Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
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Whether or Not Participate In Community <strong>Exercise</strong><br />
Classes/Programs<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> Opportunities In Local Communities<br />
Though only about one in six (15%) <strong>of</strong> Americans age <strong>50</strong>-<strong>79</strong> are currently<br />
participating in community exercise classes or programs, nearly half<br />
(42%) have done so at some point in their lives.<br />
• Women are twice as likely as men to have participated in such<br />
programs (54% versus 28%, respectively).<br />
• It also appears as though there is a generational effect as well: persons<br />
<strong>50</strong>-59 are significantly more likely than their elders to have taken<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> community programs <strong>and</strong> classes (<strong>50</strong>% versus, for<br />
example, 34% <strong>of</strong> 70-<strong>79</strong> year olds.)<br />
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