By Tom Venuto
www.fitover40.com
As I was standing at the newsstand today, I couldn't help but notice the headline on the cover of the latest issue of National Geographic:
"The Secrets Of Living Longer"
As I flipped through the cover story feature inside, two photographs really got my attention...
"Who You Calling Old?" says the caption under a photograph of Frank Shearer, age 100, as he kicks up the spray water skiing near his home in Washington State.
Also inside (and on the cover) is a photograph of 84 year old Okinawan Fumiyasu Yamakawa standing on his head in a Yoga posture. The story explains that this is part of his training for his annual decathalon (where his favorite events are pole vault and high jump).
As I continued to read, the parallels between this story and the findings Jon and I uncovered when we were doing reasearch and interviews for our Fit Over 40 book were striking.
Geographic writer Dan Buettner posed the question, "What if I said you could add up to ten years to your life?"
Great question, isn't it?
The fact is, there are simple steps you can take to dramatically increase the probability that you will live a longer and healthier life. Lifelong fitness and health are not accidents. Genetics help,
but lifestyle choices under your control are far more important.
Although the "secret to long life" still seems to be a mystery to many, the truth is, it's a fairly simple matter and more people are coming to agreement about how it is done.
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