Description: This number represents the percent of adults aged 18 and older that met the CDC's 2008 minimum guidelines for physical activity.

Source: Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Notes: CDC's 2008 physical activity guidelines:

• At least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
• At least 2 days per week of moderate to high intensity muscle-strengthening activity that involve all major muscle groups.

This rate is adjusted for age and can be compared to other locations or time periods with different population sizes and distributions.

This data is self-reported.