe their mental health has deteriorated over the past year, survey results suggest. Some 37% of adults are also more concerned about their mental health due to coronavirus, and 40% are worried about their physical state, according to a poll of 8,000 people in the UK by Nuffield Health.
Despite this, 42% of respondents said they spend no time looking after their mental health and 15% admit they have not done any exercise in the last year. Most adults, 85%, do not meet the NHS recommended 75 minutes a week of “vigorous exercise”, which could include walking up the stairs, aerobics, swimming and running.
The average Briton completes 40 minutes of exercise a week, according to the survey, called the Healthier Nation Index. Some 40% of women cited embarrassment as a barrier to exercise, and 29% of men.
