Physical activity

Statistics report on physical activity

Physical activity

The report presents a range of statistics and facts about physical activity - how much time people spent on sports, exercise and outdoor activities, popular sports, participation in high school sports, and health and fitness club membership.

Table of contents

Engagement

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. population engaged in sports and exercise per day 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Hours per day spent on leisure and sports by U.S. population 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Hours per day spent on sports, exercise, and recreation in the U.S. 2009-2022
  • Basic Statistic Hours per day spent on leisure and sports by U.S. population by age 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of physically inactive U.S. adults by state 2017-2020

Outdoor activities

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  • Premium Statistic Most popular outdoor activities in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Frequency of participation in outdoor activities in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017
  • Premium Statistic Outdoor participation rate in the U.S. 2021, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Outdoor participation in the U.S. 2010-2021, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Outdoor participation in the U.S. 2021, by household income
  • Premium Statistic Outdoor participation in the U.S. 2021, by education
  • Premium Statistic Popularity of walking for fitness in the U.S. 2010-2021

Popular sports

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  • Premium Statistic Running and jogging participation in the U.S. 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Bicycling participation in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Users of weight or resistance machines in the U.S. 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Swimming participation in the U.S. 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Yoga participation in the U.S. 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Participants in calisthenics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017
  • Basic Statistic Skateboarding participation in the U.S. 2010-2021

Health & fitness clubs

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  • Premium Statistic Total number of members of health/fitness clubs worldwide 2009-2019
  • Premium Statistic Total number of members of health/fitness clubs worldwide 2009-2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the most health/fitness club memberships 2019
  • Premium Statistic Health & fitness club companies by membership in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Total number of members of health/fitness clubs in North America 2009-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. fitness center / health club memberships 2000-2019

High school sports

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  • Premium Statistic Main high school sports programs for boys in U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Male participation in U.S. high school sports 1992-2022
  • Premium Statistic Most popular high school sports for boys in the U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Main high school sports programs for girls in U.S. 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Female participation in U.S. high school sports 1992-2022
  • Premium Statistic Most popular high school sports for girls in the U.S. 2010-2022

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