BRADFORD has been ranked as the second least active UK town or city, according to a new study.
Future Fit Training has ranked 30 UK towns or cities on its number of gyms, tennis courts, swimming pools, number of fitness-related Google searches and the percentage of the population who are physically active.
They also looked at their internal data to see which areas have seen the most (and least) people training to become personal trainers with Future Fit Training.
Bradford ranked second in the top 10 least active cities and in 29th place overall, with an overall score of 24.87, 611 fitness-related searches per 100,000 people and only 62.4 per cent of the adult population being physically active.
Bradford has 89 gyms, 12 tennis courts and 10 swimming pools, according to the research.
The top 10 laziest cities (cities with the lowest overall scores) as revealed in the research are: (Rank; Town/City; Fitness-Related Searches (per 100,000 people); Physically Active Adults (%); Overall Score):
1 Luton 485; 56.6%; 24.81
2 Bradford 611; 62.4%; 24.87
3 Stoke-on-Trent 692; 53.9%; 29.23
4 Birmingham 994; 63.3%; 30.03
5 Cardiff 546; 59%; 32.47
6 London 1,326; 66.6%; 33.06
7 Wolverhampton 880; 58.0%; 35.64
8 Kingston upon Hull 748; 62.7%; 36.82
9 Coventry 990; 61.1%; 36.89
10 Sheffield 939; 68.2%; 38.34
Big cities including Cardiff, Birmingham and London made the least active cities list, with scores of under 35/100.
In contrast, seaside towns Brighton and Bournemouth topped the top five most active cities in the UK.
Brighton and Hove was top with 74.05; Bournemouth second on 70.86, Nottingham third on 68.95, Reading fourth on 67.65 and Bristol fifth on 66.30.
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