The annual New Zealand health survey has found that less than half of adults exercise the recommended two and a half hours a week.
South Auckland Community advocate Dave Letele runs the Brown Butterbean Fitness Group.
He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that many have other things on their mind.
Letele says families struggling to put food on the table don't have the time to eat healthily and exercise.
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