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Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic physical activity for extensive health benefits — PA‑03 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
29.8 percent (2024) *

National Target:
33.9 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
29.3 percent of adults aged 18 years and over engaged in leisure time aerobic physical activity of at least moderate intensity for more than 300 minutes/week, or more than 150 minutes/week of vigorous intensity, or an equivalent combination in 2020 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Total
29.3
CI 28.6 / 29.9
SE 0.366
29.9
CI 29.3 / 30.6
SE 0.371
29.8
CI 29.1 / 30.4
SE 0.367

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Sex, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Male
34.5
CI 33.5 / 35.5
SE 0.537
35.7
CI 34.7 / 36.7
SE 0.547
35.7
CI 34.7 / 36.6
SE 0.515
Female
24.3
CI 23.5 / 25.1
SE 0.462
24.4
CI 23.6 / 25.2
SE 0.461
24.1
CI 23.2 / 24.9
SE 0.474

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
21.2
CI 14.6 / 29.2
SE 3.879
26.5
CI 19.7 / 34.2
SE 3.644
27.0
CI 20.7 / 34.0
SE 3.248
Asian only
27.0
CI 24.4 / 29.8
SE 1.392
26.8
CI 24.5 / 29.2
SE 1.208
25.7
CI 23.4 / 28.0
SE 1.199
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
22.3
CI 12.6 / 34.9
SE 5.329
31.3
CI 20.3 / 44.2
SE 5.988
27.6
CI 19.2 / 37.3
SE 4.185
Black or African American only
23.8
CI 22.1 / 25.7
SE 0.993
24.8
CI 23.0 / 26.7
SE 0.995
25.9
CI 24.1 / 27.7
SE 0.993
White only
31.2
CI 30.4 / 31.9
SE 0.439
31.7
CI 30.9 / 32.5
SE 0.451
31.2
CI 30.5 / 32.0
SE 0.440
2 or more races
30.4
CI 25.6 / 35.4
SE 2.425
29.8
CI 25.3 / 34.7
SE 2.314
32.8
CI 28.2 / 37.6
SE 2.340
Hispanic or Latino
25.0
CI 23.2 / 26.7
SE 0.878
24.4
CI 22.8 / 26.0
SE 0.786
26.0
CI 24.5 / 27.6
SE 0.794
Not Hispanic or Latino
30.2
CI 29.5 / 30.9
SE 0.408
31.2
CI 30.5 / 31.9
SE 0.421
30.5
CI 29.8 / 31.2
SE 0.404
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.8
CI 11.6 / 25.6
SE 3.827
28.3
CI 19.6 / 38.4
SE 4.657
29.0
CI 21.3 / 37.8
SE 4.247
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
27.3
CI 24.6 / 30.1
SE 1.409
26.7
CI 24.4 / 29.1
SE 1.211
25.4
CI 23.2 / 27.8
SE 1.203
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.8
CI 11.8 / 34.8
SE 5.629
33.6
CI 21.4 / 47.7
SE 6.852
27.4
CI 18.5 / 38.0
SE 4.434
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.9
CI 22.1 / 25.7
SE 1.006
25.1
CI 23.2 / 27.1
SE 1.037
25.3
CI 23.5 / 27.2
SE 1.016
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
31.9
CI 31.1 / 32.7
SE 0.480
32.8
CI 32.0 / 33.7
SE 0.499
32.2
CI 31.4 / 33.0
SE 0.473
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
31.2
CI 26.0 / 36.8
SE 2.674
30.9
CI 26.0 / 36.1
SE 2.490
29.9
CI 25.2 / 34.9
SE 2.423

