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

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Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Exercise Perceived Length of Exercise Session Needed to Maintain Health Asked how long a person their age should exercise each session, two in three (64%) Americans 50-79 agree somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes is optimal. Relatively few think 10 or fewer minutes is enough (8%) or that 45 or more minutes are needed (26%). These findings are fairly consistent across gender and age. Perceived Length of Exercise Session Needed 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) % % % % % % 10 minutes or less 8 7 10 3 8 15 About 20 minutes 28 27 28 28 25 29 About 30 minutes 36 34 38 39 41 32 45 minutes or more 26 30 22 28 25 20 Don’t know/refused 2 1 2 1 1 3 “About how long do you think a person your age should exercise each session? Would you say…?” (Q.4) Source: Second wave © 2002 AARP Page 17
II. Characteristics of the Healthy Self-Rated Level of Health Characteristics of the Healthy Most Americans 50-79 (76%) describe their health, relative to their peers, as “very good” (38%) or “good” (38%). About one in four (24%) says their health is “only fair” (19%) or “poor” (5%). Most likely to rate their health as “very good” are: • Men (43% versus 33% of women) • 60-69 year-olds (43% versus 36% of those 50-59 and 37% of 70-79 year-olds). © 2002 AARP Page 18
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