My 38 year old friend installs security systems in homes and businesses. This job involves crawling around attics in 100+ degree heat. Trying to imagine my very healthy 60 year old father doing this is... Well it's not happening. I suspect my friend's body will be shot by 50.
Friend of mine is a builder, mid-40's and had to give it up as his back literally an S. He's doing music now, not making much atm, but least he is active and not giving up on himself as many do alas.
Then you have professional footballers - don't see any old ones doing that.
So yes, some trades/professions do take a toll and in effect have age/fitness limits that do not correspond to retirement age.
Alas, nobody tells you at school the work-expectancy cut-off age for many a profession. Hence many will do a trade, that they will be unable to do in later life and not everybody wants to or is able to be a manager or business owner.
But many people fail to plan their pensions, let alone their working/income planning for a lifetime.
FWIW many (and I'll agree) would say 35 is when you start to really notice your age catching up with your body and downhill from their.
Agreed, except for the professional footballer comment, if you can't save for retirement while making more money in a year than most people make in 10, that's on you.
Agreed, the remuneration in professional sports tends to more than compensate an early end of a career. Was an example of how a career is not limited by some arbitrary pension age but the physical impact of that career and ageing.
Alas not all career paths afford remuneration to accommodate the aspect of age limitations and the impact of that career upon health.
