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Average Weight Gain in Children on the East Coast During COVID-19
Alarming Statistics
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Nearly 2/3 of the population making under $75,000 per year are inactive
Inactivity Rates By Household Income, 2018
Source: SFIA Topline Participation Report 2018
Anatomy of an Unhealthy Life
Source: ACE Fitness
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80 Million
Number of Americans who put money into pre-tax medical accounts in 2018
- Aite Group, 2019
$57,000
Average Household income of HSA account holders
- WageWorks, 2018
Source: Research of the United States by Devenir Research
$74.7 Billion Available in HSA (Health Savings Account) assets to Treat Disease Now
PHIT will allow use of funds in HSA accounts to prevent disease through physical activity
Parents spend, on average, $671 per year on youth sports. And more than 20% of parents spend more than $1,000 on sports each year, for each child."
-National Council on Youth Sports, 2018
In the U.S., an investment of $1 in physical activity leads to $3.20 in medical cost savings"
- World Health Organization