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Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp

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<strong>Exercise</strong> Opportunities In Local Communities<br />

Why Stopped Taking Community <strong>Exercise</strong> Classes/Programs<br />

Americans <strong>50</strong>-<strong>79</strong> who at one time took community exercise classes/<br />

programs but stopped cite a number <strong>of</strong> “major” reasons for doing so. Chief<br />

among them are:<br />

• Health reasons (30%—especially 70-<strong>79</strong> year olds, 52%)<br />

• Not enough time/too busy (26%, especially women, 29% <strong>and</strong> <strong>50</strong>-59<br />

year olds, 36%)<br />

• Inconvenient location (24%)<br />

• Too expensive (19%, especially <strong>50</strong>-59, 29%)<br />

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