08/08/2025
More people are making more money, but less physically active
Does making more money = more physical activity?
Maybe not.
As of 2020, only 20-25% of adult Americans are physically active enough.
A few potential reasons why more money doesn’t = more activity:
1️⃣ For starters, increased number of higher paying jobs require us to sit at a desk for the majority of the day.
These graphs show how jobs don’t require as much physical activity and/or as intense.
2️⃣ More money could allow for more resources such as:
- Trainers
- Technology like watches to stay accountable
- New equipment
However, one could say these are just bandaids to the deeper problem.
3️⃣ Are these higher paying sedentary jobs more mentally draining?
When you get home, maybe you didn’t physically move much throughout the day but on top of that, you aren’t trying to exercise either.
Bonus: A million dollars in 2025 doesn’t go as far as it once did. Therefore, is more money really able to “buy” you that much?
We hear that money doesn’t buy happiness
Maybe it doesn’t always buy better health either
