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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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