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CDC guidelines suggest that more Americans should be go to the gym.
New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that less than a quarter of Americans are getting the minimum amount of exercise to maintain a healthy life style.
Data collected in 2020 by the National Center for Health Statistics was published in an August 2022 data summary.
It showed that only 24.2% of adults over the age of 18 have met the Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening.
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The 2018 standards encourage at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Those who do that are more likely to experience health benefits.
A woman is shown going for an early morning run. Those who get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week are more likely to experience health benefits, according to the CDC.
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But three-quarters of the US population did not fully meet the recommendation, with only 22.7% meeting the aerobic guidelines and 6.8% meeting only muscle strengthening.
The remaining 46.3% of the population did not comply with any of them.
The percentage of adults who met both physical activity guidelines was higher in men (28.3%) than in women (20.4%)—and decreased with age in both groups.
A man lies on the sofa with a beer in his hand, while eating chips balanced on his stomach.
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Other key findings revealed that adults with a household income of 200% of the federal poverty level were more likely to meet the guidelines than those with income below 200%.
Hispanic men were found to be the least likely to meet the guidelines, while non-Hispanic white women were most likely to hit the mark, according to the findings.
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The CDC, along with the NIH and the National Cancer Institute, uncovered data earlier this year suggesting that increasing exercise by 10 minutes a day could help save more than 100,000 lives.
Men lift weights in a fitness class at the Lift Society in Studio City, Calif., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
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The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), estimated that adults ages 40 to 85 could prevent approximately 6.9% of annual deaths by increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity.
The National Cancer Institute says that previous studies have shown that physical activity improves human health, reducing the risk of several chronic diseases that cause premature death, including some types of cancer.
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Julia Musto of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
