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Increase the proportion of adults who do enough muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑04 Data

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
32.9 percent (2024) *

National Target:
36.6 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
31.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over performed muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days of the week during leisure time in 2020 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Total
31.9
CI 31.2 / 32.6
SE 0.397
31.5
CI 30.8 / 32.2
SE 0.388
32.9
CI 32.2 / 33.6
SE 0.381

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Sex, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Male
36.0
CI 35.0 / 37.1
SE 0.567
35.7
CI 34.7 / 36.7
SE 0.551
37.7
CI 36.7 / 38.7
SE 0.538
Female
28.0
CI 27.1 / 28.9
SE 0.526
27.4
CI 26.6 / 28.3
SE 0.476
28.3
CI 27.5 / 29.2
SE 0.480

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
23.5
CI 15.1 / 33.7
SE 4.830
29.9
CI 24.4 / 35.9
SE 2.680
27.3
CI 21.1 / 34.1
SE 3.226
Asian only
31.2
CI 28.5 / 33.9
SE 1.361
28.8
CI 26.4 / 31.3
SE 1.263
33.2
CI 30.5 / 35.9
SE 1.366
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
33.4
CI 21.6 / 46.9
SE 6.299
35.3
CI 24.4 / 47.5
SE 5.770
31.9
CI 22.6 / 42.3
SE 4.963
Black or African American only
30.2
CI 28.3 / 32.2
SE 1.076
31.5
CI 29.7 / 33.4
SE 0.992
34.0
CI 32.0 / 35.9
SE 1.059
White only
32.9
CI 32.1 / 33.7
SE 0.473
32.3
CI 31.5 / 33.1
SE 0.466
33.1
CI 32.4 / 33.9
SE 0.455
2 or more races
34.6
CI 29.5 / 39.9
SE 2.518
30.6
CI 26.0 / 35.5
SE 2.341
37.3
CI 33.0 / 41.8
SE 2.178
Hispanic or Latino
27.7
CI 25.7 / 29.7
SE 0.983
26.5
CI 24.9 / 28.2
SE 0.822
29.4
CI 27.8 / 31.0
SE 0.799
Not Hispanic or Latino
32.8
CI 32.1 / 33.5
SE 0.429
32.5
CI 31.7 / 33.2
SE 0.435
33.6
CI 32.8 / 34.3
SE 0.438
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
20.4
CI 12.3 / 30.7
SE 4.734
31.0
CI 24.3 / 38.4
SE 2.976
26.2
CI 19.0 / 34.6
SE 4.063
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
31.3
CI 28.6 / 34.1
SE 1.387
28.6
CI 26.1 / 31.1
SE 1.268
33.0
CI 30.4 / 35.8
SE 1.361
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
36.5
CI 24.0 / 50.6
SE 6.715
37.6
CI 25.6 / 50.7
SE 6.541
31.5
CI 21.6 / 42.8
SE 5.285
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
30.6
CI 28.6 / 32.6
SE 1.098
31.8
CI 29.9 / 33.7
SE 1.041
33.8
CI 31.8 / 35.8
SE 1.095
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
33.5
CI 32.7 / 34.3
SE 0.490
33.0
CI 32.1 / 33.9
SE 0.514
33.5
CI 32.6 / 34.3
SE 0.507
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
32.9
CI 27.5 / 38.6
SE 2.711
30.4
CI 25.7 / 35.5
SE 2.397
34.8
CI 30.0 / 39.8
SE 2.398

