Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp

Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Exercise
Perceived Exercise Frequency Needed to Maintain Health
(by Gender and Age)
Base: Total respondents
Gender Age
Total Men Women 50-59 60-69 70-79
(1,000) (387) (613) (385) (345) (270)
% % % % % %
Not at all 1 * 1 * 1 1
Less often than once a month * * -- 1 -- --
Once or twice a month 2 1 2 2 2
About once a week 8 8 8 6 7 10
About three times a week 53 50 56 62 54 45
Five or more times a week 36 40 32 29 36 42
Don’t know/refused 1 * 1 1 1 *
“How often do you think a person your age needs to exercise to be healthy? Would you
say…?” (Q.3)
Source: Second wave
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