What your favourite sport says about you

British Heart Foundation: Cyclists are more likely to be emotionally stable, runners the most extrovert, swimmers the happiest and walkers the least materialistic according to new research launched today. The new psychological study, conducted by Mindlab, surveyed 2,000 adults across the UK and has uncovered that the type of sport we choose reveals a lot about our personality traits; how charitable we are, the type of newspapers we are most likely to read and suggests how we might vote in the next general election. The survey also revealed that over half (61%) of UK adults wanted to take on a challenge for charity, whatever their ‘sports personality’ type.

The ‘sports personalities’

Cyclists 

• Vote Liberal 
• Laid back and Calm
• Least likely to be depressed or suffer stress
• Materialistic 

Runners

• Vote Labour
• Extroverts
• Love being the centre of attention
• Listen to lively upbeat music  

Swimmers

• Make the best lovers
• Charitable 
• Happy
• Tidy

Walkers

• Like their own company
• Charitable
• Don't like drawing attention to themselves
• Least materialistic

Dr David Lewis, Neuropsychologist and founder of  Mindlab, explains; "It has long been known that exercise is not only good for your body, but also your mind. The results from this study show that no matter what kind of person you are, there is the right kind of exercise for everyone."
The results also highlighted the sport of choice for different cities across the UK revealing that cycling comes top of the sports in Birmingham and London.