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Age group, 2020-2024 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
18-44 years
39.3
CI 38.0 / 40.5
SE 0.638
38.1
CI 37.0 / 39.3
SE 0.600
38.6
CI 37.5 / 39.7
SE 0.569
18-24 years
44.8
CI 41.8 / 47.8
SE 1.515
44.1
CI 41.3 / 47.0
SE 1.430
41.5
CI 38.9 / 44.1
SE 1.295
25-44 years
37.4
CI 36.1 / 38.7
SE 0.660
36.1
CI 34.9 / 37.3
SE 0.624
37.6
CI 36.4 / 38.8
SE 0.616
45-64 years
26.8
CI 25.7 / 27.9
SE 0.550
26.4
CI 25.3 / 27.5
SE 0.570
29.2
CI 28.1 / 30.4
SE 0.579
45-54 years
28.9
CI 27.3 / 30.6
SE 0.832
29.6
CI 27.9 / 31.4
SE 0.884
32.7
CI 31.0 / 34.5
SE 0.886
55-64 years
24.7
CI 23.4 / 26.1
SE 0.679
23.4
CI 22.0 / 24.8
SE 0.685
25.8
CI 24.4 / 27.3
SE 0.730
65 years and over
19.3
CI 18.3 / 20.4
SE 0.511
20.6
CI 19.6 / 21.7
SE 0.536
22.2
CI 21.2 / 23.2
SE 0.502
65-74 years
22.0
CI 20.6 / 23.4
SE 0.696
22.7
CI 21.3 / 24.1
SE 0.701
23.9
CI 22.6 / 25.2
SE 0.670
75-84 years
16.4
CI 14.8 / 18.1
SE 0.818
19.6
CI 17.8 / 21.4
SE 0.888
21.7
CI 20.0 / 23.5
SE 0.868
85 years and over
12.6
CI 10.3 / 15.1
SE 1.177
11.1
CI 9.1 / 13.5
SE 1.108
14.7
CI 12.4 / 17.2
SE 1.204

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Less than High school
16.0
CI 14.2 / 17.9
SE 1.191
12.3
CI 10.8 / 14.0
SE 0.956
16.4
CI 14.6 / 18.4
SE 1.144
High school
22.5
CI 21.3 / 23.8
SE 0.719
21.6
CI 20.4 / 22.9
SE 0.713
22.4
CI 21.3 / 23.6
SE 0.650
Some college or Associate degree
30.1
CI 28.9 / 31.3
SE 0.680
29.7
CI 28.4 / 31.0
SE 0.710
31.6
CI 30.3 / 32.8
SE 0.684
4-year college degree or more
41.0
CI 40.0 / 42.1
SE 0.542
40.1
CI 39.0 / 41.2
SE 0.577
42.4
CI 41.3 / 43.5
SE 0.585

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
<100
17.9
CI 16.0 / 19.9
SE 1.008
19.4
CI 17.6 / 21.3
SE 0.964
20.2
CI 18.5 / 22.0
SE 0.921
100-199
23.6
CI 22.1 / 25.1
SE 0.875
21.8
CI 20.4 / 23.2
SE 0.803
23.1
CI 21.7 / 24.5
SE 0.811
200-399
29.5
CI 28.3 / 30.8
SE 0.712
28.9
CI 27.7 / 30.2
SE 0.703
29.5
CI 28.3 / 30.7
SE 0.667
400+
40.5
CI 39.5 / 41.5
SE 0.591
39.8
CI 38.7 / 40.8
SE 0.607
42.0
CI 40.9 / 43.0
SE 0.607

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Insured
35.9
CI 35.0 / 36.7
SE 0.470
34.9
CI 34.0 / 35.8
SE 0.473
36.1
CI 35.2 / 36.9
SE 0.455
Private
38.6
CI 37.6 / 39.5
SE 0.528
37.8
CI 36.8 / 38.8
SE 0.536
39.1
CI 38.1 / 40.1
SE 0.514
Public
25.9
CI 24.1 / 27.7
SE 0.972
24.9
CI 23.3 / 26.5
SE 0.847
24.9
CI 23.4 / 26.6
SE 0.824
Uninsured
26.3
CI 23.9 / 28.8
SE 1.252
25.7
CI 23.5 / 27.9
SE 1.111
28.0
CI 25.8 / 30.3
SE 1.150

