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Gallup: More Americans Are Exercising Frequently In 2012 | According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, the percentage of Americans exercising for at least 30 minutes on three or more days of the week climbed to 54.7 percent in August, the highest recorded figure for August in at least four years. Although there was some regional variation in the numbers, Gallup reports that 2012 is still on track to be a record year for American exercise habits — welcome news amid fresh concerns over America’s obesity problem and its effect on rising health care costs:
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