“Changes in Physical Activity and Other Lifeway Patterns Inf

How can we live longer? According to some professors from Stanford University, changes in your physical activity and other lifeway patterns can increase your longevity. By collecting data from physical examination records based on Harvard alumni, these professors were able to research if certain habits or characteristics during youth lead to chronic illness later in life, more specifically coronary heart disease. The main question that was raised was if “individuals of any age can extend …

…rates were found among men who had continued to smoke, and men who quit smoking had a 26% lower rate of mortality than persistent smokers. Also continual participation to sports increases longevity. In summary, the combination of and active lifestyle and a halt to cigarette smoking increased longevity to all ages and made them less susceptible to coronary diseases. It is not too late to adopt a favorable lifestyle habits and improve the quality of life.