Fighting fit and healthy over 50

A DESIRE to stay healthy and fit is the major driving force behind older Irish people participating in physical activity, with women more driven by than men.

Fighting fit and healthy over 50

A total of 80% of women aged 55-64 and 68% aged 65-plus, said they exercised to improve their health and fitness, compared to 54%, and 55% of men, in the comparable age categories.

That’s according to the Irish Sports Monitor, the study of sporting participation conducted by the Irish Sports Council which has just been released for 2013.

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