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CDC guidelines suggest more Americans should hit the gym.
New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that less than a quarter of Americans meet the minimum amount of physical activity required to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Data collected in 2020 by the National Center for Health Statistics were published in the August 2022 Data Brief.
It showed that only 24.2% of adults 18 years and older meet physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and strength-training exercises.
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The 2018 standards recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Those who do it are most likely to experience health benefits.
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However, three-quarters of the U.S. population fails to fully meet the recommendations, with only 22.7% meeting aerobic exercise guidelines and 6.8% doing strength-only exercises. did.
The remaining 46.3% of the population never met.
The proportion of adults meeting both physical activity guidelines was higher among men (28.3%) than among women (20.4%) and decreased with age in both groups.
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Other key findings revealed that adults with household incomes at 200% of the federal poverty level were more likely to meet guidelines than those with incomes below 200%.
Findings found that Hispanic men were the least likely to meet the guidelines, while non-Hispanic white women were the most likely to meet the goals.
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CDC, along with the NIH and the National Cancer Institute, unearthed data earlier this year that suggests that 10 more minutes of exercise per day could save more than 100,000 lives.
A man lifts weights in a fitness class at The Lift Society in Studio City, Calif., Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
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The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), estimated that adults aged 40 to 85 could avoid approximately 6.9% of annual deaths by increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. It has been.
Previous studies from the National Cancer Institute have shown that physical activity improves human health and reduces the risk of several chronic diseases that lead to premature death, including some cancers. says there is.
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Fox News Digital’s Julia Musto contributed to this report.
