Popularity of walking for fitness in the U.S. 2010-2024
The number of people who walked for fitness in the United States in 2024 amounted to 115.3 million. This represented an increase over the previous year's figure of 114 million.
Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (February 26, 2025). Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2025). Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of People Walking for Fitness in The United States from 2010 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Number of people walking for fitness in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, February 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191984/participants-in-walking-for-fitness-in-the-us-since-2006/