Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑05 - Healthy People 2030

Status: Baseline only

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Most Recent Data:
25.2 percent (2020) *

Target:
29.7 percent *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
25.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over met the guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity in 2020 ¹ *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Increase the proportion of adults who meet current minimum guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity

Target-Setting Method

Percentage point improvement

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

To stay healthy, adults need a mix of activity — at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activity at least 2 days a week. Strategies to promote physical activity include informational, behavioral, social, environmental, and policy approaches.

Topic: Physical Activity

Workgroup: Physical Activity Workgroup

1. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑05

Status: Baseline only

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