Karolina Kaboompics How old do you feel? A new study has found Americans over 45 feel 12 years older than their actual age, on average. The poll of 2,000 Americans aged 28 and older, split evenly by generation, found 55% of people who feel older than their actual age blame joint pain, and 45% have held back their daily lives because of it. A majority of Americans (85%) experience some sort of joint pain, half of those don’t realize there is a direct correlation between increased muscle strength and reduced joint pain when in fact there is.
Less than half (47%) feel optimistic about finding lasting relief. Commissioned by Motive Health, Inc. and conducted by Talker Research, the study found that people who feel older than their actual age said it manifests through body pain (55%), getting tired easily (48%) and feeling overall less active (31%).
Forty-seven percent reported they didn’t feel their age — and 50% of Gen Xers and above felt particularly out of alignment with their actual age. Half of baby boomers, 54% of the silent generation and 45% of Gen Xers said they all felt different than their actual age. Baby Boomers felt an average of 14 years older while the Silent Generation respondents reported feeling 12 years older than their actual age and Gen Xers reported feeling 10 years older on average.
Missing out on daily life can be a challenge for those who feel as though joint pain is aging them — 71% will ignore joint pain so they can continue with their usual ac.
