Fitness is a MARATHON not a Sprint!!

Yordan Yovchev, Bulgarian gymnast. Competed in 6 Olympics!!!

Johanna Quaas,

Worlds oldest gymnast at 88 Years Old

 

When is middle age, physically?

Many may not realize the “the middle age” for the human body actually starts in mid 20’s.

According to Developmental Psychology Mind 2 Matter, http://www.ablongman.com/html/mindmatters2/html/m7/m708.html

“Physical growth of the body and nervous system is mostly complete by the end of adolescence. After this period, the rate of physical change decreases, but change does not cease. For many people, the physical changes that become evident in adulthood take the form of a gradual decline in physical and sensory abilities. This decline is popularly imagined to begin in middle age or old age, but can actually be observed in the mid-twenties. For example, our speed of reaction peaks in the twenties and then gradually decreases. Similarly, muscle strength declines 30% to 40% from age 30 to age 80. Internal changes occur as well. Our cardiovascular system becomes less efficient over time. Blood pressure tends to rise as blood vessels become less elastic and “harden” with age and as the arteries become occluded by cholesterol and other substances. Lung capacity begins to decrease, dropping 40% between the ages of 25 and 85, and we become more susceptible to respiratory diseases.”