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" Nearly 80 per cent of adults in England do not meet the government&amp;#039;s guidelines for physical activity, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol looked at data on more than one million adults and found that almost four-fifths were not taking moderate exercise at least 12 times in a four-week period. Around 20 per cent of people do minimal amounts of exercise, despite the known benefits for health. Carol Propper, professor of economics at the university&amp;#039;s Centre for Market and Public Organisation, said: &amp;#039;Physical inactivity is the most important modifiable health behaviour for chronic disease, so knowing who is physically inactive is important for designing cost-effective policy interventions.&amp;#039; The study identified a &amp;#039;large socioeconomic gradient&amp;#039;, according to Professor Propper, with wealthier people and those with degrees only having a 12 per cent chance of being physically inactive. In addition, people living in areas with good access to sports facilities are less likely to be physically inactive than those with fewer facilities at their disposal. Read more about the findings "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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