Annual Report 2023/24 - Monitoring Progress

In 2022, 87% of People Engaged in Some Form of Sport and Physical Activity, which meant that they had engaged in sport or physical activity in the last four weeks. This was the highest percentage since the Partnership began monitoring this, from 2016, and is higher than Scotland’s 82%. 

Conversely, physical activity levels from the Scottish Health Survey show that Shetland is slightly lower than Scotland, but not significantly so. 63% of people in Shetland met the current activity guidelines in 2018-2022, while in Scotland 66% of people did.  This is a different indicator that measures meeting the current activity guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week or an equivalent combination of both. The Active Shetland Strategy 2018-23 contributes to the Shetland Partnership Plan 2018-2028.   The Plan aims to help Shetland to be more active, and to give those involved in physical activity and sport the opportunity to meet their potential, excel and be involved to whatever level they can.

People in Shetland who feel Part of Their Community remained fairly consistent, at 90% in 2022. This compared to 83% of people in Scotland.