When asked how often they practiced moderate physical activity on their way to work, 15 percent of male Brazilian respondents answered that they practiced this type of activities for at least 150 minutes per week. This figure was higher than the share of female respondants who answered equally to the same question, which reached around 13.8 percent in 2018.
Share of population who spent at least 2.5 hours per week doing moderate physical activity on their way to work or school in Brazil in 2018, by gender
Respondents were asked whether they practice moderate physical activity on their way to work for at least 150 minutes per week or intense physical activity for at least 75 minutes per week.
The phrasing of the question chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 16 to 25.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (July 25, 2019). Share of population who spent at least 2.5 hours per week doing moderate physical activity on their way to work or school in Brazil in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/779076/physical-activity-way-work-school-gender-brazil/
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