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Exercise or Physical Activity
Data are for the U.S.
- Percent of adults age 18 and older who met the Physical Activity Guidelines for aerobic physical activity: 46.9%
- Percent of adults age 18 and older who met the Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity: 24.2%
More data
- Trends in Physical Activity from Health, United States
- QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years Who Participated in 60 Minutes of Physical Activity Most Days or Every Day, by Daily Hours of Screen Time Use — United States, July 2021–December 2023
- Characteristics of Older Adults Who Met Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: United States, 2022 [PDF – 431 KB]
- Walking for Leisure and Transportation Among Adults: United States, 2022
- QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Walked for Transportation and Walked for Leisure in the Past 7 Days, by Urban-Rural Status — United States, 2022
- Yoga Among Adults Age 18 Years and Older: United States, 2022
- QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥25 Years Who Met the 2018 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Both Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Physical Activity, by Educational Attainment — United States, 2022
- QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were Advised During the Past 12 Months by a Doctor or Other Health Professional to Increase Their Amount of Physical Activity or Exercise, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2022
- Organized Sports Participation Among Children Ages 6–17 Years: United States, 2020
- Quickstat: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Ages ≥18 Years Who Met the 2018 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines For Both Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Physical Activity, by Urbanization Level – National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020
- Quickstats: Percentage of Adults Ages ≥18 Years Who Met the Federal Guidelines for Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, by Age Group and Sex – National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System