The graph gives information about male and female gym membership between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph gives information about male and female gym membership between 1980 and 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given graph provides information about the number of memberships for both women and men over the time period of 3 decades, starting from 1980 till 2010.
Overall
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, the women's membership numbers have experienced an upward trend,
whereas
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the others number have shown a downward trend over the given time period. When we look at the male side in detail, in 1980, the figure was 2000.
Then
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it increased to 4000 in 1985. The total of men sharply went down over the next ten years, and it reached about 1700 in 1995. In 2005, the figure peaked at 5000.
Then
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it dropped dramatically to less than 1000 in 2010. When we look at the rest of the graph in detail, in 1980, the total of women's members was 1000. The figure increased from initial numbers to almost 3000 over the next 1.5 decades. It fluctuated between 1995 and 2005.
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they declined to a bit less than 2000, respectively.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • membership trends
  • male and female comparison
  • notable increase/decrease
  • fluctuations
  • consistently
  • peak points
  • divergent patterns
  • parallels in trends
  • correlation
  • timeframe
  • cultural shifts
  • awareness of fitness
  • significant differences
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