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Age group, 2020-2024 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
18-44 years
34.0
CI 32.9 / 35.2
SE 0.590
34.5
CI 33.4 / 35.7
SE 0.578
33.3
CI 32.2 / 34.4
SE 0.555
18-24 years
39.4
CI 36.6 / 42.3
SE 1.439
41.4
CI 38.7 / 44.2
SE 1.372
37.5
CI 35.0 / 40.1
SE 1.296
25-44 years
32.2
CI 31.0 / 33.4
SE 0.606
32.2
CI 30.9 / 33.4
SE 0.634
31.9
CI 30.8 / 33.0
SE 0.574
45-64 years
26.4
CI 25.3 / 27.5
SE 0.541
26.6
CI 25.5 / 27.8
SE 0.573
28.0
CI 26.9 / 29.1
SE 0.563
45-54 years
27.1
CI 25.6 / 28.7
SE 0.779
27.8
CI 26.1 / 29.5
SE 0.860
28.6
CI 27.0 / 30.2
SE 0.824
55-64 years
25.7
CI 24.3 / 27.1
SE 0.710
25.6
CI 24.2 / 27.0
SE 0.713
27.4
CI 25.9 / 29.0
SE 0.771
65 years and over
20.4
CI 19.4 / 21.4
SE 0.518
22.4
CI 21.3 / 23.4
SE 0.544
22.4
CI 21.4 / 23.4
SE 0.508
65-74 years
24.3
CI 22.9 / 25.7
SE 0.703
27.2
CI 25.7 / 28.6
SE 0.731
26.1
CI 24.7 / 27.5
SE 0.719
75-84 years
16.4
CI 14.9 / 18.0
SE 0.772
17.2
CI 15.6 / 18.8
SE 0.801
20.5
CI 19.0 / 22.1
SE 0.800
85 years and over
8.9
CI 7.0 / 11.2
SE 1.044
8.8
CI 6.9 / 11.1
SE 1.054
8.4
CI 6.6 / 10.4
SE 0.937

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Less than High school
17.4
CI 15.5 / 19.5
SE 1.251
16.8
CI 14.9 / 18.8
SE 1.160
19.7
CI 17.8 / 21.7
SE 1.121
High school
22.9
CI 21.7 / 24.1
SE 0.695
23.2
CI 22.0 / 24.5
SE 0.703
22.9
CI 21.7 / 24.1
SE 0.667
Some college or Associate degree
27.1
CI 26.0 / 28.3
SE 0.658
28.7
CI 27.5 / 29.9
SE 0.678
27.9
CI 26.8 / 29.1
SE 0.638
4-year college degree or more
36.1
CI 35.1 / 37.2
SE 0.545
35.1
CI 33.9 / 36.2
SE 0.593
35.5
CI 34.4 / 36.5
SE 0.557

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
<100
17.5
CI 15.6 / 19.5
SE 1.017
18.9
CI 17.1 / 20.7
SE 0.933
21.8
CI 20.0 / 23.8
SE 0.998
100-199
22.3
CI 20.7 / 24.0
SE 0.952
22.8
CI 21.3 / 24.3
SE 0.830
22.9
CI 21.5 / 24.3
SE 0.786
200-399
27.5
CI 26.4 / 28.8
SE 0.681
27.5
CI 26.4 / 28.7
SE 0.662
26.6
CI 25.4 / 27.7
SE 0.646
400+
36.2
CI 35.3 / 37.2
SE 0.575
36.8
CI 35.8 / 37.8
SE 0.576
36.5
CI 35.5 / 37.6
SE 0.607

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Insured
31.9
CI 31.1 / 32.8
SE 0.453
32.1
CI 31.3 / 33.0
SE 0.443
31.8
CI 31.0 / 32.6
SE 0.441
Private
34.2
CI 33.2 / 35.1
SE 0.508
34.3
CI 33.4 / 35.3
SE 0.514
33.8
CI 32.8 / 34.7
SE 0.495
Public
23.5
CI 21.8 / 25.3
SE 0.967
24.6
CI 23.0 / 26.2
SE 0.856
24.5
CI 22.9 / 26.3
SE 0.881
Uninsured
26.5
CI 24.1 / 28.9
SE 1.247
27.0
CI 24.6 / 29.4
SE 1.212
27.8
CI 25.5 / 30.2
SE 1.185

