The line graph illustrates the gym membership trends for men and women between the years 1980 and 2010.
Overall, the gym membership for men exhibited a more volatile trend compared to the relatively stable membership numbers for women. Both genders experienced fluctuations, but men’s membership numbers were generally higher throughout the period.
In 1980, the number of male gym members stood at around 2,000. This figure rose sharply, reaching a peak of about 4,000 in 1985. However, this growth was not sustained, and membership numbers for men dropped to around 1,000 by 1995. After this period of decline, there was a significant increase, with the numbers peaking at approximately 5,000 in 2005, followed by another sharp decline to 1,000 by 2010.
In contrast, women’s gym membership started at a lower point of around 1,000 in 1980 and increased steadily to about 2,000 by 1995. There was a slight decrease thereafter, but membership remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 1,500 and 2,000 from 2000 to 2010.
To sum up, while both male and female gym memberships experienced fluctuations over the 30-year period, the trends were more pronounced among men, who showed higher peaks and deeper troughs compared to the more stable trend observed for women.