Why most Americans fail to fulfill their fitness goals

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“WORKOUT WOES”

NEW RESEARCH SAYS EIGHT IN 10 AMERICANS HAVE MORE REASONS TO SKIP A WORKOUT NOW THAN THEY DID PRE-PANDEMIC.

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THAT’S ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY ONE POLL ON BEHALF OF LES MILLS. THEY ASKED 2,000 ADULTS ABOUT THEIR EXERCISE ROUTINES AND GOALS.

RESULTS SHOW OVERALL, TWO IN THREE (67%) PUT OFF EXERCISE, WITH MILLENNIALS BEING THE MOST LIKELY TO DO SO 73%).

A MAJORITY (64%) OF GEN Z RESPONDENTS REPORTED A LACK OF TIME AS THE TOP REASON THEY PUT OFF EXERCISING AND NEARLY HALF (47%) OF GEN X’ERS AVOID IT BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START.

WHEN ASKED WHAT AREAS OF FITNESS THEY’D LIKE TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING THIS YEAR, STRENGTH TRAINING (40%) AND CARDIOVASCULAR (26%) WERE TOP OF MIND.

TO HELP THEM FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AT THE GYM, TWO IN FIVE (43%) WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CLASSES WITH OTHERS OF A SIMILAR LEVEL.

ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER (39%) SAY HAVING ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND WATCHING FITNESS VIDEOS AT HOME BEFORE HEADING TO THE GYM SERVE AS CONFIDENCE BOOSTERS.

TYPES OF EXERCISE PEOPLE AVOID DOING IN PUBLIC

• Crunches - 46%
• Situps - 42%
• Squats - 40%
• Pushups - 39%
• Lunges - 38%
• Glute bridges - 36%
• Fire hydrants - 31%
• Clamshells - 31%
• Planks - 27%
• Burpees - 18%
• Cat/cow poses - 13%