THE RESULTS ARE IN...

(All of the below is based on Women 15+)
Actions taken in the past 12 months to improve health/welling:73% Use healthy oils in cooking65% drinking more water48% of you told us in the past 12months you have cut down on the size of your meal portions45% are eating less packaged/processed foods.45% are drinking less alcohol41% are taking more vitamins & minerals25% have cut down their usage of mobile phones

45% have undergone proactive medical tests/screening

Changes would like to make:52% of you would like to do more exercise in the next 12months51% would like to take more time out for themselves51% would like to get more sleep49% of you would like to manage your stress levels39% of you would like to spend less time in front of the computer

On average women surveyed are spending just under 3hrs a week exercising

Walking is the #1 form of exercise, with 76% saying they regularly walk for exercise.

50% of women surveyed say they use ‘incidental exercise’ as a weight control method.

Nearly 1 in 4 (23%) of women surveyed say they would consider using alternative therapies as a method of weight control

More than 2 in 5 women said that they always read the labels on food products for nutritional information

51% of women say that they eat healthy foods as a way of life, not a form of dieting

The average amount of time spent on leisure per week by women surveyed was just over 3 and a half hours – or 30 minutes per day.

29% of women say that they are more stressed now than they were a year ago

The top three causes for stress cited by women surveyed were:Financial concerns 50%Lack of sleep 44%Lack of time to get through what’s required in a day 34%

Exercising/playing sport is the number one method of relieving stress cited by participants (34%)

More than 1 in 2 (53%) women surveyed are not happy with the amount of sleep they are getting