at 1.62m height it does make a difference. I don’t mind being short, but short and fat is a no-no (and can result in health problems later in life).
I think this affect everyone when they calm down a bit and advance in years.
When I joined the Civil Service in 2002 you had to declare your height and weight on a health monitoring form (this was also used to select your office chair/desk so tall or short people did not get back problems). I was 57 kilos then (although still a speed freak). This means in 7 years I have gained the weight of a medium size badger..
I managed to find details of Vladmir Putin’s fitness régime (took a while as it seemed to be shrouded in Soviet secrecy) but it involves not touching a drop of alcohol and getting up at 6am to do a full hour of hard exercise before going to work, to me that is just torture!
