Band 5+: The chart below gives information about European people of different age groups who went to the gym once a month or more between 1990 and 2010.

The line graph shows the percentage of European people of four different age groups who visit the gym once a month from 1990 to 2010.

Overall, it is clearly noticeable that initially, going to the gym was not popular among all age groups. However, while the proportion of people between 18 and 44 years old rose, those who were 44 and over increased relatively slightly.

In 1990, the percentage of all age groups stood between 5% and 10%. By the following year, 18-24, 25-34, and 35-44 witnessed a slight increase to 20% for the youngest group, and about 10% for the 24-34 and 34-33 age groups. In 1998, the percentage of the 18-24 age group surpassed the 25-34 age group, and hit the peak of 60% in the final year, after a level-off period.

There was the same trend in the 35-44 and 45 and over age groups. The percentage of the 25-34 age group gradually increased by 2002 to 20%, after which it witnessed a dramatic growth to 40% in the final year. Similarly, those aged 45 and over had only 5% in 1990, and after a slight rise throughout, reached 20%, being the weakest figure among the others.