Most American adults are not meeting physical activity guidelines, the CDC said this week.
Only 24.2% of of people who did the 2020 National Health Interview Survey met guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities,
Residents of Western states were more likely to meet the guidelines than other regions. Meeting both guidelines were 28.5% of Western residents, 24.4% of Northeastern residents, 23.4% of Midwestern residents, and 22% of people in the South.
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