Table 2. Training habits for women and men by age group.
| Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 35–44 | Age 45–59 | Age 60+ | Total | Age 35–44 | Age 45–59 | Age 60+ | Total | |
| N = 270 | N = 200 | N = 51 | N = 521 | N = 184 | N = 168 | N = 85 | N = 437 | |
| Training program, n(%) | ||||||||
| Coach | 240 (88.9%) | 170 (85.0%) | 50 (98.0%) | 460 (88.3%) | 126 (68.5%) | 109 (64.9%) | 31 (36.5%) | 266 (60.9%) |
| Own program | 18 (6.7%) | 20 (10.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 39 (7.5%) | 42 (22.8%) | 49 (29.2%) | 40 (47.1%) | 131 (30.0%) |
| Book/website | 16 (5.9%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (4.6%) | 18 (9.8%) | 8 (4.8%) | 7 (8.2%) | 33 (7.6%) |
| subscription | 17 (6.3%) | 11 (5.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 28 (5.4%) | 22 (12.0%) | 10 (6.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 33 (7.6%) |
| No system | 4 (1.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (1.3%) | 10 (5.4%) | 4 (2.4%) | 7 (8.2%) | 21 (4.8%) |
| Combination 2+ | 17 (6.3%) | 11 (5.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 28 (5.4%) | 26 (14.1%) | 12 (7.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 39 (8.9%) |
| Training days, n(%) | ||||||||
| 1–2 days | 8 (3.0%) | 10 (5.0%) | 7 (13.5%) | 25 (4.8%) | 6 (3.3%) | 9 (5.4%) | 14 (16.5%) | 29 (6.6%) |
| 3 days | 42 (15.6%) | 45 (22.5%) | 22 (43.1%) | 109 (20.9%) | 37 (20.1%) | 58 (34.5%) | 40 (47.1%) | 135 (30.9%) |
| 4 days | 87 (32.2%) | 77 (38.5%) | 8 (15.7%) | 172 (33.0%) | 72 (39.1%) | 59 (35.1%) | 20 (23.5%) | 151 (34.6%) |
| 5 days | 108 (40.0%) | 52 (26.0%) | 12 (23.5%) | 172 (33.0%) | 55 (29.9%) | 32 (19.0%) | 6 (7.1%) | 93 (21.3%) |
| 6–7 days | 23 (8.5%) | 15 (7.5%) | 2 (3.9%) | 40 (7.7%) | 14 (7.6%) | 8 (4.8%) | 4 (4.7%) | 26 (5.9%) |
| Training time, n(%) | ||||||||
| Up to 1 hour | 20 (7.4%) | 28 (14.0%) | 5 (9.8%) | 53 (10.2%) | 18 (9.8%) | 25 (15.0%) | 20 (23.5%) | 63 (14.4%) |
| 1–1.5 hours | 87 (32.3%) | 62 (31.0%) | 18 (35.3%) | 167 (32.1%) | 66 (35.9%) | 64 (38.3%) | 27 (31.8%) | 157 (36.0%) |
| 1.5–2 hours | 110 (40.9%) | 75 (37.5%) | 22 (43.1%) | 207 (39.8%) | 76 (41.3%) | 53 (31.7%) | 25 (29.4%) | 154 (35.3%) |
| >2 hours | 52 (19.3%) | 35 (17.5%) | 6 (11.8%) | 93 (17.9%) | 24 (13.0%) | 25 (15.0%) | 13 (15.3%) | 62 (14.2%) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Training location, n(%) | ||||||||
| WL gym | 128 (47.4%) | 94 (47.0%) | 27 (52.9%) | 249 (47.8%) | 93 (50.5%) | 74 (44.0%) | 33 (38.8%) | 200 (45.8%) |
| CF gym | 125 (46.3%) | 84 (42.0%) | 25 (49.0%) | 234 (44.9%) | 82 (44.6%) | 64 (38.1%) | 19 (22.4%) | 165 (37.8%) |
| Fitness center | 41 (15.2%) | 20 (10.0%) | 3 (5.9%) | 64 (12.3%) | 26 (14.1%) | 22 (13.1%) | 15 (17.6%) | 63 (14.4%) |
| Home | 76 (28.1%) | 55 (27.5%) | 7 (13.7%) | 138 (26.5%) | 52 (28.3%) | 56 (33.3%) | 41 (48.2%) | 149 (34.1%) |
| Multiple locations | 79 (29.3%) | 47 (23.5%) | 11 (21.6%) | 137 (35.7%) | 59 (32.0%) | 41 (24.2%) | 20 (23.8%) | 120 (27.6%) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Years experience, n(%) | ||||||||
| 0 years | 18 (6.9%) | 8 (4.2%) | 2 (4.1%) | 28 (5.6%) | 11 (6.2%) | 10 (6.5%) | 1 (1.2%) | 22 (5.3%) |
| 1 year | 55 (21.1%) | 40 (20.8%) | 13 (26.5%) | 108 (21.5%) | 33 (18.6%) | 39 (25.2%) | 7 (8.5%) | 79 (19.1%) |
| 2 years | 37 (14.2%) | 15 (7.8%) | 5 (10.2%) | 57 (11.4%) | 26 (14.7%) | 14 (9.0%) | 3 (3.7%) | 43 (10.4%) |
| 3 years | 44 (16.9%) | 30 (15.6%) | 6 (12.2%) | 80 (15.9%) | 19 (10.7%) | 15 (9.7%) | 1 (1.2%) | 35 (8.5%) |
| 4 years | 31 (11.9%) | 26 (13.5%) | 5 (10.2%) | 62 (12.4%) | 16 (9.0%) | 15 (9.7%) | 2 (2.4%) | 33 (8.0%) |
| 5 years | 28 (10.7%) | 20 (10.4%) | 2 (4.1%) | 50 (10.0%) | 17 (9.6%) | 11 (7.1%) | 5 (6.1%) | 33 (8.0%) |
| >5 years | 48 (18.4%) | 53 (27.6%) | 16 (32.7%) | 117 (23.3%) | 55 (31.1%) | 51 (32.9%) | 63 (76.8%) | 169 (40.8%) |
| missing | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Physical activity at least 1 day/week, n(%) | ||||||||
| Crossfit | 115 (42.6%) | 91 (45.5%) | 19 (37.3%) | 225 (43.2%) | 75 (40.8%) | 64 (38.1%) | 14 (16.5%) | 153 (35.0%) |
| Cardio/running/swimming | 108 (40.0%) | 78 (39.0%) | 23 (45.1%) | 209 (40.1%) | 77 (41.8%) | 73 (43.5%) | 34 (40.0%) | 184 (42.1%) |
| Ball sports | 18 (6.7%) | 8 (4.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 27 (5.2%) | 22 (12.0%) | 14 (8.3%) | 8 (9.4%) | 44 (10.1%) |
| Brisk walking | 103 (38.1%) | 81 (40.5%) | 24 (47.1%) | 208 (39.9%) | 54 (29.3%) | 49 (29.2%) | 39 (45.9%) | 142 (32.5%) |
| Yoga/Mobility | 71 (26.3%) | 53 (26.5%) | 9 (17.6%) | 133 (25.5%) | 22 (12.0%) | 27 (16.1%) | 9 (10.6%) | 58 (13.3%) |
% can add up to more than 100%, when multiple choices were possible