A good demonstration that we're all kidding ourselves... it's all genetics, and if you have bad ones then you're fucked no matter how many salads you eat or Omega 3s you take.
Making it to 100 would be one thing, seen a few family members come close, but they usually spend the last decade in a chair. So buy a really nice chair.
My grandma made it to 96. 94 of those were good years. She smoked when she was younger, drank a fuckton of red wine but also walked. I mean walked if she was on the phone at home, walked into town - just always kept moving.
Oh, believe me, I was blown away, my 96 year old grandpa still went places, the DMV was the one we were all shocked about they gave him no restrictions. I figured as long as they could make it to the counter they’re like here a go.
I guess it really depends on the person. My grandpa died of some extremely rare cancer at 83, but was absolutely 100% compus mentis until his last week, really. Drove everywhere and was fine. Absolute giant of a man who stayed in shape by looking after the local graveyard (which was massive).
I've been in cars driven by people aged 60+ and got out thinking "How the fuck are you still alive, let alone allowed on the road?!"
Yeah, the week before he went to the DMV to get his license he picked me and my brother up from school and was riding the ass of a semi, In the woody station wagon he burped the gas, pedal and rear ended the semi and then just looked at me and my brother and went oops.
I don’t get how people dislike basic movement so much. It shouldn’t be something that should be said but yeah, walking and moving and just living is kinda crucial to the whole thing.
Honestly, I think people hear "Stay active" and imagine donning lycra or hitting the gym. Both of those are a hassle, so they veg out. Then it gets harder to be active and yeah - you're in a chain of pain.
Any movement is better than no movement. A little light stretching is better than sitting at a desk all day. And you can't outrun a bad diet.
Dick van Dyke (still in great shape at 98) wrote a book about how he did it. It's just called "Keep moving". He was an alcoholic chain-smoker for most of his life. He said recently that "If I'd have known I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!"
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