23 Percent of Working Age Americans Exercise Enough

July 5, 2018: Just 23 percent of Americans aged 18-64 exercise enough to meet even the minimum guidelines recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services.[1] Those guidelines recommend that "people conduct muscle strengthening activities twice a week with moderate or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity for at least 75 minutes each week."

Men are a bit more likely than women to get enough exercise. Those who work are more likely to exercise than those who don’t.

Footnotes:

1. Statista, "Less Than A Quarter Of U.S. Adults Get Enough Exercise," June 29, 2018

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