Okinawa is one of the Blue Zones where it’s common for people to live actively beyond 100. To understand how they do it, a few interviews would shed light on this growing phenomenon.
While waiting for Okinawa to reopen for visitors from the U.S., there are others nearby we can tap. Joe Rupp for example. Click on the video below to listen to his plan for an active HEALTHSPAN Beyond 100.
Along the way to 120 and Beyond it’s important to take care of your brain. When you visit a Blue Zone you’ll notice people walking much more than what is common in the United States. So STRATEGY #1 is a way to increase the number of steps you take each day. I challenged my family to track their steps with me. I volunteered to enter the data on a spread sheet that talleys our steps by the day, month and year. It also will do a lifetime total going forward. Click HERE for STRATEGY #1.
THE RESEARCH
Blue Zone characteristics for a longer health-span.A TED Talk by Amy Tomczyk.
