The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. (1)

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of Australians who take part in physical activity, categorised by

age

and gender, in 2010.

Overall

, more women participated in exercise than men, except for those aged 15-24 years. The largest portion of participants were found to be ladies in the

age

group of 45-54,

whereas

the smallest part was attributed to gentlemen aged 35-44 years.

Firstly

, from the ages of 15 to 44, there is a positive trend seen in working out for females, which increased from 47.7% to 52.5%. The same

age

period saw a decline in activity for males, from 52.8% to 38.5%.

Furthermore

, the category which saw the largest participation for men was the smallest for women of those

age

groups.

However

,

this

changed from the ages of 45 to 65 and over, as there was an incline in the section of men taking part in activities from 43.1% to 46.7%.

Moreover

, there was a stagnation seen for women as there was hardly a 0.3% increase from the ages of 45 to 64 years, ending with a decline to 47.1% for those who were 65 and over.