Are You an Average Man?

Does watching television make you feel like the Danny Devito of the male world? Here are the real stats of the average American man. This is either going to make you feel better or confirm you’re going to have to overachieve:

Average Man (General Stats)

The average man is 34.4 years old .

. The average man is married with two children.

The average man earns $36,100 per year and has $3,100 in the bank.

$36,100 per year and has $3,100 in the bank. The average man sleeps about 7 hours on a work night.

Average Male (Fitness Stats)

Age when the average guy is in the best shape of his life: 23 years

of his life: 23 years The average man is about 5′ 9″ tall .

. He weighs 175 pounds.

Age (yrs) 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Weight (lbs) 168 179 182 185 184 Weight (kg) 76 81.1 82.6 84 83.5

175 pounds. Percentage of men who consider themselves “physically fit”: 69% Percentage who actually are: 13%

Time it takes the average guy to run a mile : 8 minutes, 34 seconds

: 8 minutes, 34 seconds Time it takes the average American man to run 1.5 miles : 12 minutes, 45 seconds

Age (yrs) 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Time (m:s) 12:18 12:51 13:53 14:55 16:07

: 12 minutes, 45 seconds Pounds the average man can bench-press one time : 160

Age (yrs) 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Max. Weight (lbs) 180 158 143 128 116

: 160 Number of sit-ups he can do in 1 minute: 36

Age (yrs) 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Sit-ups 40 36 31 26 20

he can do in 1 minute: 36 Number of push-ups he can do with good form in 1 minute: 27

Age (yrs) 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Push-ups 33 27 21 15 15

he can do with good form in 1 minute: 27 Number of pull-ups he can do: 1

he can do: 1 Resting heart rate of a fit man: 52 beats per minute Time it takes a fit man to log 8,000,000 heartbeats: 30 years

of a fit man: 52 beats per minute Resting heart rate of a man who’s out of shape: 72 beats per minute Time it takes an out-of-shape man to log 8,000,000 heartbeats: 19 years

of a man who’s out of shape: 72 beats per minute

Average Male (Body Measurements)

Average male bicep size : 13 inches (flexed)

: 13 inches (flexed) Average male chest size : 40 inches (inhaled)

: 40 inches (inhaled) Average male waist size: 34 inches

Average Male (Fun Facts)