The Benchmark Report: How Your Wellness Habits Compare to Thousands of YuMuuv Users

What does “normal” look like on YuMuuv? Not marathon days. Not zero days. Just ordinary people who walk, train a bit, and stack small wins. This report turns our anonymized aggregates into simple yardsticks so you can say, “Where do I sit—and what’s a believable next step?”

How to read this report

• Steps = average daily steps.

• Minutes = average daily exercise minutes (intentional activity).

• Four lenses: Gender, Age, Device, and Time zone (GMT bands).

• Two math lenses:

  • The gender/age/device sections use the averages you provided for those cohorts.

  • The time‑zone section uses per–time zone medians rolled up into GMT bands with user‑weighted averages (and Top‑5 lists exclude bands with <10 users).

• Expect small differences where lenses/methods differ—use them as directional benchmarks.

Snapshot: the “average YuMuuv user”

• Daily steps: ~7,335

  • Women: 7,334 | Men: 7,337

• Daily exercise minutes: ~52

  • Women: 47 | Men: 57

If you’re around 7.3k steps and ~50–55 min/day, you’re tracking with the middle of the pack already.

1) Gender benchmarks (steps and minutes)

	Women	Men
Daily steps	7,334	7,337
Daily exercise minutes	47	57

What it means: Steps are essentially tied by gender in this sample, while men log ~+10 minutes more structured exercise per day. Women hitting 50+ min/day or men hitting 60+ min/day are above their cohort medians.

2) Age benchmarks (by gender)

1. Exercise minutes (per day)

Age group	Women	Men
≤30	42	53
30–55	48	58
55+	51	59

Pattern: Across both genders, minutes trend upward with age in this dataset.

2. Steps (per day)

Age group	Women	Men
≤30	7,346	6,723
30–55	7,901	7,478
55+	7,918	7,410

Observation: Women trend slightly higher on steps across age bands; men make up ground on exercise minutes.

3) Device benchmarks (average steps)

Device / Data Source	Avg steps
Apple Health	6,114
Health Connect (Android)	7,118
Google Fit (Android)	7,502
Garmin	8,261
Fitbit	8,417
Suunto	9,012
Polar	12,440

Important device note: Step totals reflect device/source effects (sensors, sampling, where it’s worn) as well as behavior. Performance wearables (Polar, Suunto, Garmin, Fitbit) often log higher steps than phone‑only sources. Polar specifically has a different steps measuring logic. Keep device bias in mind when you compare cohorts—or yourself month to month after changing devices.

4) Time‑zone benchmarks (grouped by GMT offset)

We combined every IANA time zone into GMT bands (e.g., GMT+1 pools all zones at that offset). Within each band we calculated user‑weighted averages of per‑zone median steps and median exercise minutes. For transparency:

• Global medians from the time‑zone file: 6,014 steps and 48 minutes.

• Top‑5 lists below exclude any GMT band with <10 users.

• Because this lens uses medians by zone (then weighted), numbers will differ slightly from the simple cohort averages used earlier—treat them as directional.

1. Top 5 GMT groups — median steps (users ≥10)

1. GMT+3 — 8,192 steps (34 zones; 33,304 users)

2. GMT+5 — 6,551 steps (7 zones; 136 users)

3. GMT+0 — 5,799 steps (8 zones; 418 users)

4. GMT+5:30 — 5,091 steps (3 zones; 4,937 users)

5. GMT+6:30 — 4,561 steps (3 zones; 70 users)

2. Top 5 GMT groups — median exercise minutes (users ≥10)

1. GMT+0 — 78.1 min (8 zones; 418 users)

2. GMT+6:30 — 73.9 min (3 zones; 70 users)

3. GMT+5 — 69.2 min (7 zones; 136 users)

4. GMT+5:30 — 61.1 min (3 zones; 4,937 users)

5. GMT+3 — 58.2 min (34 zones; 33,304 users)

Want the full GMT table? See the downloads at the end. Bands with <10 users are included in the full CSV for completeness but notsurfaced in Top‑5 call‑outs.

Where do you stand—and what’s a smart next goal?

• Below 6k steps / 40 minutes? Aim for +1,000 steps and +10 minutes/day this month.

• Around 7–8k / 50–60 min? Hold steady or add one longer session per week.

• 10k+ / 70+ min? Protect recovery and pursue streak consistency—avoid the boom‑and‑bust cycle.

Pro tip with YuMuuv:

Pick the goal logic that fits your season:

• Consistency (e.g., 16 days this month ≥20 min) if you’re building routine.

• Total (steps/minutes) if you enjoy accumulation.

• Collective if your team wants a shared target without pressure.

Methodology & caveats

• Data sources: Aggregated, anonymized YuMuuv usage (steps and exercise minutes). Gender/age/device figures use the cohort averages you provided; time‑zone figures use per‑zone medians rolled into GMT bands with user‑weighted averages.

• Different lenses → different numbers: Cohort averages (gender/age/device) and weighted medians (time zones) won’t match perfectly—use them as directional benchmarks.

• Device effects are real: Switching devices or logging sources can shift step counts without a behavior change. Compare like‑with‑like whenever possible.

• Privacy: All figures are aggregated; no individual is identifiable.

The takeaway

You don’t need to be superhuman to be “above average.” For most people here, +1,000 steps and +10 minutes/day will move you into the next bracket within a month—especially if you choose a YuMuuv challenge style that fits your season (Consistency, Total, or Collective). Start where you are. Nudge forward. Repeat.