What is the best sport for you, at different stages of your life? Simple: the one you enjoy. It doesn’t have to be competitive, or have a goal – literal or metaphorical. “Initiatives from Sport England show one factor is key: enjoyment,” says sports scientist Prof John Brewer. “That can come from the environment, camaraderie or friendship as much as the sport itself. What’s important is to find your niche – the thing you enjoy.”
Images from elite sport suggest gymnastic ability vanishes overnight when you hit 20, or that tennis is pointless if you didn’t start it as a child. But if a sport gets your endorphins flowing, it’s right for you, whatever age you take it up. Yet there are ages at which certain sports can have more of an impact, be it social or physiological.
