SFIA’s latest top line participation report found “pandemic-friendly” sports still lead the way as socially-distanced activities posted double-digit increases over the past two years and yoga continued similar growth, while the inactivity rate among Americans continued its decline from a 2018 high. Overall U.S. participation for ages 6-plus totaled 232.6 million, a 1.3% gain over the prior year and 5% over ’19. The survey was conducted for the SFIA by Sports Marketing Surveys.

Positive trends for pandemic winners included yoga’s casual participation (1-49 times) going up 4% over ’20 and 6.1% over ’19 to 20.1 million, while core (50-plus times) was ... Log in to view full article.