[ExI] billk's article

[BillK]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 at 03:22, spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> The physical prowess of the average teen has been declining for decades, and is still.  I am tempted to speculate that the physical prowess of the average 80 year old is increasing (and has been for decades.)  I might even guess the average 60 year old today is in better shape than his 1972 counterpart.  But I don’t know this and don’t know how to get at that data.
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> Ideas please?
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> I am coming at BillK’s article around the back way, for once we get some framework upon which to think about this, I want to go towards older people’s creative problem solving ability.
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> spike
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A search on 'USA fitness statistics by age' seems to sort of agree
with Spike's theory.
(USA is needed as it seems to be different in Europe).
<https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/exercise.htm>

Specifically -
<https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm?search=Physical_activity/inactivity,>

All age groups in the US seem to be increasing slightly (or staying
about the same) in fitness.
The problem is the fitness percentage is only about one third of the
18-44 age group and reducing to about 10% of the over 75 age group.
So, yes, there has been an increase in fitness for some older people,
but most are still unfit.


BillK