Editing Millennials (section)

===Sports and fitness===
[[File:SÄPO Joggen i Almedalen 2015 (25014840513).jpg|thumb|[[Säpojoggen|An annual jogging event]] in Sweden (2015)]]
Fewer American millennials follow sports than their Generation X predecessors,<ref name="Singer (2017)">{{cite web|title=We are wrong about millennials; they ARE sports fans|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/09/18/Opinion/Singer.aspx|access-date=4 November 2018|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|date=18 September 2017 }}</ref> with a [[McKinsey & Company|McKinsey]] survey finding that 38 percent of millennials in contrast to 45 percent of Generation X are committed sports fans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Singer|first=Dan|date=October 2017|title=We are wrong about millennial sports fans|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/media-and-entertainment/our-insights/we-are-wrong-about-millennial-sports-fans|access-date=4 November 2018|publisher=[[McKinsey & Company]]}}</ref> However, the trend is not uniform across all sports; the gap disappears for [[National Basketball Association]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], [[English Premier League]] and [[college sport]]s.<ref name="Singer (2017)" /> For example, a survey in 2013 found that engagement with [[mixed martial arts]] had increased in the 21st century and was more popular than boxing and wrestling for Americans aged 18 to 34 years old, in contrast to those aged 35 and over who preferred [[boxing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shifting interest by age, gender gives MMA a fighting chance|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/10/01/Research-and-Ratings/Up-Next.aspx|access-date=4 November 2018|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|date=October 2012 }}</ref> In the United States, while the popularity of [[American football]] and the [[National Football League]] has declined among millennials, the popularity of association football and [[Major League Soccer]] has increased more among millennials than for any other generation, and as of 2018 was the second most popular sport among those aged 18 to 34.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 February 2016|title=Millennials and Major League Soccer|url=https://www.skidmorestudio.com/millennials-and-major-league-soccer/|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211149/https://www.skidmorestudio.com/millennials-and-major-league-soccer/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Serrano|first=Adam|date=9 January 2018|title=Gallup poll says soccer's popularity on the rise as sport closes in on top three big U.S. spectator sports|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2018/01/09/gallup-poll-says-soccers-popularity-rise-sport-closes-top-three-big-us-spectator|access-date=4 November 2018|publisher=[[LA Galaxy]]}}</ref>

Regarding the sports participation by millennials, activities that are popular or emerging among millennials including [[boxing]],<ref>{{cite news
| title        = Millennials are quitting gyms to spend big on boutique fitness classes
| url          = https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2017/09/07/millennials-spending-big-boutique-fitness-classes
| work         = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]
| access-date  = 17 June 2020
}}</ref> cycling,<ref>{{cite news
| last         = Fromm
| first        = Jeff
| date         = 4 June 2014
| title        = How millennials are changing personal fitness (and what your company can learn from the trend)
| url          = https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/marketing/2014/06/how-millennials-are-changing-personal-fitness.html
| work         = [[The Business Journal]]
| access-date  = 17 June 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last         = Groves
| first        = James
| date         = 21 August 2018
| title        = Millennials spending more on hobbies, including cycling
| url          = https://www.bikebiz.com/millennials-spending-more-on-hobbies-including-cycling/
| work         = BikeBiz
| access-date  = 17 June 2020
}}</ref> running,<ref>{{cite news|date=17 March 2016|title=Millennials: the running generation|work=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/health/millennials-the-running-generation}}</ref> and swimming,<ref name="NielsenSports2017">{{cite news|author=[[Nielsen Holdings]]|date=11 July 2017|title=How Celebs and Brands Can Get in the Game with GEN Z|work=[[Nielsen Holdings]]|url=https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2017/how-celebs-and-brands-can-get-in-the-game-with-gen-z/|access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> while other sports including golf are facing decline among millennials.<ref>{{cite news
| last         = Germano
| first        = Sara
| date         = 1 August 2014
| title        = A Game of Golf? Not for Many Millennials
| url          = https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-game-of-golf-not-for-many-millennials-1406159228
| work         = [[The Wall Street Journal]]
| access-date  = 17 June 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last         = Filippone
| first        = Renee
| date         = 18 September 2016
| title        = Golf reaching out to younger generation – but is it trying too hard?
| url          = https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/golf-millennials-topgolf-1.3764063
| work         = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| access-date  = 17 June 2020
}}</ref> The Physical Activity Council's 2018 Participation Report found that in the U.S., millennials were more likely than other generations to participate in water sports such as stand-up paddling, board-sailing and surfing. According to the survey of 30,999 Americans, which was conducted in 2017, approximately half of U.S. millennials participated in high caloric activities while approximately one quarter were sedentary. The 2018 report from the Physical Activity Council found millennials were more active than Baby Boomers in 2017. Thirty-five percent of both millennials and Generation X were reported to be "active to a healthy level", with millennials' activity level reported as higher overall than that of Generation X in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|date=2018|title=2018 Participation Report|agency=Physical Activity Council|url=http://physicalactivitycouncil.com/PDFs/current.pdf|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123121141/http://www.physicalactivitycouncil.com/pdfs/current.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=10 June 2018|title=Why millennials are more fit than any other generation|url=https://www.salon.com/2018/06/10/why-millennials-are-more-fit-than-any-other-generation/|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>