Statistics
Published norms, distributions, and benchmarks. Every datapoint links to its primary source. Useful when you need to know whether your number is average, top decile, or off the chart.
- 15 figures Average TDEE by Age, Sex, and Activity Level
Reference data for average TDEE values across demographics. See how your TDEE compares to population averages by age, sex, weight, and activity level.
- 15 figures Body Composition Statistics: Body Fat & Lean Mass Norms
Evidence-based body composition statistics: average body fat percentages, lean mass norms by sex and age, measurement accuracy, and natural FFMI ceilings.
- 15 figures Calorie Deficit Statistics: Fat Loss by the Numbers
Key statistics on calorie deficits, weight loss rates, adherence, metabolic adaptation, and long-term maintenance. Evidence from meta-analyses.
- 15 figures Creatine Statistics: Effects on Strength, Power & Health
Evidence-based creatine statistics: strength gains, optimal dosing, safety profile, cognitive effects, and clinical applications from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Fitness App Statistics: Adoption, Adherence & Outcomes
Evidence-based fitness-app statistics: adoption rates, app-driven activity outcomes, retention curves, and clinical-trial efficacy from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Flexibility Statistics: Norms, Methods & Effects
Evidence-based flexibility statistics: range-of-motion norms, stretching method comparisons, age-related changes, and performance-injury implications.
- 15 figures Gym Membership Statistics: US Trends and Demographics
Evidence-based gym-membership statistics from the Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA): US membership counts, growth rates, equipment use.
- 15 figures Home Gym Statistics: Adoption, Outcomes, & Equipment
Evidence-based home gym statistics: post-pandemic adoption rates, home vs. commercial outcome comparisons, equipment trends, and adherence research.
- 15 figures Hydration Statistics: Daily Needs and Performance Impact
Evidence-based hydration statistics: IOM water requirements, sweat rates, dehydration performance impact, and clinical thresholds from authoritative sources.
- 15 figures Intermittent Fasting Statistics: Outcomes & Effects
Evidence-based intermittent fasting statistics: weight loss outcomes, metabolic effects, adherence rates, and head-to-head comparisons with continuous.
- 15 figures Marathon Statistics: Finishing Times, Demographics & Records
Evidence-based marathon statistics: average finishing times, world records, age trends, training mileage norms, and DNF rates from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Meal Prep Statistics: Cooking & Adherence Outcomes
Evidence-based meal-prep statistics: home-cooking adherence, food-tracking accuracy, dietary-quality outcomes, and time/cost savings from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Mobility & Injury Statistics: Risk Factors and Outcomes
Evidence-based mobility and injury statistics: prevalence rates, risk factors, intervention efficacy, and recovery timelines from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Obesity Statistics: Prevalence, Health Risks, and Trends
Evidence-based obesity statistics: US prevalence, global trends, health-cost burden, mortality risk, comorbidity rates, and treatment outcomes from CDC.
- 15 figures One-Rep Max Statistics: Strength Standards by Lift
One-rep max Statistics: strength Standards by Lift: how strong is the average lifter? Reference data for bench press, squat, deadlift, and overhead press 1RM.
- 15 figures Overtraining Statistics: Symptoms, Recovery, & Prevalence
Evidence-based overtraining statistics: prevalence in athletes, recovery timelines, hormonal markers, and validated screening tools from peer-reviewed.
- 15 figures Periodization Statistics: Block, Linear & Undulating Models
Evidence-based periodization statistics: meta-analysis comparisons of linear, undulating, and block models, plus deload effects and program-design outcomes.
- 15 figures Protein Intake Statistics: Daily Requirements & Effects
Evidence-based protein intake statistics: RDA baselines, optimal intakes for muscle gain, satiety effects, plant vs. animal protein research.
- 15 figures Running Statistics: Mortality, Performance, & Injury Data
Evidence-based running statistics: mortality reduction, optimal weekly mileage, injury rates, VO2 max norms, and finishing-time benchmarks.
- 15 figures Sleep Statistics: Performance, Recovery, and Health Data
Evidence-based sleep statistics: prevalence of insufficient sleep, effect on testosterone and muscle protein synthesis, athletic performance impact.
- 15 figures Strength Training Statistics: Health & Mortality Data
Evidence-based strength training statistics: participation rates, mortality reduction, optimal volume thresholds, hypertrophy dose-response, and adherence.
- 15 figures Supplement Industry Statistics: Use, Efficacy, & Safety
Evidence-based supplement-industry statistics: US prevalence, peer-reviewed efficacy by category, contamination findings, and FDA regulatory context.
- 15 figures Weight Loss Statistics: Real-World Outcomes by the Numbers
Evidence-based weight loss statistics: maintenance rates, real-world deficit outcomes, predictors of success, and treatment effectiveness.