Compared to Canadians in the ROC, Quebeckers are most likely to spend less than 60 minutes a week being physical (i.e. exercise, sports, running/jogging, walking, etc.)
Thinking about the amount of physical activity they engage in during the course of one week, Quebecers (35%) are the most likely to say they spend less than one hour doing so, while those living in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (26%), Alberta (23%), Ontario (22%), Atlantic Canada (20%) and British Columbia (14%) are less likely to say they’re active for less than one hour a week. – Ipsos Reid survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Chiropractic Association in April 2009.
This is consistent with 2004 data from Stats Can showing that Quebec is the province with the lowest percentage of individuals with an “active” physical activity index.
Yet Quebec is also the province with the highest percentage of adults with a normal Body Mass Index.
There are of course many factors at play here. One of them is obvious from this other map from Stats Can; Quebeckers are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables.
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