There are two approaches to the relationship of aging and physical performance.
Most athletes are concerned with the effects of aging on their own abilities to perform and compete.
But for the nonathlete, the question is often whether physical activity can counteract or blunt the aging process itself. If one uses common sense, the long term health benefits far outweigh any potential cardiac complications. One should avoid the extremes such as exercising above and beyond the level you have trained for, environmental extremes of temperature and humidity, and exercising when not feeling well. But even orthopedic injuries, which might be expected to be more common in the older athlete, do not appear to be increased with activities of moderate intensity and duration. Muscular strength Strength levels for men and women are at their peak between the ages of 20 and 30.