Less than one quarter of all Americans get enough exercise, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And here, “enough exercise” refers to the guidelines set by the federal government.
As Time reports, the CDC has laid out exacting guidelines for what constitutes “enough exercise.” Specifically, adults should get 150 minutes of “moderate” or 75 minutes of “vigorous” exercise each week, as well as “muscle-strengthening activities” at least twice per week.
Only 23 percent of American adults meet those guidelines (the report didn’t mention children, but you can be certain that childhood obesity is as big a problem in the U.S. as adult obesity, if not bigger). Breaking down the data even further, 32 percent meet one or the other criterion, while 45 percent meet neither.
As far as gender: men were more likely to meet both guidelines (27 percent) than women (19 percent).
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