The line graph shows the percentage of European people attending the gym once a month or more by age from 1990 to 2010. Overall, the initial year exhibited somewhat similar attendance rates across all age groups. However, by 2010, all age cohorts experienced rises of varying degrees in their gym attendance, with the youngest age group showing the most pronounced growth and surpassing the 25-34 group. Of particular note is that the popularity of going to the gym declined with age.
Two younger age groups experienced a significant increase in their participation rates.
Initially, the highest proportion of the 25-34 age demographic frequented the gym, at around 9%, which was one-percentage-point higher than the figure for the youngest bracket (18-24). The percentage of 18-to-24-year-olds surged to a peak of around 60% in 2006, but this was followed by a temporary decline to 50% in 2008 before bouncing back to the same 60% in the final year. Similar, though less drastic, growth occurred among the 24-35 age bracket, whose attendance gradually rose to 50% in the final year.
The remaining age cohorts, on the other hand, demonstrated lower levels of engagement throughout the period, with the figures for each following a relatively similar upward trajectory. Although about 4% of both the 35-44 and 45 and over age demographics participated in gym sessions in 1990, the former saw a sharper increase, especially after 2006, with the figure reaching a substantial 40% in 2010-double the proportion for the oldest age group in the same year.