The line graph illustrates the percentage of European civilians of four various age groups who engaged in physical exercises at fitness facilities once a month or more in the years 1990–2010.
Overall, there was a steady growth across all age groups, with the youngest group experiencing a positive trend, while the opposite age group, especially people aged 45 and over remained at the lowest share throughout the two decades.
Looking first at the younger categories, people aged 18–24 accounted for around 7% in the first given year; then this share increased significantly and reached a peak of just under 60%. In 2006, however, they witnessed a steady drop of almost 9%, followed by recovery (59%) in the final year. Not far behind came citizens aged 25–34; this figure also showed a similar pattern, increasing continuously throughout 20 years and reaching exactly 50%.
Turning to the older generation, the individuals who were aged 35–44, at the beginning of the given period accounted for 5%; then, until 2006 this percentage rose slowly, but afterward surged sharply to 40% in 2010.
Next came the population aged 45 and over, which remained the lowest share compared to all other groups. Until 2006, their figure increased slightly; then it experienced a sharp surge, reaching approximately 22% in the final time span