The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activities in 2010.

The bar chart compares the proportion of males and females of various

age

categories in Australia, that engaged in regular exercises in 2010.

Overall

, for all the

age

groups, except those between 15 and 24

years

,

women

were physically more active than men.

Also

, the proportion of males who undertook regular workouts increased as they become older. In 2010, it was observed that for those aged between 15 and 24

years

, 52.8% of males and 47.7% of

women

respectively, did regular physical exercises.

Thereafter

, for Australians between 25 and 35

years

, the percentage of men that participated in frequent

acivities

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activities

dropped to 42.2%,

while

that of the females rose to 48.9%.

Subsequently

, the percentage of

women

partaking in regular

workout

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rose steadily among the different

age

categories, reaching a peak of 53.3%, in

women

between 45 and 54

years

.

This

is followed by a slight drop of 0.3% in those that were 55 to 65

years

.

Women

aged 65

years

and above were the least active with only 47.7% of them participating in drills.

Also

, physical activities amongst the male

age

categories rose steadily from 39.5% of men between 35 and 44

years

exercising regularly, to 46.7% of those 65

years

and over, engaging in frequent

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