Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic physical activity for substantial health benefits — PA‑02 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

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Most Recent Data:
48.0 percent (2024) *

National Target:
52.9 percent ¹ *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
47.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over engaged in leisure time 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 ² *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Total	47.9 CI 47.1 / 48.6 SE 0.414	48.1 CI 47.3 / 48.9 SE 0.423	48.0 CI 47.3 / 48.8 SE 0.401

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Sex, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Male	52.2 CI 51.1 / 53.3 SE 0.596	53.2 CI 52.1 / 54.3 SE 0.579	53.0 CI 52.0 / 54.0 SE 0.540
Female	43.8 CI 42.9 / 44.7 SE 0.527	43.2 CI 42.3 / 44.2 SE 0.538	43.3 CI 42.3 / 44.3 SE 0.553

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only	34.8 CI 26.4 / 43.9 SE 4.590	38.6 CI 31.7 / 45.8 SE 3.531	40.2 CI 32.5 / 48.3 SE 3.847
Asian only	49.0 CI 45.9 / 52.2 SE 1.634	47.6 CI 44.8 / 50.4 SE 1.428	48.1 CI 45.4 / 50.9 SE 1.408
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	35.5 CI 23.6 / 48.9 SE 5.985	41.3 CI 29.1 / 54.4 SE 6.272	40.1 CI 30.2 / 50.5 SE 4.925
Black or African American only	40.9 CI 38.7 / 43.1 SE 1.183	41.9 CI 39.8 / 44.1 SE 1.128	42.5 CI 40.4 / 44.6 SE 1.130
White only	50.1 CI 49.3 / 51.0 SE 0.493	50.4 CI 49.5 / 51.3 SE 0.505	49.8 CI 48.9 / 50.6 SE 0.474
2 or more races	46.1 CI 40.7 / 51.6 SE 2.670	49.1 CI 44.0 / 54.3 SE 2.588	48.8 CI 44.0 / 53.6 SE 2.400
Hispanic or Latino	41.0 CI 38.8 / 43.2 SE 1.086	40.1 CI 38.3 / 41.8 SE 0.870	42.5 CI 40.8 / 44.3 SE 0.876
Not Hispanic or Latino	49.3 CI 48.5 / 50.1 SE 0.454	49.9 CI 49.0 / 50.7 SE 0.461	49.2 CI 48.4 / 50.0 SE 0.443
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino	31.0 CI 22.6 / 40.5 SE 4.775	40.0 CI 31.7 / 48.8 SE 4.258	40.0 CI 31.2 / 49.2 SE 4.554
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino	48.9 CI 45.6 / 52.1 SE 1.663	47.6 CI 44.8 / 50.4 SE 1.424	48.0 CI 45.3 / 50.8 SE 1.420
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino	37.4 CI 25.0 / 51.1 SE 6.158	44.0 CI 30.7 / 58.0 SE 7.051	39.4 CI 28.7 / 50.8 SE 5.272
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino	41.0 CI 38.8 / 43.2 SE 1.213	42.2 CI 40.0 / 44.4 SE 1.158	42.1 CI 39.9 / 44.2 SE 1.154
White only, not Hispanic or Latino	51.3 CI 50.4 / 52.2 SE 0.532	51.8 CI 50.9 / 52.8 SE 0.548	50.9 CI 50.1 / 51.8 SE 0.513
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	47.3 CI 41.6 / 53.2 SE 2.849	49.8 CI 44.3 / 55.3 SE 2.760	46.4 CI 41.3 / 51.6 SE 2.591

