It's an age-old adage that youth is wasted on the young – you don't know what you’ve got until it's gone.

The aches and pains that start to linger longer as you approach your 30s can feel like a rite of passage.

Norman and Tegan explore why this happens, and whether it's inevitable.

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References:

• Does your body really start falling apart in your 30s? - ABC Health
• Age changes in pain perception: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of age effects on pain and tolerance thresholds
• Declining muscle mass is part of aging, but that does not mean you are helpless to stop it