Status: Baseline only
Most Recent Data:
47.9
percent
(2020) *
Target:
52.9
percent
*
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
47.9
percent of adults aged 18 years and over engaged in aerobic physical activity of at least moderate intensity for at least 150 minutes/week, or at least 75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity, or an equivalent combination in 2020 1 *
* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Increase the proportion of adults who meet the current minimum aerobic physical activity guideline needed for substantial health benefits
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Summary
Adults who do moderate-intensity aerobic activity for at least 150 minutes a week or vigorous-intensity aerobic activity for at least 75 minutes a week get substantial health benefits. Physical activity can help delay, prevent, or manage many chronic diseases. 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.