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Age group, 2020-2024 ^† ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
18-44 years	53.5 CI 52.2 / 54.8 SE 0.640	53.6 CI 52.3 / 54.8 SE 0.624	52.7 CI 51.6 / 53.9 SE 0.587
18-24 years	56.1 CI 53.3 / 59.0 SE 1.448	58.8 CI 56.1 / 61.6 SE 1.381	55.4 CI 52.7 / 58.2 SE 1.376
25-44 years	52.6 CI 51.3 / 53.9 SE 0.658	51.8 CI 50.4 / 53.1 SE 0.682	51.8 CI 50.6 / 53.0 SE 0.614
45-64 years	44.4 CI 43.2 / 45.6 SE 0.613	44.5 CI 43.3 / 45.8 SE 0.631	45.5 CI 44.2 / 46.8 SE 0.645
45-54 years	45.5 CI 43.8 / 47.3 SE 0.883	46.5 CI 44.7 / 48.4 SE 0.950	47.0 CI 45.2 / 48.9 SE 0.934
55-64 years	43.3 CI 41.7 / 44.8 SE 0.788	42.6 CI 41.0 / 44.2 SE 0.822	44.0 CI 42.3 / 45.7 SE 0.859
65 years and over	37.3 CI 36.0 / 38.6 SE 0.647	38.2 CI 37.0 / 39.4 SE 0.625	38.4 CI 37.2 / 39.6 SE 0.597
65-74 years	41.7 CI 40.0 / 43.4 SE 0.841	44.0 CI 42.4 / 45.6 SE 0.810	43.3 CI 41.8 / 44.9 SE 0.804
75-84 years	33.3 CI 31.3 / 35.5 SE 1.058	32.9 CI 30.9 / 35.0 SE 1.032	35.9 CI 34.0 / 37.8 SE 0.983
85 years and over	22.9 CI 19.8 / 26.2 SE 1.604	18.9 CI 16.0 / 22.0 SE 1.496	19.3 CI 16.7 / 22.0 SE 1.325

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Less than High school	29.9 CI 27.5 / 32.4 SE 1.492	28.4 CI 26.2 / 30.7 SE 1.331	31.3 CI 29.0 / 33.7 SE 1.382
High school	38.6 CI 37.2 / 40.0 SE 0.795	38.2 CI 36.7 / 39.7 SE 0.830	37.6 CI 36.2 / 38.9 SE 0.751
Some college or Associate degree	45.7 CI 44.4 / 47.0 SE 0.724	46.0 CI 44.6 / 47.3 SE 0.739	46.4 CI 45.1 / 47.7 SE 0.718
4-year college degree or more	60.3 CI 59.2 / 61.4 SE 0.574	58.3 CI 57.2 / 59.5 SE 0.599	58.2 CI 57.1 / 59.2 SE 0.564

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
<100	30.6 CI 28.3 / 32.9 SE 1.211	32.4 CI 30.3 / 34.6 SE 1.133	34.5 CI 32.4 / 36.7 SE 1.124
100-199	37.1 CI 35.3 / 38.9 SE 1.003	38.5 CI 36.8 / 40.1 SE 0.926	37.2 CI 35.6 / 38.9 SE 0.912
200-399	45.2 CI 43.9 / 46.6 SE 0.748	44.5 CI 43.2 / 45.8 SE 0.718	44.6 CI 43.4 / 45.9 SE 0.709
400+	58.3 CI 57.2 / 59.3 SE 0.606	57.6 CI 56.6 / 58.7 SE 0.584	57.4 CI 56.4 / 58.4 SE 0.584

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Insured	51.5 CI 50.6 / 52.4 SE 0.494	51.2 CI 50.3 / 52.2 SE 0.493	51.0 CI 50.1 / 51.9 SE 0.474
Private	55.1 CI 54.0 / 56.1 SE 0.554	54.6 CI 53.6 / 55.6 SE 0.538	53.9 CI 52.9 / 54.8 SE 0.509
Public	38.1 CI 36.1 / 40.1 SE 1.076	39.8 CI 37.8 / 41.7 SE 1.019	40.4 CI 38.4 / 42.4 SE 1.042
Uninsured	41.2 CI 38.6 / 43.8 SE 1.327	42.3 CI 39.7 / 44.9 SE 1.340	42.9 CI 40.3 / 45.5 SE 1.296

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Geographic location, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Metropolitan	49.1 CI 48.3 / 49.9 SE 0.438	49.0 CI 48.1 / 49.8 SE 0.451	49.1 CI 48.3 / 49.9 SE 0.443
Non-metropolitan	39.9 CI 37.8 / 42.1 SE 1.318	42.7 CI 40.5 / 45.0 SE 1.340	41.4 CI 39.4 / 43.3 SE 1.148

