After two back-to-school periods marked by the Covid and repeated confinements, a majority of French people (53%) have resolved to do more sport in this new school year, according to an Odoxa survey for
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Among them, those under 35 (74%) and managers (78%) are the most likely to want to (re)enter sport.
In detail, the French are almost as likely to consider doing sport at home with tutorials or online coaches (27%) than in a club or association (25%).
15% of them plan to join a gym.
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On the other hand, 24% of respondents indicate that they have given up practicing the sport that interests them because of inflation.
Unsurprisingly, low incomes are overrepresented in this bracket (32%).
Record inflation in recent months slowed in August to stand at 5.8% over one year in France, however, on consumer prices, it increased by 0.4% between July and August .
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The French are also 26% to have given up practicing a physical activity because of the nature of the sports infrastructures or the poor adaptation of the sport envisaged to their personal situation.
Of these, 42% are disabled.
Finally, the survey indicates that 63% of parents want to enroll their child in a club.
They are also a large majority (81%) to approve the daily 30 minutes of sport in primary school, one of Emmanuel Macron's campaign proposals, implemented this year.
