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A lot of people think that being middle age is a state of mind, rather than something that begins at a certain age. However, some reports give middle age<\/a> as starting at 53, while others give it as \u00a0starting at 55<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And a study by Florida State University in 2012 found that both women and men view the start and end of middle age<\/a> as occurring earlier for women than for men. So it appears there really is\u00a0a \u201cdouble standard of aging\u201d that disadvantages women.<\/p>\n

But a report by\u00a0Benenden Health<\/a> found that\u00a0the average person didn’t start to feel middle aged until well into their fifties.\u00a0In fact, 43% of the over fifties surveyed felt they had not experienced \u2018middle age\u2019 yet, and 53% believed there isn\u2019t really a \u2018middle age\u2019 stage of life at all anymore.<\/p>\n

Paul Keenan, head of communications at Benenden Health, said in a press release that\u00a0\u201cPeople no longer see \u2018middle age\u2019 as a numerical milestone. Living a healthy and varied lifestyle helps people to keep feeling young. \u2018Middle age\u2019 is becoming a term with less and less significance.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when does middle age end?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Britons do not see themselves as elderly until they are nudging 70, a survey for the Love to Learn<\/a> online learning website reports.<\/p>\n

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