New research reveals Australians have lost an estimated 131 million hours of dance since March 2020; compared to 324 million hours of dance time reported last year*
Over half of those surveyed (equating to over 10 million Australians based on ABS data*) reported dancing positively impacted physical health, with 56% reporting improvement in mental wellbeing
Of those surveyed who danced, 60% reported feeling a positive change within 5 minutes or less
To make up for lost time, Medibank has created the World’s Fittest Dance as part of its Live Better program, in collaboration with Sydney Dance Company and Sports Scientist Dr Craig Duncan
Research commissioned by Pureprofile on behalf of Medibank. Research was conducted in November 2020, among a sample of 1,001 Australians aged 18 years and up. Sample split is representative by state and gender – and data weighted by age, gender and region to reflect the latest ABS population estimates. Calculated via number of Australians aged over 18 reported by the Australian Electoral Commission.
There are 19,976,208 adults in Australia, based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
