Over the past 100 years we have nearly doubled our life expectancy, so it’s crucial to be proactive about extending our health span as well as our lifespan,” said Dr. “While aging is inevitable, making healthy changes to your lifestyle are preventative care measures that can help mitigate age-related issues like weight gain and chronic conditions. Millennials were also the most likely generation to practice meditation or mindfulness, especially when compared to baby boomers (30% vs 21%).And while about one-quarter (24%) found making those adjustments difficult, 46% found it to be an easy process.But that doesn’t mean respondents aren’t looking for guidance, as 35% tend to lean on their primary care physician and specialty doctors (30%). Thirty-one percent of all respondents are fine-tuning what types of exercises they do as they get older.And millennials might be getting ahead of aging more than others, with that generation being more likely to do so than any others (36%), including Gen X (31%) and baby boomers (30%). Even 30% of Gen Z are doing so, despite their relatively young age. Overall, 36% are making adjustments to the types of vitamins and supplements they take, with baby boomers (41%) being the most likely generation to do so.Two in five (40%) baby boomers are changing the types of food they eat, with 34% of Gen X doing the same. That’s according to a new poll of 2,000 Americans with representative samples for Gen Z, millennials, Gen-X and baby boomer respondents, where respondents believe they were at the peak of their health at the age of 34.On top of that, 46% of Gen X were unaware they couldn’t engage in the same fitness or diet regimens as they could when they were younger until they were over 40.While respondents start noticing they need to make changes to their health and wellness routines around the age of 39, 21% admit they’re currently in denial about their body aging.Another 30% of respondents admit they used to be in denial, but they’ve since accepted it.Of those respondents, 61% put off making necessary routine changes for three to six years, while 29% put it off for up to two years.Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of evidence-based weight care program, Found, the survey found that things like joint pain (39%), the onset of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes (37%), slower metabolism (35%), or where respondents carry their weight (30%) are some of the top indicators that respondents believe are signs of aging.Because of these changes, respondents are making adjustments to their health and wellness routines.
The average American begins to notice the signs of aging at the age of 42, but 15% noticed themselves getting older before age 35.
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