It allows you to age better health.
To lengthen your life expectancy is the universal dream. Each year, a new well-being trend promises to achieve this: special food, food supplements of all kinds, breathing techniques imported from the other end of the world. Some may work, others much less, but almost all have one thing in common: they cost expensive. However, according to a specialist world known for his research on longevity, there is a simple solution, accessible to all, which would allow to gain three additional years of living.
Dan Buettner, author and explorer, has built his reputation on the study of “blue zones”, these regions of the world where centenarians are more numerous than elsewhere. We regularly quote the island of Okinawa in Japan or Sardinia in Italy, where there is a combination of favorable factors: healthy food, strong social cohesion, regular physical activity. These observations have sometimes been criticized, especially for their methodology or cultural biases linked to the populations studied, but they have the merit of highlighting concrete and reproducible lifestyles. For the longevity expert, what matters are the gestures that can be easily reproduced every day, whatever his age. “There is no pill or supplement that adds years to your life … but that yes” he shares on Instagram.
Its recommendation is universal and is in one word: movement. “If you are sedentary, your physical activity is zero and you just start walking 20 minutes a day, you can add three years to your life expectancy”he explains. Beyond the earnings of years, several studies have shown that regular walking helps reduce the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and improve mental health by reducing stress and anxiety. And each step counts, regardless of the intensity. Even a quiet walk adds years to life, when repeated every day.
In summary, no need to invest in costly or complicated practices: walking every day remains one of the simplest and most effective ways to live not only longer, but above all in better health.
