A survey conducted by One Poll on behalf of Verv found that people who prefer to stay indoors have added about 22 minutes a week to their outdoor activities since the pandemic. According to the survey of 2000 Americans over the age of 21, 3 out of 5 Americans have transformed from indoor to outdoor people over the course of the pandemic. The average participant spent about 5 hours a week outside in 2020.
For 67% of the participants, the reason for this change is to be away from the people they spend time indoors with.
What kind of person is more likely to be outdoors?
When looking at the personality of those who preferred to be indoors and those who chose to be outdoors, those who claim to be ‘indoor people’ are more likely to say their lives are perfect (71%), likely to be morning people (61%) and also more resistant to do new things for fear of failure (68%)
The results showed that 75% of men compared to 51% of women were likely to be outdoors people. They also found that 2 in 5 outdoorsy people were likely to be 25-40 years old.
The study shows that this might not just be a passing trend. As the summer approaches, people plan to increase the time they spend outside by about 4 hours a week.
Researchers found that among the 2000 participants, 57% were already planning to go out with family, while 56% were planning to go out with family. They planned to engage in activities like walking (51%), biking (42%) and running (47%). Participants tended to prefer these activities to indoor ones such as Pilates (26%) and yoga (37%).
The study revealed that Americans are planning to take 2500 steps per day when walking. While this is still not as much as the 10000 step goal given by fitness instructors, it can be still beneficial.
According to the CEO of Verv, Luba Pashkovskaya, 10,000 steps are hard for anyone to accomplish. It does not even have a scientific origin. A study shows that people who walked about 4400 steps still had benefits to their health. They had a lower mortality rate than those who walked who walked 2700 steps.
