Extend your life

Two’s company, three’s a lifesaver

A study at the American Journal of Public Health, has shown that people with a large social circle are 26% less probable to develop dementia.

Posture for posterity

Not only does slumping over your keyboard give you chronic backache and make you look slovenly, it also increases your risk of heart disease, says The Journal of Neuroscience. Best straighten up for a longer legacy.

Safe from arm

Bicep curls could be a universal panacea! According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, men with a high muscle mass in their upper arms are 36% less likely to die from any cause of death than those with smaller arms.

Live fast, die old

If you can live without your nosh from time to time, then you can probably carry on living while greedy-guts pop their clogs. Fasting once a month means your risk of coronary heart disease decreases by 39%, says the American Heart Association.

Above Par

Golfers have a 40% lower death rate than same sex peers without a love of the green, says the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. Proof that five hours out of the house every Saturday is entirely justified.

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Get Active

5 Ways to burn of 256 calories.
(the equivalent of 2 standard glasses of red wine)

• 17 minutes skipping
• 88 minutes of photocopying
• 58 minutes vacuuming
• 45 minutes waxing the car
• 45 minutes of golf

If you go for a brisk walk for just 20 minutes, 3 times a week. By the end of the year, you will have walked the equivalent of the London marathon, the New York Marathon, The Great North Run, An Olympic Marathon, The South African Comrades ultra marathon and four fun runs...

Sounds easy doesn´t it!