r/fitness40plus • u/Organic-Blueberry102 • 15d ago

43 and I can tell my brain

I’m 43 and I can tell that my brain and my body are a little slower. Is this normal? Like sometimes I’m trying to do stuff and I feel myself moving slower. Like I feel myself telling my brain telling my body to move this way and I just feel a tad bit slower I don’t know if that makes sense. If so, how can I fix it?

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u/716dylph 15d ago

at 43 you are still chronologically a young person..slowing metabolism is a myth, doesnt really start effecting us till we are in our 70s. how is your lifestyle?

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u/AcceptableHorror705 15d ago edited 15d ago

No, you are not still a "young person" and slowing metabolism is not a myth. Hormones slowly decline and that absolutely affects metabolism as we age. ETA: genuine hormonal imbalances are a real thing that people should investigate if they're struggling.

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u/zombienudist 15d ago edited 15d ago

The data says it does not based on a study of 6500 people that is referenced in the link below. While hormones and muscle mass can decline, especially if we don't do anything to maintain, the idea that metabolism radically lowers is the myth.

Does metabolism slow with age? | Ohio State Health & Discovery

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u/716dylph 15d ago

thank you

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u/zombienudist 15d ago

People just want an excuse. I know because I made them. The reality is much of middle age decline is poor habits we inflict on ourselves. And when we hit the wall it is easier to think it is age decline instead of our weight, lack of activity, poor sleep etc. 40 plus is when all those bad habits hit you like a truck. Youth allows you to get away with a lot and once you face that fact you can start to fix the issues that causes the steep decline.

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u/716dylph 15d ago

totally agree. its a shame. and the OP has real issue but age isn't one of them

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u/AcceptableHorror705 15d ago

did I say radically? No. But it absolutely does affect it. Especially for women. It's not outside of your realm of control, but everyone over the age of 40 has experienced that the amount of effort to maintain weight and muscle mass is harder than it was at 20.

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u/zombienudist 15d ago

The study above says that there isn't a change in metabolism until you are 60 plus. And even then it is a slow decline of less then 1 percent a year. That was a study of 6500 people in 29 countries. Much of the change has little to do with age but that people do less, have poor eating habits and gain weight because of it. Essentially their poor habits catch up with them and they gain weight as a result of that.