Brits have the MOST fun at 23 - but STOP having fun at the tender age of 43, according to a new study.
A
nationwide study has revealed the majority of us lose touch with our
playful side at 43 years old, with day to day work troubles and general
responsibility cited as the main reason we lose our sense of fun.
This is not great news for Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon or Benedict Cumberbatch who all turn 43 this year.
Of
the adults surveyed, three-quarters (75 percent) said they were
definitely LESS fun than they used to be, with 43 percent admitting that
they were worried about being old before their time.
More
than one in ten of those polled by Virgin Holidays (12 percent) even
admitted that they had been called the ‘fun police’ by friends, with
cash concerns (30 percent), tiredness (23 percent) and feeling too
self-conscious (22 percent) other reasons we stop seeing the fun in
life.
Over
half of those surveyed (56 percent) drink and party less than they used
to, while 49 percent say they date and have sex less - and 38 percent
travel less than they did.
Do
not despair however, as the study, also showed there were still fun
times to be had. A quarter of people polled believe they’ve at least one
fun experience in the last week, with 24 percent saying that they’ve
had some “fun times” within the last month.
But a tragic 2 percent of people said it had been over FIVE YEARS since their last enjoyable experiences.
Half
the respondents said they were at their most fun on holiday, while 43
percent said hanging out with friends and 30 percent said it was when
they were hanging out with the kids.
And
there were ways of reconnecting with your youthful exuberance, 69
percent of people believed that seeing more of the world would make them
feel more adventurous again, while 56 percent think that having
children forces you to be more playful.
The
best ways to feel more fun were refreshingly simple too. Nearly half
(49 percent) believe that breaking a routine would help, 40 percent
thought booking a holiday, 30 percent said stop worrying about work and
22 percent thought a good flirt sparked some fun.
Regionally,
Leicester is the town where you’re most likely to be told off for not
enjoying yourself with an astonishing 24 percent of people saying that
they’d been called the “fun police” compared, perhaps unsurprisingly
with Brighton where only 4 percent of people had been called the term.
Joe
Thompson, Managing Director at Virgin Holidays said: “We want to
encourage people to get out into world and have fun, stepping away from
the all-too-familiar everyday routine. At Virgin Holidays we want to
help everyone enjoy amazing new experiences all around the world –
because the world is your playground, regardless of how old you are.
CELEBS TURNING 43 THIS YEAR
Benedict Cumberbatch
Milla Jovovich
Michael Buble
Tiger Woods
Isla Fisher
Declan Donnelly
Reese Witherspoon
Kate Winslet
Alexander Skarsgard
Ruud van Nistelrooy
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