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

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of Australian

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and

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across various

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groups who engaged in regular physical activity in 2010.

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, the data reveal a noticeable trend:

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tended to participate in physical exercise more consistently than

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from the ages of 25 to 64.

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, younger

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aged 15 to 24 were more active compared to their female counterparts. By the

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of 65 and above, the

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rates between genders became almost identical. In the youngest

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group (15 to 24 years old), 52.8% of males exercised regularly, surpassing the 47.7% recorded for females.

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, the trend reverses from the 25-34

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bracket onward, with female

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increasing to 48.9%,

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male

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drops to 42.2%. The proportion of

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engaging in physical activity continues to rise steadily with

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. Between the ages of 35 and 64, female

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remains above 52%, peaking at 53.3% in the 45-54

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group.

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,

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’s

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follows a declining trend, with figures dropping to 39.5% in the 35-44 group and remaining below 47% up to the

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of 64.

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, in the 65 and over category, both genders showed nearly equal

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, with 47.1% of

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and 46.7% of

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exercising regularly.

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convergence suggests that gender differences in physical activity narrow in older

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.