The line graph illistrates the percentage of Europens in four different age groups who went to the gym at least once a month between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, younger people visited gyms much more often than older groups, and all age categories saw an increase over the 20-year period.
The two youngest groups showed the most noticeable growth.For the 18-24 age group,the percentage rose from about 8% in 1990 to 30% in 1998.After this, it increased sharply and reached around 60% in 2006, ending the period at just above this level.The 25-34 group followed a similar upward trend.Their participation grew from around 10% in 1990 to nearly 20% in 1994, and continued rising steadily, reaching above 50% by 2010.By the end of the period,these two froups were the most active gym users.
The older groups started lower and showed slower but steady growth.The percentage of 35-44-years-olds increased from around 6% in 1990 to 20% in 2002, and then climbed further to almost 40% in 2010.Meanwhile, people aged 45 and over were the least active group during the whole period.Their figures rose gradually from 5% in 1990 to about 10% in 2006, before reaching 20% at the end of the period.Although their numbers remained lower, this group also experienced clear improvement.