• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Store
  • ION Awards
  • Podcasts
  • Full Measure
    • Full Measure Cover Stories
  • Donate
  • Bestseller "Slanted"

Sharyl Attkisson

Untouchable Subjects. Fearless, Nonpartisan Reporting.

  • US
  • World
  • Business
  • Health
    • Vaccine, Medical links
    • Omicron Lab Origin
    • Covid-19 Origins
    • Covid-19 Natural Immunity
    • Covid-19 Vaccine Concerns Summary
    • Covid-19 Vaccine: 80 Common Adverse Events
  • The Censored
  • Special Investigations
    • Attkisson v. DOJ
    • Media Mistakes, Biden Era
    • Media Mistakes on Trump
    • Other investigations
      • Benghazi
      • "Collusion v. Trump" TL
      • Election 2020
      • Fake News
      • Fast & Furious
      • Obamacare
      • Obama Surveillance TL
      • Other investigations
      • Ukraine 'Sabotage' of Trump TL

(READ) CDC: A quarter of US adults are too inactive

Dated: February 7, 2022 by Sharyl Attkisson 6 Comments

      

The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released updated maps representing America's high level of inactivity. According to the data, more than 1 in 5 adults are said to be inactive in all but four states: Washington, Utah, Colorado and Vermont. (See state maps here)

Physical inactivity for adults was defined as not participating in any physical activities outside of work, like running, walking for exercise or gardening, over the past month.

By region, the South had the highest prevalence of physical inactivity (27.5%), followed by the Midwest (25.2%), Northeast (24.7%), and the West (21.0%). 

“Getting enough physical activity could prevent 1 in 10 premature deaths,” said Dr. Ruth Petersen, who heads CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. “Too many people are missing out on the health benefits of physical activity such as improved sleep, reduced blood pressure and anxiety, lowered risk for heart disease, several cancers, and dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease)."

The new maps are based on combined 2017-2020 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing state-based telephone interview survey conducted by CDC and state health departments.

This is the first time that CDC has created state maps of physical inactivity including non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Asian adults.

The maps point to notable differences in physical inactivity levels by race and ethnicity.

Overall, Hispanic adults (32.1%) have the highest prevalence of physical inactivity outside of work, followed by non-Hispanic blacks (30.0%), non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Natives (29.1%), non-Hispanic whites (23.0%), and non-Hispanic Asian adults (20.1%). 

The CDC's Active People, Healthy NationSM  initiative is working with communities and partners across the country, to make it easier, safer, and more convenient for people to be active where they live, learn, work and play.

The overall goal of the initiative is to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027 to improve overall health and quality of life and to reduce healthcare costs.

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week.

The Lemonade Mermaid Store

Unique gifts for Land or Sea Mermaids, Mer-pets and Little Mermaids!

Left: Our signature Blue Fins Earrings

SHOP NOW


      
[the_ad id="17661"]

About Sharyl Attkisson

Emmy-Award Winning Investigative Journalist, New York Times Best Selling Author, Host of Sinclair's Full Measure

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. WarEagle82 says

    February 7, 2022 at 9:26 am

    So the CDC locks the entire nation out of gyms and fitness centers for two years and then tells us we are not getting enough physical activity? This is pretty much what I have come to expect from government agencies and their "scientific" studies.

    Reply
    • Ronald H. Cox says

      February 7, 2022 at 10:26 am

      Dead on!

      Reply
  2. Pam R says

    February 7, 2022 at 10:28 am

    "The Centers for Disease AND Control"... What a wonderful freudian slip!! You're awesome, Sharyl!!

    Reply
    • Sharyl Attkisson says

      February 7, 2022 at 10:42 am

      Thank you for noting that omission.

      Reply
  3. mary-lou says

    February 10, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    this is unbelievable. condescending, empty talking-points, yet another one-size-fits-all approach doomed to fail. the older one gets, the less likely one is to run, swim, or do push-ups due to bad knees or other natural ailments. how about giving us a medal for just being happy? sheesh....

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Coming Soon

The Bad Shirts: High-Quality, Wearable Humor

The Sharyl Attkisson Store

Buy Great, Original Products & Support Independent Journalism

Subscribe

Get the Latest Stories Straight to Your Inbox

SUBSCRIBE TO SHARYL’S RUMBLE CHANNEL


Follow Sharyl Attkisson

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube



Footer

Pages

  • Home
  • About
  • Podcast
  • Support
  • Contact

Sitemap

2ndary Pages

  • Full Measure Stations
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Newsletter
  • Returns & Refunds Policy

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

  • Attkisson v. DOJ/FBI
  • Benghazi
  • Election 2020
  • Fake News
  • Fast & Furious
  • Obamacare

Copyright © 2023 · Log in