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Survey reveals at what age people take their health seriously
A fascinating new survey has revealed at what age people start to take their health seriously, and its not good news for everyone.
Whilst it seems like the vast majority of younger people only ever book a doctors appointment when they are on deaths door and deaths door only, at what ages do people actually start to take their physical health seriously?
At what age do people start to take their health seriously?
An extensive survey of 2,000 adults in the UK by OnePoll has found that people dont start taking their physical health seriously until they reach the ripe old age of 38.
Almost half of the respondents said that didnt take much notice of their health when they were younger, with 84% stating that they took their health for granted in those more energetic years.
Whats even more concerning is that most of us dont even start to actively (or consistently) monitor our own health until after weve already experienced some type of health scare.
Dr. Elizabeth Rogers, a clinical director at Bupa Health Clinics explained that It can be very easy to disregard your health – particularly when you are young, or you feel that everything is OK.
No-one wants to think that there might be something wrong, but often the early signs of an issue are not obvious. Sometimes it can take a bit of a wake-up call before you start taking your health more seriously, whether that is falling ill yourself or seeing a loved one or even a well-known person experiencing an issue.
Top of the list of reasons why people start to take their health seriously is the feeling of aches and pains that youve never felt before.
However, there were a myriad of different reasons found in the survey including the impact of celebrities and role models.
An example was given of when King Charles underwent surgery to treat an enlarged prostate, there were 11 times more visits to the National Health Service webpage on the condition.
Whilst there are many reasons why we tend to ignore our physical health until a problem arises, the study also detailed the 25 top reasons why people suddenly take their health seriously:
- Starting to feel aches and pains you’ve never felt before
- Feeling physically unfit after an easy exercise or experience
- Having a personal health scare
- Not being able to lose weight as easily as you used to
- Reaching a milestone birthday
- Gaining a lot of weight, or gaining more weight suddenly
- A family member, friend, or partner passing away
- Suffering from a mental health issue
- Someone you know, either from work or personal experiences, having a health scare
- Falling ill more frequently than you used to
- A family member having a health scare
- Becoming a parent for the first time
- Taking longer to recover from playing sports or doing routine exercise
- Having a stressful time at work, and wanting to make sure other areas of your life are healthy in return
- Someone you know passing away suddenly
- Wanting to be an active parent, someone who can keep up with their young kids
- A friend having a health issue and/or health scare
- Getting the feeling that you are catching every bug or illness going around
- Your parents falling ill, and becoming concerned for their health
- No longer being able to get away with not stretching or warming up before exercise
- Reaching the same age as a parent or other family was when they suffered from a health condition
- Losing a lot of weight suddenly or in an unhealthy manner
- A loved one or someone close to asking you to take better care of your health
- Reaching the same age as your parents were when they had you as a baby
- A celebrity or well-known person having a health issue/scare, or passing away suddenly
If you are worried or anxious about your health, either now or in the future, little adjustments to your lifestyle today can make an enormous difference later in life.
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As Dr Rogers herself explains, Theres no�one-size-fits-all approach�when it comes to health, and making even small changes to your exercise regime or diet can make a real difference to both your physical and mental health, as well as helping to prevent future conditions developing.
