08/18/2025

More Americans Are Playing Sports

This one is especially popular

Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound and living on the couch. It turns out a whopping 80 percent of us are physically active, according to a new report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA).

That's 247 million people getting up and breaking a sweat as opposed to just 20 percent, or 62 million, who remain exercise averse. It's a continuation of a recent trend in the U.S.—and it's fueled in part by the astonishing growth in one sport in particular.

Pickleball saw a 46 percent increase in players from 2023 to 2024—and a jump of 311 percent in just the past three years.

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