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Geographic location, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Metropolitan
33.3
CI 32.5 / 34.1
SE 0.425
32.7
CI 31.9 / 33.5
SE 0.428
34.6
CI 33.9 / 35.4
SE 0.409
Non-metropolitan
23.1
CI 21.5 / 24.8
SE 1.029
23.7
CI 22.1 / 25.3
SE 0.984
22.0
CI 20.5 / 23.7
SE 0.969

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Marital status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
31.7
CI 30.8 / 32.6
SE 0.600
30.7
CI 29.9 / 31.6
SE 0.570
32.0
CI 31.2 / 32.9
SE 0.542
Divorced, separated, widowed
34.5
CI 33.5 / 35.6
SE 1.866
34.0
CI 32.7 / 35.3
SE 2.560
30.5
CI 29.4 / 31.6
SE 3.536
Never married
30.8
CI 29.3 / 32.4
SE 0.798
31.0
CI 29.6 / 32.4
SE 0.743
32.7
CI 31.3 / 34.1
SE 0.756

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Country of birth, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
US
33.1
CI 32.2 / 34.0
SE 0.503
32.8
CI 32.0 / 33.6
SE 0.435
33.9
CI 33.2 / 34.7
SE 0.418
Outside US
28.0
CI 26.1 / 29.9
SE 1.096
26.3
CI 24.8 / 27.9
SE 0.849
29.1
CI 27.6 / 30.7
SE 0.879

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Veteran
40.5
CI 38.3 / 42.7
SE 1.955
40.8
CI 38.6 / 43.1
SE 1.625
40.3
CI 38.2 / 42.3
SE 1.684
Non-veteran
30.9
CI 30.2 / 31.7
SE 0.398
30.3
CI 29.6 / 31.1
SE 0.389
32.0
CI 31.3 / 32.8
SE 0.393

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Disability status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
People with disabilities
19.4
CI 17.7 / 21.3
SE 1.532
17.9
CI 16.3 / 19.6
SE 1.335
19.2
CI 17.7 / 20.8
SE 1.185
People without disabilities
33.0
CI 32.2 / 33.7
SE 0.409
32.7
CI 32.0 / 33.5
SE 0.404
34.2
CI 33.5 / 35.0
SE 0.397

Adults performing leisure time muscle-strengthening activities 2+ days/week by Sexual orientation, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Straight
32.1
CI 31.4 / 32.8
SE 0.414
32.1
CI 31.4 / 32.8
SE 0.401
33.5
CI 32.8 / 34.2
SE 0.403
Straight, Male
36.1
CI 35.1 / 37.2
SE 0.579
36.3
CI 35.2 / 37.3
SE 0.578
38.0
CI 37.0 / 39.0
SE 0.549
Straight, Female
28.1
CI 27.2 / 29.1
SE 0.560
27.9
CI 27.0 / 28.8
SE 0.515
28.7
CI 27.8 / 29.6
SE 0.527
Gay/​Lesbian
38.5
CI 33.5 / 43.7
SE 2.615
36.1
CI 31.7 / 40.7
SE 2.238
34.6
CI 30.5 / 39.0
SE 2.156
Gay, Male
39.1
CI 32.8 / 45.7
SE 3.396
32.7
CI 27.2 / 38.7
SE 2.884
40.8
CI 35.2 / 46.5
SE 2.831
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
37.7
CI 30.2 / 45.7
SE 3.815
41.2
CI 34.2 / 48.5
SE 3.537
26.1
CI 20.2 / 32.6
SE 3.102
Bisexual
26.7
CI 22.0 / 31.8
SE 2.700
27.3
CI 23.2 / 31.6
SE 2.600
30.6
CI 26.6 / 34.8
SE 2.817
Bisexual, Male
33.0
CI 22.4 / 45.1
SE 5.739
31.7
CI 23.5 / 40.7
SE 4.270
28.9
CI 21.9 / 36.8
SE 4.133
Bisexual, Female
24.2
CI 19.1 / 30.0
SE 3.200
23.5
CI 19.3 / 28.0
SE 2.552
31.6
CI 26.9 / 36.6
SE 3.754

Disparity