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Americans Searching 350% More For Home Workouts, But How Does Each State Compare?

Josh Hunt
Published: 04/17/2020By Josh Hunt
Americans Searching 350% More For Home Workouts, But How Does Each State Compare?

With most of us currently spending the majority of our time at home, we're looking for new ways to continue staying fit and healthy. One of the more obvious solutions is looking for ways to work out from home.

With this in mind, we looked into how many people are adapting to a new routine through their google searches for 'Home Workouts' across the United States.

The graph above shows the increase in searches for the term 'Home Workout' in the US over time. Over this period, we can see that the US is seeing an increase of over 350% as we look for new ways to train in our living rooms.

Average United States Searches Up 350%

The heatmap below highlights some of the key states that are leading the home workout trend.

Colorado Is The US’s Home Workout State

The table below shows cities in the US that have the highest concentration of 'Home Workout' searches per capita.

  • Rank | State With The Highest "Home Workout" Searches Per Capita
  • 1. | Colorado
  • 2. | Rhode Island
  • 3. | Wyoming
  • 4. | New York
  • 5. | North Dakota
  • 6. | Utah
  • 7. | Nebraska
  • 8. | Ohio
  • 9. | Iowa
  • 10. | Nevada
  • 11. | Pennsylvania
  • 12. | Illinois
  • 13. | Delaware
  • 14. | Michigan
  • 15. | Massachusetts
  • 16. | New Jersey
  • 17. | Indiana
  • 18. | Minnesota
  • 19. | Connecticut
  • 20. | Texas

We narrowed down the 50 states in the US to give us the top 20, where “Home Workout” was searched the most. Our Results showed that Colorado was the state that searched for the phrase “Home Workout” the most.

We can see that Colorado comes out on top with roughly 1 out of every 1293 people Googling for a new training routine. Rhode Island comes in at a close second place with roughly 1 out of every 1309 people searching to adapt their workout at home. 

What Kind Of Home Workout Are People Searching For?

It's worth noting that not every state is prioritizing the same kind of home workout right now and there's an interesting variety going on, as you'll see below.

  • State | Most Searched Workout Types
  • California | Chest
  • Arizona | Leg
  • Florida | Leg
  • Georgia | Chest
  • Illinois | Chest
  • Indiana | Abs
  • Maryland | Leg
  • Massachusetts | Leg
  • Michigan | Leg
  • Missouri | Chest
  • New Jersey | Chest
  • New York | Chest
  • North Carolina | Leg
  • Ohio | Leg
  • Pennsylvania | Leg
  • Tennessee | Leg
  • Texas | Leg
  • Virginia | Leg
  • Washington | Chest

Above we've ranked the top variations of home workouts based on their respective number of searches in each state. In all but one state, “Chest” and “Leg” workouts are the most searched. This differed for Indiana as their most search workout variation was “ab” workouts. “Leg” workouts is the most popular variation as it appears in 58% of the states in the table. “Chest” workouts appeared in 37% of the states in the table above. 

We've also had a look into where each workout type has been searched the most. 

  • Workout Type Searches Ordered By State 
  • Workout Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th
  • Ab workout at home | South Dakota | North Dakota | Minnesota | New Jersey | Nevada
  • Chest workout at home | California | Hawaii | New York | New Jersey | Illinois
  • Hiit workout at home | Colorado | Massachusetts | Virginia | Utah | Maryland
  • Leg workout at home | South Dakota | Utah | Wyoming | Hawaii | New Jersey
  • Arm workout at home | Wyoming | Utah | Rhode Island | Hawaii | Nebraska
  • Cardio workout at home | Colorado | Vermont | Hawaii | Connecticut | Maryland
  • Back workout at home | Utah | Hawaii | California | Arizona | New Jersey
  • Bicep workout at home | New Jersey | Colorado | Rhode Island | Utah | New Hampshire
  • Bum workout at home | Iowa | South Carolina | Virginia | South Dakota | Georgia
  • Shoulder workout at home | California | Hawaii | New York | Utah | North Dakota
  • Tricep workout at home | New Jersey | Connecticut | Massachusetts | Wyoming | Arizona
  • Upper Body workout at home | Rhode Island | Utah | Colorado | Idaho | Illinois

The table above shows the top 5 different states that had the highest search volume for each workout type. 

It's unsurprisingly clear to see that home workouts are sweeping all corners of the globe.

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