FIT GOT REAL
The large-scale survey of more than 185,000 people also identified that women in lower paid jobs are almost twice as likely to be inactive compared to women in senior and managerial roles (33.5 per cent compared to 17.7 per cent).
Research from the heath body shows that a mix of practical and emotional pressures, such as lack of time, fear of judgement and lack of confidence, prevent many women from being as active as they would like.
The insights also highlight that many of these pressures come from the way marketing, the media and TV often, portray exercise as being for women who have the money to afford gym memberships, expensive sports clothes or plenty of free time.
Overall, girls receive less encouragement from family members and teachers to be physically active and participate in sports. As a result, girls ages 8 to 12 are 19 percent less active than boys, according to a 2016 study.
Researchers also found that girls take almost 2,000 fewer steps a day on average than their male counterparts, and this disparity does have health consequences.
The study showed that girls have 18 percent lower cardio-respiratory fitness, 44 percent lower eye-hand coordination, a 9 percent lower perceived aptitude in physical activity, and 5 percent more body fat
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