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Marital status, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Married/Cohabiting partner	48.5 CI 47.5 / 49.5 SE 0.628	49.3 CI 48.4 / 50.2 SE 0.592	48.2 CI 47.2 / 49.1 SE 0.593
Divorced, separated, widowed	47.9 CI 46.8 / 49.1 SE 1.907	45.1 CI 43.7 / 46.5 SE 2.536	42.4 CI 41.3 / 43.4 SE 2.975
Never married	44.6 CI 42.9 / 46.4 SE 0.932	45.5 CI 44.0 / 47.0 SE 0.826	45.8 CI 44.3 / 47.3 SE 0.820

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Country of birth, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
US	48.8 CI 47.9 / 49.8 SE 0.511	49.6 CI 48.7 / 50.4 SE 0.468	49.4 CI 48.6 / 50.2 SE 0.445
Outside US	42.7 CI 40.5 / 44.9 SE 1.203	42.2 CI 40.4 / 44.0 SE 0.990	42.8 CI 41.2 / 44.5 SE 0.927

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Veteran	55.7 CI 53.5 / 58.0 SE 1.828	56.8 CI 54.4 / 59.1 SE 1.606	53.1 CI 50.9 / 55.3 SE 1.781
Non-veteran	47.2 CI 46.4 / 48.0 SE 0.425	47.1 CI 46.3 / 48.0 SE 0.437	47.4 CI 46.6 / 48.2 SE 0.416

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Disability status, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
People with disabilities	27.5 CI 25.4 / 29.7 SE 1.798	28.6 CI 26.7 / 30.5 SE 1.513	28.3 CI 26.6 / 30.2 SE 1.362
People without disabilities	49.8 CI 49.0 / 50.6 SE 0.432	50.1 CI 49.3 / 50.9 SE 0.436	50.2 CI 49.4 / 51.0 SE 0.421

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Sexual orientation, 2020-2024 ^* ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2020	2022	2024
Straight	48.0 CI 47.2 / 48.7 SE 0.428	48.5 CI 47.7 / 49.3 SE 0.441	48.7 CI 47.9 / 49.4 SE 0.421
Straight, Male	52.2 CI 51.1 / 53.3 SE 0.608	53.3 CI 52.2 / 54.5 SE 0.595	53.4 CI 52.4 / 54.4 SE 0.550
Straight, Female	43.8 CI 42.9 / 44.8 SE 0.555	43.6 CI 42.6 / 44.6 SE 0.578	43.8 CI 42.8 / 44.8 SE 0.596
Gay/Lesbian	53.9 CI 48.6 / 59.2 SE 2.700	56.3 CI 51.4 / 61.1 SE 2.421	48.4 CI 43.6 / 53.1 SE 2.404
Gay, Male	53.7 CI 46.8 / 60.4 SE 3.514	57.9 CI 51.3 / 64.2 SE 3.224	49.5 CI 43.3 / 55.7 SE 3.093
Gay/Lesbian, Female	54.2 CI 46.1 / 62.3 SE 3.944	55.2 CI 47.9 / 62.2 SE 3.514	46.8 CI 39.5 / 54.1 SE 3.674
Bisexual	47.5 CI 41.7 / 53.2 SE 3.359	41.0 CI 36.6 / 45.5 SE 2.762	42.9 CI 38.3 / 47.6 SE 3.144
Bisexual, Male	53.7 CI 42.0 / 65.0 SE 5.928	52.7 CI 43.1 / 62.2 SE 5.102	48.0 CI 38.9 / 57.1 SE 5.123
Bisexual, Female	42.6 CI 35.7 / 49.7 SE 4.555	35.4 CI 30.5 / 40.6 SE 3.356	40.9 CI 35.8 / 46.2 SE 3.970

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Reference rate:

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

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

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

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 18+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Sex, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Age group, 2020-2024 † ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Geographic location, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Marital status, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Country of birth, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Disability status, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults engaging in regular leisure time aerobic physical activity— Moderate for 150+ minutes/week or vigorous for 75+ minutes/week by Sexual orientation, 2020-2024 * ◊(percent)Increase desired