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"Exercise 150 minutes a week, live
3.4 years longer!" You've probably seen that headline--from a recent
Harvard study--and many others like it all over the web. Hit the gym,
eat more vegetables, or quit smoking, and you'll be around for a few
more years. (Click here for 50
Ways to Add Years to Your Life!)
In concept, it's a
good tool for motivation. The problem? It's hard to conceptualize how
something you do today might affect you in 30 or 40 years, David
Spiegelhalter, Ph.D., a professor of biostatistics at the University of
Cambridge tells MensHealth.com. (And if you're already going to live to
be 91, why bother trying to stretch those twilight years to the age of
94 years, 4 months?)
10 Surprising Clues You'll Live to 100
That's
where Spiegelhalter's quirk of statistics comes in. He thinks about the
effect of specific activities on your longevity in terms of
"microlives"--30-minute windows. Break the numbers down and you'll see
just how binge drinking cuts years from your life: After the first one,
which increases your lifespan by 30 minutes, every alcoholic drink that you down
today brings you 15 minutes closer to death. (That means the standard
advice of "no more than two drinks a day" still stands, since you're
still 15 minutes ahead after two drinks.)
Small Lifestyle Changes for a Longer, Healthier Life
We've
laid out just how the good and bad habits you engage in daily are
either adding extra hours to your clock, or stealing them away so that
you can plan your time accordingly. (And, for more essential guy health
and wisdom
delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our free Men's
Health Daily Dose newsletter!
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