EP. 052: The Average American’s Finances And Fitness

In this episode Nick and Ted go over a graphic posted by @smallstepfinance that goes through statistics around personal finances for the average American. Ted also found some statistics that mirror the financial post in the fitness and health realm. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps. 

TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Beginning
01:27 Weights Wisdom
04:48 SNAP Ban On Soda
08:35 Average American Weights & Wealth
09:41 Average American’s Finances
09:44 Savings
12:54 Home Ownership
16:23 Student Loan Debt
18:41 Credit Card Debt
20:05 Wanting A Job Change
26:20 Screen Time For Entertainment
28:19 Average Americans Fitness
29:00 Watching TV
29:50 Pushups
32:59 On Prescription Meds
34:33 Weight Gain In College
40:07 Moving Pain Free
44:50 The Average American
46:40 Raffle Winner
47:37 Book Club
47:40 Building A Storybrand
48:29 Arnold’s Encyclopedia Of Bodybuilding

Mentioned: @smallstepfinance @donaldmiller @schwarzenegger 
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CITATIONS:
Building A Storybrand by Donald Miller
Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding by Arnold Shwarzenegger
SmallStepFinance Graphic:
[⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpgk8ZKtPji/⁠]
Pushups By Age Group:
[⁠https://www.gymless.org/nationwide-survey-results-the-majority-of-americans-cannot-do-more-than-10-consecutive-pushups/#:~:text=In%20other%20words%2C%2053.8%25%20of,approximately%2031%25%20identified%20as%20men⁠]
Prescription Meds Statistics:
[⁠https://civicscience.com/a-growing-number-of-americans-report-taking-prescription-medications-daily/#:~:text=Recent%20CivicScience%20poll%20results%20reveal,point%20increase%20from%202019%20data⁠]
Freshman 15:
[⁠https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/h2012-139⁠]
Increase In College Aged Obesity:
[⁠https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/obesity/95828⁠]
Chronic Low Back Pain Stats:
[⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027174/⁠]
Chronic Pain Stats:
[⁠https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db415.htm⁠]
Average TV Consumption:
[⁠https://www.statista.com/statistics/186833/average-television-use-per-person-in-the-us-since-2002/⁠]