quickstats: percentage of adults with selected chronic conditions who received recommendations to exercise or engage in physical activity national health interview survey, united states, 2000 and 2010 /

Physicians and other health-care professionals were more likely in 2010 than in 2000 to recommend that adults with hypertension,cardiovascular disease, cancer, or diabetes begin or continue exercise or physical activity. In both years,adults who had diabetes (47.7% in 2000 and 56.3% in 2010) were more likely than adults with the other three chronic conditions to get a recommendation for exercise or physical activity.

Source: cdc.gov