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Who’s Hitting the Gym?
This graph shows the percentage of people in selected countries who said they had a gym membership in the 12 months prior, according to a recent survey. Roughly 1 in 10 Americans said they paid for a membership. How do you think the Covid-19 pandemic might have affected those numbers?
INDIA: 24%
SOUTH AFRICA: 21%
CHINA: 20%
AUSTRALIA: 19%
UNITED KINGDOM: 14%
UNITED STATES: 13%
GERMANY: 11%
CANADA: 10%
ITALY: 9%
FRANCE: 4%