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

men

and

women

across various

age

groups who engaged in regular physical activity in 2010.

Overall

, the data reveal a noticeable trend:

women

tended to participate in physical exercise more consistently than

men

from the ages of 25 to 64.

However

, younger

men

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

age

of 65 and above, the

participation

rates between genders became almost identical. In the youngest

age

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

However

, the trend reverses from the 25-34

age

bracket onward, with female

participation

increasing to 48.9%,

while

male

participation

drops to 42.2%. The proportion of

women

engaging in physical activity continues to rise steadily with

age

. Between the ages of 35 and 64, female

participation

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

age

group.

In contrast

,

men

’s

participation

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

age

of 64.

Finally

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

participation

, with 47.1% of

women

and 46.7% of

men

exercising regularly.

This

convergence suggests that gender differences in physical activity narrow in older

age

.