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Geographic location, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Metropolitan
30.1
CI 29.4 / 30.7
SE 0.387
30.4
CI 29.7 / 31.2
SE 0.398
30.2
CI 29.5 / 30.9
SE 0.401
Non-metropolitan
24.4
CI 22.5 / 26.3
SE 1.192
26.9
CI 24.8 / 29.0
SE 1.274
27.1
CI 25.4 / 28.7
SE 0.989

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Marital status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
30.0
CI 29.2 / 30.9
SE 0.567
29.7
CI 28.8 / 30.6
SE 0.566
29.0
CI 28.2 / 29.8
SE 0.507
Divorced, separated, widowed
32.1
CI 31.0 / 33.1
SE 1.812
31.1
CI 29.8 / 32.4
SE 2.474
26.1
CI 25.1 / 27.1
SE 2.679
Never married
27.5
CI 26.0 / 29.0
SE 0.777
29.1
CI 27.6 / 30.5
SE 0.759
29.2
CI 27.9 / 30.6
SE 0.729

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Country of birth, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
US
30.7
CI 29.8 / 31.5
SE 0.464
31.4
CI 30.6 / 32.1
SE 0.419
31.1
CI 30.4 / 31.8
SE 0.406
Outside US
25.0
CI 23.2 / 26.8
SE 1.020
24.3
CI 22.8 / 25.9
SE 0.867
24.5
CI 23.1 / 25.9
SE 0.794

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Veteran
36.6
CI 34.4 / 38.9
SE 2.010
39.4
CI 37.2 / 41.5
SE 1.566
33.3
CI 31.1 / 35.5
SE 1.894
Non-veteran
28.5
CI 27.8 / 29.2
SE 0.365
29.0
CI 28.2 / 29.7
SE 0.392
29.1
CI 28.4 / 29.8
SE 0.376

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Disability status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
People with disabilities
15.7
CI 14.1 / 17.3
SE 1.434
18.0
CI 16.4 / 19.7
SE 1.377
17.1
CI 15.6 / 18.7
SE 1.183
People without disabilities
30.5
CI 29.8 / 31.2
SE 0.381
31.2
CI 30.5 / 31.9
SE 0.384
31.1
CI 30.4 / 31.8
SE 0.389

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 300+ minutes/week or vigorous for 150+ minutes/week by Sexual orientation, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Straight
29.5
CI 28.8 / 30.1
SE 0.380
30.3
CI 29.7 / 31.0
SE 0.394
30.3
CI 29.6 / 30.9
SE 0.389
Straight, Male
34.7
CI 33.7 / 35.7
SE 0.555
35.8
CI 34.8 / 36.9
SE 0.568
36.0
CI 35.1 / 37.0
SE 0.535
Straight, Female
24.3
CI 23.5 / 25.1
SE 0.483
24.7
CI 23.9 / 25.6
SE 0.503
24.3
CI 23.5 / 25.2
SE 0.512
Gay/​Lesbian
32.3
CI 27.6 / 37.3
SE 2.517
37.1
CI 32.7 / 41.7
SE 2.265
27.3
CI 23.1 / 31.7
SE 2.169
Gay, Male
32.4
CI 26.7 / 38.6
SE 3.136
39.3
CI 33.2 / 45.5
SE 3.085
30.5
CI 25.0 / 36.4
SE 2.855
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
31.9
CI 24.3 / 40.4
SE 4.005
35.1
CI 28.8 / 41.8
SE 3.205
21.3
CI 15.9 / 27.5
SE 2.890
Bisexual
29.6
CI 24.4 / 35.3
SE 3.283
23.1
CI 19.5 / 27.0
SE 2.242
23.1
CI 19.7 / 26.8
SE 2.321
Bisexual, Male
29.3
CI 19.6 / 40.4
SE 5.301
33.3
CI 25.0 / 42.5
SE 4.584
30.4
CI 23.1 / 38.5
SE 4.030
Bisexual, Female
27.7
CI 22.0 / 34.0
SE 3.930
18.8
CI 14.8 / 23.5
SE 2.680
19.5
CI 16.1 / 23.3
SE 2.121

Disparity