Lack of exercise leading health problem in U.S.

A new CDC survey, summarized in the Salt Lake Tribune, shows that more than half of Americans do not get even minimal physical activity. About one-fourth of Americans are completely sedentary. According to the report:

[E]ven with playing with children and raking the lawn on the list of moderate-intensity activities, the 2001 phone survey released Thursday showed that 55 percent of adults still didn't get the recommended minimum: 30 minutes a day, at least four days a week. . . .

Health officials say Americans' lack of exercise is one of the nation's most pressing health problems, leading to increases in obesity, heart disease, hypertension or diabetes.