Thomas Doyle for NSGA

Among sports participants age seven and older, females constitute a majority of participants in four of six fitness activities surveyed for 2007 by NSGA, according to data in the new NSGA Sports Participation reports. After yoga (85%), females represented 50% or more of participants in aerobic exercising, exercise walking, working out at a club and exercising with equipment, where they represent 71%, 63%, 55% and 51% of participants, respectively.

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey, prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, reported sales in sporting goods stores of $2.55 billion (preliminary) for the most recent reporting month (February), up 10.8% from the $2.31 billion in February 2007. The increase follows a 4.4% increase in January.