Life Time’s annual year-end survey found that 40 percent of respondents indicated their health was better in 2021 compared to 2020 versus 23 percent who said their health had gotten worse. This is a significant improvement from Life Time’s 2020 survey when nearly 70 percent of respondents reported that their health had been negatively impacted.
Top reasons cited by respondents for a healthier 2021 included getting more exercise (38 percent), gyms/health clubs being open again (34.5 percent), and improved nutrition habits (19 percent).
The survey of nearly 1,000 people across the U.S. also asked participants to select or name their top 2022 health and wellness goals. The most popular responses were to lose weight (31 percent), build muscle (22 percent), eat better (13 percent), move more (13 percent), and improve mental wellbeing (11 percent).
Other key responses in the survey included 50 percent said they preferred to exercise with a small or large group versus working out alone, 88 percent said exercise made them feel better than scrolling social media, 52 percent said they were sleeping less than the recommended 7-to-8 hours+ per night versus 46 percent getting the recommended amount, and one-quarter of respondents reported using an app or virtual meditation program in 2021 to relief stress and increase their focus.
