The provided chart illustrates the proportion of European people in four distinct age groups who regularly spend their time in the gym during the span of two decades, from 1990 to 2010.
From an overall perspective, the percentage of the young aged between 18 and 23 years old fluctuated over the surveyed period while other figures witnessed a gradual increase. In addition, the two younger groups showed a bigger preference for gym than the two older did.
In 1990, about 15% of Europeans aged from 18 to 23 years old often visited the gym, which is 1% lower than the percentage of the 24-33 age range. In the next two decades, the figure for citizens from 24 to 33 years old experienced a substantial surge to reach a pinnacle of roughly 26% in 2010. On the other hand, the proportion of the 18-23 age range fluctuated and peaked at 25% in 2006, before plummeting to approximately 18% in 2010.
Looking at the two older groups, only 5% of European people aged between 44 and 53 years old chose the gym as the place for fitness improvement in 1990. This figure witnessed a slight increase by 1% in 1998 and maintained unchanged at 6% during the remaining period. Besides, the figure for those at the age from 34 to 43 saw a bigger increase from 6% in 1990 to 10% in 2010.