A
recent survey of centenarians about how they felt about their life,
family and health yielded some telling answers about how to age well. Forbes Living TV highlights their replies.
A
quarter of the 100 year olds said that keeping a positive attitude was
necessary to living longer and living well. Eating well and staying healthy are
also important factors in living to a ripe old age. Exercise played a valuable
role in helping these folks live to 100. So did staying busy and active with
friends and family.
Feeling
young and healthful is more of attitude than a definition of age. People who
eat healthy, are physically active and are social live longer and feel more
positive than those who do not. The Forbes Living talk show reminds readers
that there are a number of senior fitness classes around the country. Most are
free or offered at very low-cost. Attendees in the classes note that the social
factor of the classes, (seeing friends there and making new friends in the
class) is just as beneficial to the attendee as the physical exercises.
If
mobility is an issue, ask friends and caregivers to help find a community
center to visit. They offer an abundance of social activities from book groups
to card games for everyone. Live to be 100 and older.
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