Band 6+: The graph gives information about people of different age groups in New Zealand who went to a fitness center twice a week or more. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of Europeans who hit the gyms frequently from 1990 to 2010 across four different age groups.

Overall, over the period, all ages experienced upward trends in their percentages for individuals going to the gyms. Moreover, the 25-34 age group showed the highest share at the beginning, but later on, this was seen for people aged 18-24.

Looking at the graph in more detail, in 1990, just under 10% of Europeans from 25-34 years old went to gyms frequently, making the highest percentage among the four goups. From this towards, they witnessed a gradual increase and reached about 50% in 2010. The age group of 18-24, despite having a considerable growth to reach a peak at nearly 60% between 1990 and 2006, dropped to 50% before recovering to its 2006 figure.

With regard to the remaining age groups, beginning at about 5%, half of the 25-34 age group, individuals who were 35-44 years old witnessed a slight rise of 15% in the first 12 years before levelling off and surging to about 40% in 2010, 10% less than the 25-34-year-old. Meanwhile, the oldest age group rose modestly from about 2% to just over 20% over the period, one third of the youngest people and still remained the lowest percentage among all groups.