The statistic shows the share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018. According to the source, 31.3 percent of kids regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in 2018.
Share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018
Sports considered by SFIA to be high-calorie-burning include: bicycling (BMX, mountain, road), running/jogging, basketball, field hockey, football (tackle, touch), ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer (indoor, outdoor), swimming (on a team or for fitness), track and field, badminton, racquetball, squash, tennis, cross-country skiing, martial arts, wrestling,stand-up paddling, climbing (sport, traditional), trail running, triathlon, snowshoeing, boxing, dance, step and other choreographed exercise to music. The list also includes several activities more associated with teens and adults, including high impact/intensity training, cardio kickboxing, stationary cycling, rowing machine, stair-climbing machine, treadmill, aquatic exercise, bodyweight exercise, cross-training-style workouts, Pilates training, adventure racing, cardio tennis, pickleball, MMA and other combat training.
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The Aspen Institute. (September 3, 2019). Share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986516/participation-kids-high-intensity-sport/
The Aspen Institute. "Share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018." Chart. September 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986516/participation-kids-high-intensity-sport/
The Aspen Institute. (2019). Share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986516/participation-kids-high-intensity-sport/
The Aspen Institute. "Share of Children Aged 6 to 12 Who Regularly Participated in High-calorie-burning Sports in The United States from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986516/participation-kids-high-intensity-sport/
The Aspen Institute, Share of children aged 6 to 12 who regularly participated in high-calorie-burning sports in the United States from 2012 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986516/participation-kids-high-intensity-sport/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
