There’s an age when our physical activity declines, researchers say. But, the shift isn’t all physical (Getty Images/iStock)
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Physical ability peaks at 35. Or at least, that’s the headline takeaway from a 47-year study by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
For anyone younger, this feels like a lot of pressure. For anyone older, it’s rather disheartening news.
Yet I recently spoke to coach Ed Haynes, who trains hundreds of people of all ages – including his 76-year-old mother. Despite lacking the strength to hold a plank at 59, she now cranks out pull-ups, plays golf three times per week, swims…