Welcome to the new midlife crisis. Clichés like buying a red sports car and hair transplants have been ousted by going vegan, cutting back on alcohol and participating in extreme sports, according to a new study. […]
Men, especially, are prone to set health and lifestyle goals at 40, when they’re likely to embrace veganism (24 per cent) and engage in competitive tests of true grit like Tough Mudder obstacle courses at which contestants must plunge themselves in ice water (The Arctic Enema) and risk being shocked by live wires (Electroshock Therapy) while competing (31 per cent). […]
“Entering a new decade is one of many triggers that can prompt us to think about our health,” Jake Williams, lifestyle health advisor at Bupa Health Clinics, told The Telegraph.
However, the dread creeps in earlier for women, who tend to make health-motivated changes at 30. The reckoning typically takes the form of changing eating habits, joining a gym or hiring a personal trainer.
Business and biology majors tend to be in strong physical shape a quarter-century after graduation. Psychology majors, not so much. (Source: PSMag.com)
So it turns out Underwater Basket Weaving wasn’t just a four-year junket with a diploma souvenir. It was actually an investment in your midlife health. Really? Really.
It turns out that your college major might predict your midlife health.
New research suggests another telling indicator could be added to that list: What was your college major?
A first-of-its-kind study finds one’s chosen field of undergraduate study “is a statistically significant, and substantively important, predictor of health status in midlife.”
“Compared to adults who majored in one of the most health-advantaged fields—business—adults majoring in some fields, such as psychology/social work and law/public policy, have nearly twice the odds of poor health,” reports a research team led by Syracuse University sociologist Jennifer Karas Montez. (Source: PSMag.com)
Humbug. Curious if your college major did / didn’t set you up for a midlife crisis? Read the full article HERE.
