Many women with 50 years still attractive and fit

Women in the prime of their lives: At the age of fifty, they are still fit and attractive
The average life expectancy of people worldwide is increasing. More and more, however, not only reach a higher age, but are also fit for much longer. Especially many women are not old at the age of 50. They look and feel young.

People are getting older and older around the world
On average, people are getting older and older all over the world. Meanwhile, the life expectancy of Germans is at record levels. According to statisticians, newborn girls are on average almost 83 years old and newborn boys just under 78 years old. Not only are many people getting older, they are also feeling fit much longer these days. A significant part of this, according to experts, has a positive attitude that slows down aging. Especially women are not old by 50 today. They look and feel young. And they get a little happier every year as the "World" writes online in a report on the subject.

Are women at the age of 50 in the prime of their lives? (Image: Eléonore H / fotolia.com)

Women in their 50s used to be older than old
The singer 57 years old on Sunday feels obviously much younger. When she picked up her short skirt at the Grammy Awards in February, she said in the Rolling Stone magazine, "This is what a 56-year-old butt looks like!" She has no sympathy for accepting that women are leaving a certain age should behave only in a certain way. "But I do not follow the rules. I never have, and I will not start with it. "Previously, women with the menopause, so around the 50th Birthday around, as old. The exciting part of life with going out, flirting and sex seemed to be over. But today even medics, sex up to 90 is something normal. Not the number of lived years is the sole criterion, but essentially the so-called "biological age".

One third of life after menopause
Menopausal women today have significantly longer life expectancies, with an average of more than a third of their lives at the time of their menopause. A study by the University of Klagenfurt (Austria) showed that menopausal women today are on average 11 years younger. As the "Welt" writes, psychologists Alexandra Grillitsch and Brigitte Jenull interviewed 99 participants between the ages of 50 and 85 - the average age was 58 years. In the journal "Journal of Psychology" they reported: "However, the mean age of the perceived age was 47 years." And further: "This means that women feel on average 11 years younger than they actually are." Only one Subject stated that she was feeling older than she actually was.

Women look younger nowadays
Renate Huch, a doctor who led the University Women's Hospital in Zurich until her retirement, said that women actually look younger today. You can determine this by comparing old family photos with today. The grandmothers at the time looked much older than women of the same age today. The reasons for this can be found, among other things, in the meanwhile much higher prosperity. Today, people can grow up without existential fears. Medical progress as well as the fact that today more people value a healthier lifestyle with lots of exercise and balanced nutrition are also essential. All of this helps to keep you younger than you are. In addition, fewer women smoke today than they did 50 years ago, said Huch. This relieves the hormone balance and reduces the risk of many diseases. Equality in professional life also plays a role. "Women have more room today. They can fulfill tasks that are of greater importance compared to those in previous generations, "says Huch.

Happy with age
US psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema has found in a study that women who feel younger and look younger are also happier with their lives. As she showed in the study of more than 1,300 men and women, women get even better the older they get. According to the study results, women between the ages of 45 and 75 are less likely to become depressed and less likely to have an anxiety disorder. And they felt less lonely than younger women. Men, on the other hand, tend to become lonelier, more anxious and more depressed in old age. Among other things, according to the psychologist, this means that women are more likely to go to the doctor, get help faster in their environment, and look for tasks that make sense of their lives. Through such factors women in partnerships promote men's health, as shown in other studies. For example, because men then pay more attention to conscious diet, reduction of alcohol consumption or preventive check-ups.

Satisfied with the body
Psychologists Alexandra Grillitsch and Brigitte Jenull also found that women do not suffer too much from the weight gain that menopause often brings. For example, overweight women in the Klagenfurt study were even happier with their body than those with normal weight. The subjects felt more attractive and had more confidence. "The pressure to be thin could diminish with age," the researchers say. "In addition, the wrinkles are less visible in fuller women," said the physician Renate Huch. The attitude to sexuality has changed enormously in the past decades. So young women today are more adventurous and self-confident in sex than before. And women beyond the 50th do not spend their time today as a genderless being. "In Western societies, women can live out their sexuality consciously and without fear. You can also turn to younger men without being socially outlawed, "said the Zurich scientist.

Desire for sex
The fact that many women feel like it, showed a survey of 94 women between 50 and 82 years by the Munich gynecologist Gerlinde Debus. This revealed that 53.2 percent of these women were still sexually active, 53.8 percent of them were several times a month. 68.3 percent of respondents experienced an orgasm during intercourse and 86.2 percent in masturbation. "Most women in the climacteric and shortly thereafter enjoy their sexuality to the same extent as they have done during their whole fruitful lifetime," the conclusion. Although there was a tendency among older participants to lower frequency and lower interest, this is probably also due to their partners. For while the maximum sexual activity in women is around 30 and remains after a slight decrease to a barely changing level, the sexual activity in men from 30 steadily decreases. (Ad)