In 2021, around 70 percent of Millennial respondents from the United States stated that they participated in fitness sports, making them the generation with the highest participation rate. The generation with the lowest participation in fitness sports was Gen Z.
Participation rate in fitness sports in the United States in 2021, by age group
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Boomers (1945-1964)
64.4%
Gen X (1965-1979)
64.2%
Millennials (1980-1999)
70%
Gen Z (2000+)
55.8%
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Physical Activity Council. (July 13, 2022). Participation rate in fitness sports in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051774/us-participation-in-fitness-sports-by-generation/
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Physical Activity Council. (2022). Participation rate in fitness sports in the United States in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051774/us-participation-in-fitness-sports-by-generation/
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