Your experiences of exercise

Healthwatch Barnet works to get the best out of local health and social care services by responding to your voice.

It only takes five minutes to fill in this survey.

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We will write up a report based on all the responses we receive, and we may include some quotes, but we would never mention your name or any details that could identify you. If you are sharing information on behalf of another person, please make sure that you have their permission to do so, or the information you do share should be anonymous. Thank you for your participation.

1. How much exercise do you normally do? (any type of exercise, including brisk walking)

2. What is your age? *

3. Gender? *

4. Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term health condition?

When we use the term disability/long-term health condition we mean any neurodivergence or physical, sensory, learning or mental health condition or impairment. *

Yes
No
Prefer not to say
Not known

5. Which long-term conditions or disabilities do you have?

6. Do you have an annual long-term conditions health check with your GP? (these started in 2023 - you can find more info here if you are not sure)

Yes
No
Not sure
Prefer not to say

7. How would you describe your ethnicity? *

8. What type of exercise do you do? (tick all that apply)

Other:

9. What, if any, are the main barriers you face to being active? (tick all that apply)

Other:

10. What would encourage you to become more active? (tick all that apply)

Advice from GP/ health professional
Someone else doing exercise with me
Support from friends & family
Advice from a trusted person in my community
Support from an online community e.g via social media
Working on an app to set goals and track progress
Not relevant - I'm already very active
Prefer not to say

Other:

11. When getting support from a healthcare professional about activity, what is helpful?

(Please rank, with 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important - you can drag and drop, or number them manually)

Personal advice - safe & sensible activities given my health situation
Information - local options for activities
Advice - why being active is important
Advice - staying safe when exercising in my local area
Information - self-guided options - apps, videos etc.

Other:

12. Postcode

This information will be kept totally confidential & only used to collect statistics, to make sure we’re reaching the areas of Barnet where people need us most. If you don't wish to share this, please just type 'NO' into the box. *

13. Which of the following best describes your financial status?

I have more than enough for basic necessities, and a large amount of disposable income, that I can save or spend on extras or leisure
I have more than enough for basic necessities, and a small amount of disposable income, that I can save or spend on extras or leisure
I have just enough for basic necessities and little else
I don’t have enough for basic necessities and sometimes run out of money
Prefer not to say

14. Any other comments?

15. Optional - would you be interested in taking part in a short, anonymous, interview, so we can understand more about your experiences? If so, enter your name and email address:

Name:
Email:

16. Would you be comfortable for us to contact you in future about Healthwatch Barnet's work? If so please add your details below.

Name:
Email:

Your experiences of exercise

1. How much exercise do you normally do? (any type of exercise, including brisk walking)

2. What is your age? *

3. Gender? *

4. Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term health condition? When we use the term disability/long-term health condition we mean any neurodivergence or physical, sensory, learning or mental health condition or impairment. *

5. Which long-term conditions or disabilities do you have?

6. Do you have an annual long-term conditions health check with your GP? (these started in 2023 - you can find more info here if you are not sure)

7. How would you describe your ethnicity? *

8. What type of exercise do you do? (tick all that apply)

9. What, if any, are the main barriers you face to being active? (tick all that apply)

10. What would encourage you to become more active? (tick all that apply)

11. When getting support from a healthcare professional about activity, what is helpful? (Please rank, with 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important - you can drag and drop, or number them manually)

12. Postcode This information will be kept totally confidential & only used to collect statistics, to make sure we’re reaching the areas of Barnet where people need us most. If you don't wish to share this, please just type 'NO' into the box. *

13. Which of the following best describes your financial status?

14. Any other comments?

15. Optional - would you be interested in taking part in a short, anonymous, interview, so we can understand more about your experiences? If so, enter your name and email address:

16. Would you be comfortable for us to contact you in future about Healthwatch Barnet's work? If so please add your details below.

4. Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term health condition?

When we use the term disability/long-term health condition we mean any neurodivergence or physical, sensory, learning or mental health condition or impairment. *

11. When getting support from a healthcare professional about activity, what is helpful?

(Please rank, with 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important - you can drag and drop, or number them manually)

12. Postcode

This information will be kept totally confidential & only used to collect statistics, to make sure we’re reaching the areas of Barnet where people need us most. If you don't wish to share this, please just type 'NO' into the box. *