South Holland District Council Consultation
This research is designed to find out what community members think about activity and exercise in general, their local leisure centres or facilities and what would encourage them to use them to use these facilities in the future. It also identifies barriers to activity.
Questions
1. How important do you think regular exercise or activity is?
Very important
Important
Neither important nor unimportant
Unimportant
Very unimportant
2. Do you exercise or undertake activity as much as you would like to?
Definitely enough
Probably enough
Not sure
Probably not
Definitely not
3. Which of the following best describes your current attitude towards becoming or being physically active?
Not on my radar
Thinking about it
Planning to do something soon
Getting started
Sticking with it
4. Looking back over the last 4 weeks: Do you participate in 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity once a week? (Moderate activity will raise your heart rate, and make you breathe faster and feel warmer than normal).
Yes always
No
5. Over the course of a normal week: Do you undertake 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of moderate intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity? (activity hard enough to make it difficult to carry on a conversation)
Yes always
Yes usually
Sometimes
Not often
No never
6. Looking back on the last 3 months, how many days of the week on average have you undertaken in total at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise/activity over the whole day?
None
1 day per week
2 days per week
3 days per week
4 days per week
5 days per week
More than 5 days per week
7. How do you undertake most of your exercise or activity sessions?
In home exercise based
In home using equipment
Recreational walking
Strenuous walking (power/trekking/cliff)
Jogging/running
Cycling
Playing Sport
Swimming
Gardening
Leisure Centre or Health Club
Work
Do not do any
Other (please specify)
8. If you said Leisure centre or Health Club - which do you use?
9. Would you like to do more physical activity or exercise? Please choose an answer to continue.
Yes
No
10. Why would you like to undertake more activity or exercise?
To improve/maintain my health
To improve my self-esteem
To improve/maintain body tone/shape
To maintain/lose weight
To socialise/meet new friends
For specific health reasons/issues
I enjoy it/feel good factor
Other (please specify)
11. What is stopping you from doing more? Please choose an answer to continue.
Not enough time (work)
Not enough time (home)
Not enough time (childcare)
Health/Disability problems
Costs involved
Not sure how to start/what to do
Lack of confidence
No convenient and accessible facilities
No motivation
Access or transport issue
Other (please specify)
12. Why don't you want to do more exercise or activity? Please choose an answer to continue.
Not enough time (work)
Not enough time (home)
Not enough time (childcare)
Health/Disability problems
Costs involved
Not sure how to start/what to do
Not bothered/not interested
No motivation
Not important to me
Just do not want to
No need/do enough already
Access or transport issue
Other (please specify)
13. How likely do you think it is that you will increase the amount of exercise or activity that you do in the near future?
Very likely
Quite likely
Likely
Quite unlikely
Very unlikely
14. How important are the following factors when thinking about undertaking more physical activity or exercise? (You can provide further feedback on this subject in question 19).
1 Very unimportant
2
3 Neutral
4
5 Very Important
Availability of transport
Availability of time
Direct costs eg fees or charges
Indirect costs eg clothing
Personal motivation or goals
Support from peer group
Appropriate classes and activities
Accessible and good quality facilities
Any cultural or religious reasons
Any disability or physical impairments
15. Would you ever consider using:
Yes
No
Already do
Castle Centre
Peele Sports Centre
16. What is the main reason you do not currently use it or would not consider using them?
No time
Cost
No accessible/convenient facilities
Facilities not good enough quality
No information
Location
No motivation
No need
Poor health
Use already
Happy where I am
Prefer outdoor activity
Other (please specify)
17. To what extent would the following encourage you to use these leisure centres or facilities?
Not encourage
Encourage
Strongly encourage
More information
Lower costs or prices
Better transport
Better range of facilities or equipment
More childcare facilities
Better programming eg class times
Improved facilities
*18. Do you have children aged under 18?
Yes
No
19. What age is your child or are your children?
20. How many days of the week do they participate in extra curricular activity (i.e. not including school PE)?
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