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Number of stationary cycle participants
(upright or recumbent) in 2016. An
estimated 60 percent of them rode at home.
Number of Americans who belonged
to a health club in 2016, up from
55.3 million in 2015.
Percentage of Americans who described
themselves as 'inactive' in 2016,
approximately 81.4 million people.
Number of HIIT (high intensity training)
participants in 2016, up 7.4 percent
over a three-year period.
Percentage of active people
with household income of
$100,000 or more.
Growth in cross-training fitness
in 2016, to 12.9 million participants.
Percentage of
women who
exercise at home.
Percentage of
men who
exercise at home.
Days per year that stationary cycle
participants (upright or recumbent) participated
in 2016. An estimated 60 percent rode at home.
Growth in aquatic exercise in
2016 to 10.6 million participants.
Percentage of Baby Boomers (ages 52-71)
who take part in walking for fitness, the
top fitness activity for that demographic.
Number of treadmill participants
in 2016, up 2.9 percent from 2015.
Percentage of active people
with household incomes in the
$25,000-$49,999 range.
10.3%
54%
46%
30.7
78.9%
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27.5%
21.4M
107.9M
57.3M
36.1M
14.6%
47.3%
51.9M
Source: SFIA: 2017 Tracking the Fitness Movement Report
Number of walking for fitness
participants in 2016, down
1.8 percent from 2015.
29.5%
Percentage of Gen Z (ages 6-16)
who take part in bicycling, the top
fitness activity for that demographic.
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