Just for fun, I took one of those on-line longevity tests today. I thought the questions were relevant but expected the predictive value to be questionable, at best. It was. Seems like they think, based on the answers to their questions, I'll be 139 before I kick. God help us all if that's true.
But since the average actual lifespan for a man living in the U.S. is in the early 70's, it gives you some idea of the impact of obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, poor eating habits and the myriad of associated diseases and disease risks these all-too-common behaviors have on how long we get to stay around here.
What's more important, though, is how you feel and what you can do while you're here.
Here's the test: http://www.hbhealthonline.com/longevity-test.html
But since the average actual lifespan for a man living in the U.S. is in the early 70's, it gives you some idea of the impact of obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, poor eating habits and the myriad of associated diseases and disease risks these all-too-common behaviors have on how long we get to stay around here.
What's more important, though, is how you feel and what you can do while you're here.
Here's the test: http://www.hbhealthonline.com/longevity-test.html
Take it yourself and play around with some of the variables you can control (see the items above).
It might make you take another look at how you're treating your body and how you want it to treat you as the years pass (hopefully many).
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