Key Highlights
- Physical decline does not wait for old age.
- A new study tracked the same people for nearly half a century, finding that measurable drops in fitness and strength begin at around age 35 and continue gradually through midlife. The study is based on the Swedish "Physical Activity and Fitness" cohort, which began in 1971 with participants born in 1958.
- Researchers enrolled 427 people, a mix of men and women, and tested the same individuals repeatedly over a 47-year span, according to a press release.
- DIABETES PREVENTION LINKED TO SPECIFIC TYPE OF EXERCISE, STUDY SHOWS Models were used to estimate age- and sex-specific changes in the original cohort during the study period.
- The follow-up examinations took place at several points across adulthood, allowing the Karolinska Institutet researchers to observe changes within individuals rather than relying on comparisons between different age groups, the release stated.
